William Morris

3 weeks ago | desmoinesregister.com | William Morris

Every week during the summer, you're likely to find children at Camp Foster YMCA having fun, making friends, learning new skills and doing all the things kids have been doing at summer camp for generations. One week each year, though, you'll see something even more memorable. Camp Foster, on East Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County, has a unique offering each year: what its leaders believe is the only fully integrated camp for child burn survivors in the United States.

3 weeks ago | eu.press-citizen.com | William Morris

The former owners of Adventureland have reached a settlement on the eve of the trial of a lawsuit filed against them by the family of a boy who died after an accident on a ride there four years ago. In addition to the death of Michael Jaramillo, 11, several members of his Marion family were seriously injured on July 3, 2021, when their raft overturned on the park's Raging River ride, trapping Michael and brother, David, then 16, underwater for an extended period.

3 weeks ago | desmoinesregister.com | William Morris

The former owners of Adventureland have reached a settlement on the eve of the trial of a lawsuit filed against them by the family of a boy who died after an accident on a ride there four years ago. In addition to the death of Michael Jaramillo, 11, several members of his Marion family were seriously injured on July 3, 2021, when their raft overturned on the park's Raging River ride, trapping Michael and brother, David, then 16, underwater for an extended period.

3 weeks ago | desmoinesregister.com | William Morris

The trial of the Jaramillo family's lawsuit against Adventureland's former owners over the 2021 Raging River ride death of their 11-year-old son is set to begin. The trial will focus on the Jaramillo family's accusations of negligence against Adventure Lands of America Inc. and former CEO Michael Krantz. Several other defendants, including the ride's manufacturer and the state of Iowa, have been dismissed from the case or reached settlements.

3 weeks ago | desmoinesregister.com | William Morris

Diana Lynn Becker-Abeyta, 63, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in the death of 73-year-old Ray Crammond, for whom she was a caretaker. Becker-Abeyta pleaded guilty to dependent adult abuse and financial exploitation, and entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter. Crammond was found malnourished, neglected, and suffering from bedsores, ultimately dying from pneumonia caused by an infection.