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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- General
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Des Moines finishing project to eliminate combined sewage
DES MOINES, Iowa — The years-long projects to fix Des Moines' sewer system are almost done. The Ingersoll Run Project is wrapping up its final stage to eliminate the combined sanitary and storm water sewer system. In the last stretch of this that started in November, they've been putting in a 5-foot diameter sewer near Locust St. and on to MLK Jr. Pkwy. The project will help prevent overflow during heavy rainfall and to help eliminate future sewage overflow into the Des Moines River. Ames outdoor gear store permanently closing after 70 years in business 'The way it affects the everyday persons? Yeah, when we get the heavy rain events, the sewer system usually got overloaded and low areas or basement backups that shouldn't happen,' Des Moines WRA Director and Assistant Public Works Director Scott Hutchens said. 'Now that we've done that, the water quality in the rivers will be better because we're not discharging any sanitary flow into the river. It's just supposed to be storm water or flow. Some of the combined flow does still go down to the treatment plant, and that gets treated and discharged in the river down here. But up here where the Icon Trails Project is being built, there's no combined sewer overflows here anymore.' Sewer systems in Des Moines were constructed over 150 years ago as combined sewers, so there has been a lot of advancement since then and realization about what works and what doesn't. The area has certainly seen a lot of flooding, like the historic 2018 rainstorm. 'Well, we've had combined sewer overflows in Des Moines for a long time. The original sewer system was built back in the 1870s, and it was a combined system. Just everything went into the same pipe. And then as we built out, we continued to separate those. But then we had this mandate to get, we had about 12 or 14 combined sewer overflows, and now we're down to just one that is actually permitted down at the treatment plant,' Hutchens said. 'This project started in the early 2000s. Obviously you can't pay for everything at once so we had a plan for 10-15 years. We budgeted it and got the final one done here just this week.' The projects to fix this problem have cost $300 million over the last 25 years. Metro News: Des Moines finishing project to eliminate combined sewage Why the Birdland Pool won't open on time this summer DMPD releases photos of vehicle that may be linked to deadly hit-and-run crash Scholastic Spotlight follow-up: Crestview GOAT Party Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
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Why the Birdland Pool won't open on time this summer
DES MOINES, Iowa — A supply chain issue is pushing back the opening of the Birdland Pool this summer, according to Des Moines Parks and Recreation. The city said it still hasn't received a shipment of filters, which were ordered in October 2024, that are required for the safe operation of the pool. That means the pool may not open until early July. Over 1,000 origami cranes to be displayed during Iowa State Fair as tribute to Japan 'We know how much our community looks forward to summers at Birdland Pool, and we share in their disappointment over this unexpected delay,' said Ben Page, Director of Des Moines Parks and Recreation. 'We're doing everything we can to open the pool as soon as possible and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we work through these challenges.' A $1.75 million improvement project of the Birdland Pool is underway to extend the life of the facility. It includes deep-end reconstruction, new mechanical systems, and pool repainting. Once the pool opens, daily admission will be reduced to $1 as a way to recognize the community's patience with the issue. As soon as the necessary filters arrive and are installed, the city said staff is in place to fully open the pool. Other Des Moines pool opening dates are: Teachout Family Aquatic Center: Open May 24–26 (Memorial Day weekend), May 31–June 1, and daily starting June 7 through August 10 Ashworth Pool, Nahas, and Northwest Family Aquatic Centers: Open May 31–June 1, then daily starting June 7 through August 10 Why the Birdland Pool won't open on time this summer DMPD releases photos of vehicle that may be linked to deadly hit-and-run crash Scholastic Spotlight follow-up: Crestview GOAT Party Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP Six small businesses get impact loans from City of Des Moines Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
DMPD releases photos of vehicle that may be linked to deadly hit-and-run crash
DES MOINES, Iowa — Police in Des Moines are asking for help to identify a vehicle and driver that could help move the investigation into a deadly hit-and-run crash forward. The Des Moines Police Department released photos of the vehicle taken from surveillance cameras. Police say the vehicle and whoever was driving at the time could have valuable information in the death of David Molina Ramirez, 62. Molina Ramirez was found dead in the west alley in the 1100 block of East 9th Street around 10:30 p.m. on March 29th. DMPD said it appears he was walking down the alley when he was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. Police believe Molina Ramirez had been dead for several hours before he was located. If you have any information on the hit-and-run crash or can identify the vehicle shown in the photos released by police, call 515-323-8375. A tip can also be submitted through DMPD releases photos of vehicle that may be linked to deadly hit-and-run crash Scholastic Spotlight follow-up: Crestview GOAT Party Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP Six small businesses get impact loans from City of Des Moines ARL sees rise in highly contagious canine virus in Des Moines Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Climate
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Iowa crops planted ahead of schedule thanks to dry weather
GALT, Iowa — Stu Swanson got his corn planted and some of his beans in just four days. Then rains came and stopped things for a while. 'Like the Boy Scout motto, you've got to be prepared and ready, so when things look good in early April soil conditions were good, it was a little cold but things worked really well,' said Swanson. 'We jumped on the planting starting on April 11 and and then we had a 16-day shutdown because of water, it never got real wet, but just enough, which is good for us because we've been in D2 and D3 drought here for about three years in a row now.' The dry early start was what kicked off the planting season, but the water was also welcomed. Work requirements for state Medicaid sent to Gov. Reynolds 'We started planting about April 10 or 11th in North Central Iowa, we went gangbusters for a few days right up until that cold rain,' said Angie Rieck-Hinz, an ISU Extension Agronomist for North Central Iowa. 'We got rain Easter Sunday and then we have been out of the field for about two weeks after that. There were places, especially between Highway 175 and Highway 20 that got over 5 inches of rain and really hard pounding rain.' Rieck-Hinz said that in some cases farmers are making decisions on whether they're going replant the makers right now. She said the early start for the corn also means an early start for weeds. 'I think the message would have, is you really probably should be out scouting some fields right now,' said Rieck-Hinz. 'We would always recommend that for probably for two reasons number one you're going to want to look at that plant stand and see if it's where you really want it. There are people that are making those replant decisions because their stand is, has declined because that crop can't pop out of the ground due to soil crusting.' 'Weed resistance has been an issue that we deal with so we try to find the right mixes of different chemicals, the right rates,' said Swanson. 'Certainly we don't want to over-apply, but we don't want to under-apply and maybe as a farmer, we tried to cut too many costs in the past and that led to the resistance issues, so we're fighting that now.' Iowa News: Iowa crops planted ahead of schedule thanks to dry weather Work requirements for state Medicaid sent to Gov. Reynolds Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP Forecast: Heat, then storms north Thursday Bill restricting DEI in government entities sent to Gov. Reynolds to be signed into law Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — Construction in Pleasant Hill is causing detours for residents, and soon DART will be feeling the effects. The closure on Parkridge Avenue focuses on storm sewer and water main construction and is expected to run until the end of September. That means the project will still be ongoing during the Iowa State Fair, causing some changes for DART's Park & Ride service that picks up fair-goers at Southeast Polk High School. In 2024, DART provided more than 270,000 trips to and from the Iowa State Fair, with their SEP location accounting for more than 92,000 of those rides and making it their second busiest location. Leaders with DART say they're prepared to avoid the area, but due to the construction, rides could take a bit longer to and from the fairgrounds. Iowa to heat up even more before rain chances Thursday to the north 'Due to the construction and having to take a little bit of a different route, we do expect that the buses will take a little bit longer this year, so there might be some slight delays for those who are riding with us, but overall I think it will be very manageable … We are already well underway with our preparations, planning with our teams, coordinating with the city of Pleasant Hill and others to make sure we can offer another great fair experience for folks,' said Luis Montoya, Chief Planning and Operating Officer for DART. For the detour, DART will be utilizing University Avenue, going South on US 65, getting off at Vandalia to get downtown and drop fair-goers off at Gate 10 at East 30th Street. Metro News: Pleasant Hill construction will cause detours for DART State Fair Shuttle at SEP Six small businesses get impact loans from City of Des Moines ARL sees rise in highly contagious canine virus in Des Moines Des Moines officer was 'legally justified' in March shooting of assault suspect, county attorney says Scholastic Spotlight: Waukee's baby chicks Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
