FROM KCCI: Train collides with SUV at West Des Moines crossing. Emergency crews responded to a crash between a train and an SUV near Ashworth Road and Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines on Thursday evening. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Authorities confirmed the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital, but their injuries are not considered life-threatening. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: 19-year-old dies in head-on collision in Union County. A 19-year-old was killed in a head-on collision in Union County on Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol responded to a report of a head-on crash at around 2:44 p.m. at the intersection of 265th Street and Warbler Avenue, southeast of Afton. According to an ISP crash report, a Ford Explorer was traveling eastbound on 265th Street, drove through the stop sign, and collided head-on with a Volvo. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Madison County shows potential fraud in newest reports from Iowa State Auditor. Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand did not hold back in the most recent chapter of drama regarding Madison County — the fact he can't continue to audit the county only adding to his frustration. Reports for the fiscal years of 2023 and 2024 in Madison County revealed concerning details, Sand said. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island’s leadership. The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure the island’s leadership that drew immediate condemnation from Havana. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US. The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Farm animal welfare rules might be rolled back by Congress. Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill. The farm bill, which Congress generally reworks every five years, includes money and federal rules for food assistance programs, farm subsidies, and other ag-related programs. ... READ MORE

The sun does indeed set on a British anchovy empire
When Gentleman’s Relish announced it would quit producing anchovy paste because of poor sales, the upper crust British establishment mobilized to save its favorite umami-rich condiment. Simpson’s in the Strand, a luxurious eatery in the center of London, came up with its own version; high-end department store Fortnum & Mason is selling its own a short walk away. 

Begun in 1828 by English grocer John Osborn, Gentleman’s Relish blends mashed anchovy fillets, butter and a secret blend of spices and herbs. It tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium. James Bond creator Ian Fleming has a character munch on a Gentleman’s Relish sandwich in “For Your Eyes Only.” Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson declared it one of 10 foods she could not live without. Little 2.5-ounce pots of Gentleman’s Relish are selling for $80 on Ebay. (WSJ)

Tune in Saturday at 10 a.m. on KFMG 98.9 FM as George Formaro and I discuss food bargains.

Weekend deals 
• Desi Bites (1475 S.E. Bishop Drive, Waukee) has weekend specials on nine biryanis and five pulavs. 
 
• Marianna's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) offers green enchiladas combos for $10 Fridays and Saturdays and four shrimp tacos for $12 Sundays.
 
• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has a steak dinner deal Friday $16. 
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has wings on sale Fridays for $8.
 
• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a chicken fried chicken special today.  
 
• Friday lunch special is $12 Italian beef with fries and soda, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines).
 
• Friday is ramen day at Wilson Orchard & Farm (3201 15th Ave., Cumming). 
 
• Most Hy-Vees offer $5 fish and chips Fridays, $14 ribs Saturdays and eight-piece chicken buckets for $10 on Sundays.
 
• Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni) is offering bbq beef specials today.
 
• Machine Shed (11151 Hickman, Urbandale) offers smoked prime rib on Saturday only. Whatcha Smokin? (Luther) offers smoked Dino beef ribs on Saturday only. 
 
• Coconut shrimp is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola). Saturday's will be beef burgers on toast and Sunday's is fried chicken.
 
• Saturday is wine sampling day at Graziano Brothers.
 
• ShortE's BBQ (8805 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) offers  "kids eat free" deals on Friday and Saturday.
 
• Amruth (9974 Swanson Blvd., Clive) has 20 dishes on their Saturday and Sunday buffet, noon to 4 p.m. Of course, there will be dosas.
 
• Waterfront stores' Saturday special includes cocktail shrimp or raw oysters on the half shell for half price until 4 p.m.



• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers Surf & Turf specials Fridays and $33 prime rib dinners Saturdays.



• 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.
 
• 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. 
 
•  Jethro's Sunday special is burger baskets with fries for $9.95. Fridays they have Buffalo turkey sandwiches with a side for $9.95. 
 
• Paula's (Elm at Sixth, Valley Junction) has a Friday special Rachel (turkey Reuben) with fries for $14.
 
• 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.
 
• 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.
 
• It's French dip Friday at Club 2000 (420 Indianola Road, Des Moines).

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on St. Louis ribs at $2.99/pound, 80/20 ground beef at $48.80/10-pound tube and asparagus for $1.99/pound.

• Whole Foods (4100 University Ave., West Des Moines) offers $1 oysters on Fridays with good selection and free shucking. 

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on cantaloupes at $1.49, red grapes at $1.49/pound, and beef tenders at $6.99/pound.

• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) is running a sale through Sunday on whole beef briskets at $5.99/pound and through Tuesday on swordfish and ahi steaks or orange roughy fillets or snow crab clusters at $10.99/pound.

• Price Choppers have sales through Monday on frozen tilapia fillets at $4.99/pound, mandarins at $3.99/3-pound bag and pineapples at $2.49.

Dinner with a show
Grain Powered Duo plays Kelly's Little Nipper at 7 p.m. Friday… El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill on EP True has live music from The Juan and Only on Friday from 6 p.m... Shaun Johnson plays The Ingersoll at 5:30 p.m. Saturday… Willie Shay plays Simon’s at 7 p.m. Friday... The Lamplighters play Exile Brewing Sunday at 5 p.m.... and Brian Allan plays Mickey's Irish Pub Waukee, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1968: Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot. Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by 24-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was pronounced dead a day later, on June 6, 1968. … READ MORE

2004: Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan dies. On June 5, 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, dies after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Reagan, who was also a well-known actor and served as governor of California, was a popular president known for restoring American confidence after the problems of the 1970s. … READ MORE

1888: President Cleveland denies widow her husband’s military pension. On June 5, 1888, President Grover Cleveland vetoes a bill that would have given a pension to war widow Johanna Loewinger, whose husband died 14 years after being discharged from the army. Mr. Loewinger served in the Civil War, enlisting on June 28, 1861. He was discharged a little less than a year later for what the army surgeon’s certificate called chronic diarrhea. He received his pension until his death in 1876. After his death, his widow, Johanna, applied for a widow’s pension, but was denied since her husband died from suicide by cutting his throat with a razor and not from any long-term disability caused by his military service. Johanna claimed her husband had suffered from insanity triggered by his military service and felt entitled to the benefits. … READ MORE

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