FROM KCCI: Shooting of Charlie Kirk shocks Iowa State students and raises concerns about political violence. Students at Iowa State University Thursday grappled with the news that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a college event in Utah the day prior. Kirk, 31, was the founder of Turning Point USA, an organization that promotes conservative politics on high school and college campuses. His work has influenced young conservatives across the country, including in Iowa. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Dozens of search warrants executed in metro federal drug trafficking investigation. It was a busy morning for both federal and local authorities, as multiple federal search warrants were executed around the metro in the early morning hours. Des Moines police tell WHO 13 that the federal drug trafficking investigation started back in the spring and quickly grew, prompting officers to reach out to federal partners with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and federal agencies to help aid the case in manpower and technology. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Iowans march across the Des Moines metro in remembrance of 9/11 victims. Central Iowans are remembering the lives lost on 9/11 with a 21-mile memorial march across the Des Moines metro. The 9th annual 9/11 March to the Capitol began in Waukee on Thursday at 9:11 a.m., a start time chosen for its symbolic meaning. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: France sends jets to Poland, the UK ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate. France said Friday it’s deploying fighter jets to Poland and the UK announced fresh sanctions targeting Russia’s oil revenues and war machine as Europe’s first, measured steps to Russia’s drone incursion into Poland aimed to send a signal to Moscow that any further aggression won’t go unchecked. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Officials plead for help in finding person who assassinated Charlie Kirk on Utah college campus. A palm print. A shoe impression. And a high-powered rifle found in a wooded area. Those are among the clues authorities laid out as they pleaded for the public's help to find the person who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk before dropping from a Utah university campus roof and vanishing. The search continued early Friday, nearly two days later. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Iowa man accused of making explicit videos of children sentenced to federal prison. An Oskaloosa man was sentenced to federal prison for making explicit photos and videos of minors. According to court documents, 42-year-old Matthew Scott Beal was accused of producing inappropriate videos of children and sending several of those videos to an online account that was operated, unbeknownst to Beal, by the Homeland Security’s Newark Child Exploitation Task Force. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Heat continues today and carries into next week. We’ve got a storm chance Sunday night into Monday morning.

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

Sales weak? Just buy your customers. Alaska Air acquired Hawaiian Airlines and announced new flights to Iceland and London from the Pacific northwest. Both airlines are now subsidiaries of Willis Lease Finance, which leases airline engines.  

The cost of cleaning up junk food. After weighing Kellogg’s financial and MAHA problems, Ferrero cut its offer to buy Kellogg’s 119-year-old cereal business by about $75 million, agreeing to buy the company in a deal that valued it at about $3 billion. Ferrero is an Italian company that also bought Wells Blue Bunny of Le Mars. (WSJ) 

Big Grove (555 17th St., Des Moines) will host a "Bison Pairing" dinner Sept. 17 for Whiterock Conservancy. Six courses include a bison trio, a bison duo, trout, duck egg and other rare beauties with beers from Big Grove and Lua. $100. 

Weekend deals
LD's Corner (344 E. Jackson St., Des Moines) is celebrating Mark Martin's 65th birthday Sunday with a tasting buffet of SPAM dishes, a Hawaiian shirt contest and $3 Bud Light bottles and blackberry brandy shots all day, 10 a.m to 4 p.m.  

United Airlines' "Deal of the Week" for Des Moines is $139 roundtrip flights to Denver leaving Sept. 17 and returning Sept. 24. 

• Waterfront stores' Saturday special 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 "Tony Bourdain's favorite sandwich" — layers of mortadella and provolone grilled on a Kaiser roll with mayo and mustard.  

• 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 10 for $10 wings deal on Sundays. 

• IHMVCU hosts Food Truck Frenzy with the first 50 people in line at 3990 Merle Hay Road eating free. This Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be catered by Egg Roll Ladies. 

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

• Because Sunday is an Indiana Fever game day, 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.

• G Mig's has Friday prime rib dinners for $29.75 or seafood Newburg on pasta for $25.95. Saturday's special is BBQ meatloaf with beans and mac and cheese for $18.50.

• 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. 

• 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, Bevy’s Tavern (1300 50th St., West Des Moines) and Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines). 

• 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 dinners on Friday and Saturday for dinner only, $30-38.   

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on loinback ribs at $3.99/pound, USDA Choice flat iron steaks at $10.99/pound,  and butter at $3.99/pound. 

• Price Chopper stores have sales through Tuesday on red or green grapes at $1.69/pound, whole watermelons at $3.99 and frozen catfish nuggets at $2.29/pound.

• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) has sales on 16/20 sized frozen shrimp at $4.99/pound, on honey pear and sundrop melons at $1.29/pound, and on large king crab legs at $34.99. Crab sale through Sunday, others through Tuesday.

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on green grapes at $1.29/pound, nectarines and plums at $1.49/pound and avocados at 59 cents. 

• Hy-Vee stores have sales on POM juice at $4.99/pint, Colorado peaches at $1.99/pound and Hy-Vee pasta at 97 cents/pound through Sunday.

Music


Krantz / Schumacker / Ward Trio  plays Louie's Wine Dive (4040 University Ave., Des Moines) on Sunday at 5 p.m. El Toreado 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. JB Williams plays Kelly's Little Nipper at 7 p.m. Friday. Back To Vinyl plays Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 5 p.m. Friday and Geoffrey Jr. plays there Sunday at 2 p.m. Fred Gazzo Quintet plays Anna Dolce Ristorante, West Des Moines, at 6 p.m. Saturday. The Schmids will be at Exile Brewing - patio Sunday at 5 p.m. Willie Shay plays Simon’s at 7 p.m.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1940: Lascaux cave paintings discovered. Near Montignac, France, four teenagers discover a collection of prehistoric cave paintings when they stumble upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among the finest examples of art from the Upper Paleolithic period. ... READ MORE

1974: Violence erupts in Boston over desegregation busing. In Boston, Massachusetts, opposition to court-ordered school “busing” turns violent on the opening day of classes. School buses carrying African American children were pelted with eggs, bricks and bottles, and police in combat gear fought to control angry white protesters besieging the schools. ... READ MORE

1992: Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space. On Sept. 12, 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison, a Peace Corps physician who dreamt about space travel from a young age, becomes the first African American woman to go into space. Jemison, 35 at the time of the launch, is one of seven astronauts on the eight-day flight aboard the space shuttle Endeavor on mission STS-47, which made 127 orbits around earth. ... READ MORE

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