FROM KCCI: Des Moines' Pappajohn Sculpture Park begins renovation; 'Nomade' temporarily removed. A three-year effort to revitalize the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines is underway, beginning with the disassembly of a well-known art installation. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Altoona couple charged with stealing nearly $58K in Amazon packages they were supposed to deliver. An Altoona husband and wife have been arrested for allegedly stealing Amazon packages they were supposed to deliver. Brandon Kelderman, 26, and Madison Kelderman, 25, are each charged with one count of first-degree theft in the case. Sgt. Trevor McGraw of the Ankeny Police Department said they turned themselves in at the Polk County Jail on Wednesday morning. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Iowa Department of Education to be audited amid Ian Roberts scandal after state senator's request. The Iowa State Auditor's Office will audit the Iowa Department of Education's licensing and background check procedures following a request by a state senator.  Sen. Tony Bisignano (D-Des Moines) made the formal request to Rob Sand's office, voicing concern about how former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts was able to become licensed as an educator by the state.  ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: U.S. strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking an expansion of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: What to know about the $250 million ballroom Trump is adding to the White House. Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down the facade of the East Wing, where the new space is being built. The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the main White House itself, at nearly double the size, and Trump says it will accommodate 999 people. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: 2,000 mink released from Woodbine farm in alleged terrorist act, officials say. The Fur Commission USA says attackers allegedly entered a Woodbine farm and released 2,000 mink into the wild on Monday. The incident allegedly happened between 9 p.m. October 20 and 8 a.m. October 21, when one or more individuals entered the rural Woodbine farm and cut fencing to animal housing, leading to the release of 2,000 mink into the wild, the Fur Commission USA shared in a release. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Mild fall weather with highs in the low 60s through Friday. Rain chances Monday night into Tuesday.

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"Nutritional idiocy" — it's real
“Are humans nutritional idiots? The very existence of Doritos, cronuts, deep fried Twinkie burgers, deep fried sizzle sauce, bacon themed desserts, cheddar smoked sausages, cheesecake, the very fact that there is such a thing as the Yale Food Addiction scale, that 69% of Americans are obese or overweight, that the American Heart Association recommends bariatric surgery as a viable option for patients who are severely obese, that 5-year-olds are getting diabetes because they eat too much, and that there is a plus sized coffin maker in Indiana called Goliath Caskets all appear to point to one irrefutable fact: Our palates aren’t just out of tune with our bodily needs. Our palates are out to kill us.” — Mark Schatzker, "The Doritos Effect."

Pepsi Co CEO Robert Laguarta announced his company will relaunch Gatorade this year with "lower sugar across the board" and no artificial colors, even blue. He also said that Doritos and Cheetos will remove synthetic colors in a new line called NKD as in naked. “They will be the color of corn.” He also said that Pepsi will launch a prebiotic version of the soft drink on Black Friday.  

Deals today
• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on caramel apples at $2.99/three-pack, Driscoll raspberries at $1.99/basket and St. Louis ribs at $2.39/pound. 

• Mullets Norwalk offers two two-topping pizzas for $20 on Thursdays, 4 p.m. to close.

• Buzzard Billy's (615 Third St., Des Moines) has $2 off appetizers on Thursdays.

• Whatcha Smokin? (Highway 17, Luther) has a pork belly burnt ends special on Thursdays.

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $10 country fried breakfasts and $9 tenderloins or shrimp/fish tacos on Thursdays.

• Ruth's Chris (Ashworth Road at Jordan Creek Parkway) has a Thursday special with their decadent RBAR burgers and fries going for $16.

• Steaks: Sirloin steak dinners are featured specials today at Johnny's Italian Steakhouses (before 4 p.m.), Sully's Irish Pub (860 First St., West Des Moines); Front Row (9956 Swanson Blvd., Clive); Winn’s Pizza and Steakhouse (122 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola); and Hy-Vee Market Grilles. The Station on Ingersoll (3120 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a ribeye special on Thursdays. Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) offers ribeyes and sirloins only on Thursdays after 5 p.m.

• Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a breaded pork tenderloin special on Thursdays for $9.99.

• Mullets has a Thursday pizza special: buy one large specialty pizza and get a free 14-inch two-topping pizza.

• Kids eat free at Scornovacca’s (1930 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) on Thursdays.

• Mariscos El Pirata (6050 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) offers $2 off all sushi on Thursdays.

• ShortE's BBQ (8505 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) has loaded potatoes with a fountain drink $12 special Thursdays.

• Jethro's Thursday special is a pound of boneless "wings" for $8.

• Bevy’s Tavern (1300 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special of beef stew and cornbread Thursdays for $13.

• Amruth Indian Grill (9974 Swanson Blvd., Clive) offers an all-you-can-eat dosa (gram/rice flour crepes) buffet on Thursdays, 5:30-9 p.m. $18.95.

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a "Comfort Thursday" special chicken fried De Burgo, a gluten-free spin on DSM's classic. $16

• The Dam Pub (2710 Beaver Ave., Des Moines) has a throwback Thursday special goulash with garlic toast.

• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) has $7 loaded fries on Thursdays.

• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free tom yum soup and edamames with lunch entrees today.

• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) has a sale on ahi, swordfish or snow crab clusters at $10.99/pound, bone-in ribeyes at $16.99/pound, and Clementines at $2.49/2-pound bag.

• Maxie's (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) new Thursday special for $20.95 is half a fried chicken with potato, side of spaghetti, and a salad. Lunch and dinner.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1850: The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins. Suffragist organizers hold the first-ever National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts on Oct. 23, 1850. ... READ MORE

1958: Boris Pasternak wins Nobel Prize for “Dr. Zhivago,” later forced to refuse the honor. On Oct. 23, 1958, Boris Pasternak is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for Doctor Zhivago, his romantic novel set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. The book was banned in the Soviet Union, and the Soviet government forced the author to renounce the honor. ... READ MORE

1993: Toronto Blue Jay Joe Carter wins World Series with ninth-inning home run. On Oct. 23, 1993, Toronto Blue Jay Joe Carter wins the World Series for his team by whacking a ninth-inning home run over the SkyDome’s left-field wall. It was the first time the World Series had ended with a home run since Pittsburgh’s Bill Mazeroski homered to break a 9-9 tie with the Yankees in the seventh game of the 1960 series, and it was the first time in baseball history that a team won the championship with a come-from-behind home run. ... READ MORE

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