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Attorney general's suit says city officials wanted to maintain business growth although the plant was over capacity. They dispute any wrongdoing.

Problems at a treatment plant, which disinfects millions of gallons of wastewater per day, have persisted since 2011, the lawsuit alleges.

State found safety issues with ride where Marion boy died

Des Moines Register An attorney for the family of a boy who died of injuries sustained on an Adventureland Park ride last month is criticizing park officials for what he says is their refusal to cooperate with an investigation of the accident. The park, through its attorney, countered that the family's attorney has refused to allow park officials to interview them. Attorney Ryan Best, representing the family of Michael Jamarillo, the 11-year-old boy who died of injuries he suffered when he was trapped beneath an overturned raft on the park's Raging River Ride, said in a written statemen...

One month ago, no one knew whether David Jaramillo would live or die.  He nearly drowned when a raft he was riding overturned on the Raging River ride at Adventureland Park July 3. His 11-year-old brother Michael did not survive. There he will begin to settle back to the life of a typical Iowa teenager — a fast food job, video games, learning to drive. David initially was placed in a medically induced coma, and when he first regained consciousness, he could neither see nor speak. As of Friday he has regained his vision, speech, ability to walk and to eat solid food.