FROM KCCI: Charges won't be filed in death of child left in a car in West Des Moines. West Des Moines police say no charges will be filed following a child's death after being left in a vehicle last month. KCCI did reach out to the Polk County Attorney's Office and is waiting to learn more. Due to being busy in court Thursday afternoon, the prosecutor who KCCI was referred to was not able to speak at the time. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Lincoln High School unveils $4.5 million track and field. Des Moines Public Schools and Lincoln High School staff, students and families gathered at Lincoln High’s new $4.5 million track and field for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Praveen Bannikatti, Lincoln High School Principal, said that the new stadium is the perfect way to kick off the school year. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Record-breaking corn production expected to impact farmer profits amid rising costs. The start of harvest is about a month away, and farmers are expected to see the highest corn production totals ever recorded. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting breaking the record by over a billion bushels of corn. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says. The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Privacy and civil rights groups urge U.S. colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters. A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups called on U.S. universities Thursday to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection, to protect student protesters and others from government retaliation. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: 90-year-old killed in northwest Iowa crash. A 90-year-old Wall Lake man was killed Thursday morning when a car trying to pass a semi crashed into him on a Sac County road. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Union Avenue in Sac County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2013 Dodge Ram driven by a 37-year-old Carroll man was driving northbound when the driver attempted to pass a semi. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Warm and dry through early afternoon. Storms late today into very early Saturday morning. Cooler temperatures after that.

For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage.

Human baby carnivores
 
Wall Street Journal reports that carnivore diets are catching on — with babies. Doctors who have carnivore diet websites are getting a million hits. One such baby eats “bits of egg, shredded cheese, yogurt and puréed ground beef and chicken liver. She licks butter off a spoon and gets bone broth in her bottle. The toddler, who has four teeth, likes to gum rib-eye and lamb bones.” Carnivore babies almost always have carnivore mommies. 
 
Lose a dog, save the planet. Minnesota Public Radio listed "living without a dog" as one of the top three things an individual can do to save the planet from eco horror. Why? Dogs eat meat thereby adding to their carbon footprint.  

Weekend deals
Restaurant Week continues through Sunday. Check out the special menus here - https://dsmmagazine.com/dsm-dish-restaurantweek2025/

• Waterfront stores' Saturday specials includes cocktail shrimp or raw oysters on the half shell for half price until 4 p.m.

• Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) does Saturday and Sunday brunch buffets for $24.99 for adults. Kids 6 and younger eat free.

• The Station on Ingersoll has a Friday special Baja chicken salad with scratch made pico de gallo. $14.

• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Friday special chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy for $10.

• Rube's steakhouses offer a prime sirloin special on Sundays only, $29.

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $9 Philly cheesesteaks or hot honey chicken plus $8 biscuit and gravy breakfasts on Fridays.

• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) offers walleye or steak dinner specials tonight and karaoke after 9 p.m. They have a ten for $10 wings deal on Sundays. 

• Irina's Steak & Seafood (650 S. Prairie View Drive, Unit 100, West Des Moines) has a four-course Chef's Sunday dinner through August. 

• Friday is Soul Food day at Joppa Experience (1829 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) with fried chicken and oxtail stew joining the usual menu. 

• Because Friday and Sunday are Indiana Fever game days, the West Des Moines Jethro's will have a "Fever Reliever" special of any two appetizers on the Happy Hour menu and two pints of domestic beer for $22. All Jethro's Sunday special is papa cheeseburgers and side for $9.95. Today they have BBQ melt and side deal for $9.95. 

• G Mig's has Friday prime rib dinners for $29.75 or walleye and orzo with asparagus for $25.95. 

• Django (1420 Locust St., Des Moines) offers a Sunday supper with a roasted half chicken as the main course. The meal includes house salad with red onion, apple, Roquefort, and candied walnuts; fresh baguette with whipped butter; roasted fingerling potatoes with fresh herbs; and sautéed haricot verts with caramelized onions and lardons, $30  

• Table 128 (220 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) features a Saturday tasting menu for $58. This week's menu: a wedge of gem lettuce, smoky blue and buttermilk dressing, pork belly, heirloom tomato, haricot vert and crispy shallot; a bone-in pork chop, okra, sweet corn and lima bean succotash, Dijon vinaigrette, and scallion oil; and spiced rum cake with crushed pecans, crème fraîche Chantilly, and grilled peaches.

• Heavenly Asian (225 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has an all-day Friday sale on orange chicken served with soup, crab Rangoon, egg roll and rice, $14, available for dine-in and phone carry-out.

• Fish Fry Friday specials can be found at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale), Johnny's Italian Steakhouses, Red Lobster (3838 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines), Cracker Barrel (11701 University, Clive), Hy-Vee stores and Bevy’s Tavern (1300 50th St., West Des Moines). Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers $3 off fish dinner or sandwich in Fridays. 

• Bawarchi (6630 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines) has Friday-Sunday specials on paneer kebabs, chicken curry and goat curry.

•  Westown Tap (3530 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) offers $12 flatbreads on Fridays.

• Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) offers BBQ beef and marinated roast beef sandwiches on special for Friday lunch.

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a $40 prime rib dinner special Friday and Saturday. 

• Court Avenue Brewing Company (309 Court Ave., Des Moines) hosts Saturday and Sunday breakfast buffets for $23.99.

• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free tom ka kai and fried won tons with lunch entrees today.

• Maxie's Supper Club's (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) Friday special is chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes, $16.95 all day. They also have prime rib on Friday and Saturday for dinner only, $30-38.   

•  Fareways have specials through Saturday on St. Louis ribs at $2.99/pound, 8-ounce bags of spinach at 99 cents and whole seedless watermelons at $4.99. 

• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) has a sale on USDA prime ribeyes at $17.99/pound, sweet corn at two for $1, and ahi tuna or swordfish steaks at $10.99/pound through Tuesday. 

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on red grapes at $1.29/pound, peaches for $1.49/pound and avocados at 59 cents.

• Hy-Vee stores have sales on Hy-Vee pasta for 99 cents, black or green grapes at $1.99/pound and Hormel spareribs at $2.99/pound through Sunday.

Music


Wayne Page/Nick Rueckert Duo  plays Louie's Wine Dive (4040 University Ave., Des Moines) on Sunday at 5 p.m. El Toreador Mexican Bar & Grill on EP True has live music from The Juan and Only on Friday from 6 p.m. Willie James Shay plays Sonny’s Pizza Bistro Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Drama Kings play Kelly's Little Nipper at 7 p.m. Friday. Saxman Trio plays Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 5 p.m. Friday and Savage Freds & Hometown Heroes plays there Sunday at 2 p.m. Fred Gazzo Quintet plays Anna Dolce Ristorante, West Des Moines, at 6 p.m. Saturday. Casey Joe Collins will be at Exile Brewing - patio Sunday at 5 p.m.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

2025 Cloris Awards Show this Sunday
Forty-one shows produced by 11 regional theatre companies will vie for top honors at the 2025 Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards at Hoyt Sherman Theatre on Sunday Aug. 24, beginning at 5 p.m. This inclusive celebration brings performers, technicians and patrons together for a free evening of recognition for a year of stellar performing arts. Enjoy several musical theatre performances during the awards show. Check out the nominees and shows on the Cloris Facebook page.
 
Heart performs at Des Moines Performing Arts
The legendary rock band Heart brings its Royal Flush Tour to the Civic Center Saturday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. Here is an exclusive interview with Nancy Wilson who, with sister, Ann, are the creative brain trust for this iconic band.
 
Restaurant Week
Savor exclusive dishes and special deals through Aug. 24. Try a new spot or revisit an old favorite with prix fixe menus starting at $15 for lunch and $40 for dinner.
 
Ingersoll hosts ‘ultimate neighborhood block party’
Ingersoll LIVE features live music and family-friendly fun on Aug. 23.
Get ready to celebrate at the ultimate neighborhood block party! Ingersoll LIVE, presented by Bankers Trust, will take over the 2800 block of Ingersoll Avenue with two stages of live music, family-friendly entertainment, local food and drinks and community vendors from 3-10 p.m. To see the full entertainment line-up and schedule, visit here.
 
Iowa Stage Theatre Company – Scriptease
Monday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m.
The Bank at the Little Book, 566 Euclid Ave., Highland Park, Des Moines
“Killed with Dahmer” is an original by Resident Artist Matt McIver and long-time supporter and board member, Jerry Patterson. Jeffrey Dahmer, known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” is one of the most famous American serial killers. But the story around him goes beyond gory headlines, and when he was murdered in prison, he didn’t die alone. From teens trying to survive growing up, to a couple whose problems turn fatal, to the dark secrets of the Northridge Mall, “Killed with Dahmer” looks at the forces and people who swirled around one of the most famous stories that Americans don’t really know.

— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz

1851: U.S. wins first America’s Cup. On August 22, 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America bests a fleet of Britain’s finest ships in a race around England’s Isle of Wight. The ornate silver trophy won by the America was later donated to the New York Yacht Club on condition that it be forever placed in international competition. Today, the “America’s Cup” is the world’s oldest continually contested sporting trophy and represents the pinnacle of international sailing yacht competition. ... READ MORE

1911: Theft of “Mona Lisa” is discovered. An amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. Earlier in the day, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo Peruggia had walked into the Louvre, removed the famed painting from the wall, hid it beneath his clothes, and escaped. ... READ MORE

1972: Demonstrators disrupt Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Delegates entering the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach are harassed by 3,000 antiwar demonstrators, many painted with death masks. The rest of the convention is marked by demonstrations outside the meeting hall; hundreds of protestors are arrested and many are injured when police use riot-control agents. ... READ MORE

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