FROM KCCI: Central Iowa Water Works issues mandatory lawn watering ban amid elevated nitrate levels. Central Iowa Water Works has enacted a mandatory lawn watering ban across its service area as regional water treatment facilities continue to contend with elevated nitrate levels in source waters. The CIWW Board of Trustees on Monday initiated Stage 3 of its Water Use Plan, requiring residential, commercial and government customers to halt most outdoor watering in an effort to preserve drinking water supplies for more than 600,000 residents. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Eight-year-old boy dies after being hit by a truck in Des Moines. An 8-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bike Monday at a Des Moines apartment complex, according to the Des Moines Police Department. First responders from the DMPD and the Des Moines Fire Department responded to the 6000 block of Creston Avenue shortly before noon on a report of a child who had been struck by a truck, said Sgt. Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer for the DMPD. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Marshalltown closes splash pad days after grand opening due to vandalism. Just days after celebrating its grand opening, the Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Department has closed the Apgar Family Water Plaza because of vandalism.
The city said the new splash pad is closed until further notice as staff work to repair the damage. ... READ MORE

Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014 — the world's largest operating steam locomotive — is making a historic journey to the East Coast this summer as part of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

One of only 25 Big Boy locomotives built exclusively for Union Pacific, No. 4014 was first delivered in 1941. These massive engines were designed to haul heavy freight over the steep grades between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, helping move critical equipment during World War II. Measuring 133 feet in length and weighing 1.2 million pounds, the Big Boy remains one of the most impressive steam locomotives ever built.

I caught up with No. 4014 just east of Nevada, Iowa, and captured this image as it thundered across the Iowa countryside. Photo by Paul Houston

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together. Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Train cars derail in Sac County. Four to five train cars derailed on Monday, June 8, in Northwest Iowa’s Sac County. According to the Sac County Sheriff’s Office, the derailment happened east of Odebolt, on Ira Avenue between 340th and 350th streets. The cause of the derailment is not yet known. The derailed cars are not leaking, and there is no hazardous material concern at this time, the sheriff’s office said. ... READ MORE

Today's deals

• The Empire's (223 Fourth St., Des Moines) Tuesday special is chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes for $10.

• Tuesday is $5 chats day at Desi Bites (3820 100th St., Urbandale).

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a beef filet tips Stroganoff special on Tuesdays, $14 including beverage. Till 4 p.m.

• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has a deal Mondays on fried beef tacos, $3.

• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) offers half-priced appetizers on Tuesdays.

• Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar (150 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines) celebrates Tomahawk Tuesday with a choice of 35-ounce prime tomahawk or 34-ounce prime porterhouse, two salads, two sides and two desserts. $162.

• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers Italian subs special today.

• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) offers hot beef sandwiches on special today.

• B&B Grocery, Meat and Deli (2001 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special Killer's grinder with fries and soda $11.95.

• Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St.) has a $12 double smash with fries and soda every Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• All pizzas are half priced at Maggie's Rumble Room (1432 Second Ave., Des Moines) 5-9 p.m. on Tuesdays.

• Hamburger steak in mushroom gravy is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola) and it is gyros day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).

• It's steak night at Grand Junction (1970 Grand Ave., West Des Moines). Steak, salad and potato $13.99.

• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers fried chicken dinner special on Tuesdays, $17-23, plus half-priced whiskey pours.

• Mullet’s Norwalk offers a free kids meal per adult meal on Tuesdays 4 p.m. to close.

• Mickey's Irish Pub (50 S.E. Laurel St., Waukee) has a special $7 half-pound burger with a side all day Tuesday.

• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Tendy's Tuesday" pork tenderloin basket with a drink for $11.50.

• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special pork tenderloin with a side for $10.

• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $7 breakfasts and $8 burgers Tuesdays.

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) offers a special smashburger with cheese, fries and a draft beer for $10 on Tuesdays.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a beef stroganoff special on Tuesdays, $14 including beverage.

• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts 222 BBQ today from 5-9 p.m.

• Baklava is half priced Tuesdays at Istanbul Cafe and Bakery (3281 100th, Urbandale).

• Red Robin stores are featuring a $10 cheeseburger with an "endless side" on Tuesdays.

• Jethro's Tuesday special is 2 pounds of bone-in smoked wings for the price of one.

• Kids meals are half price till 2 p.m. today at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale).

• Taco Tuesday brings serious discounts to La Familia (1610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines), all Taco John's, all Abelardo's, all Fernando’s, Malo (900 Mulberry St., Des Moines), Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines), Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines), The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines), Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines), Jack's Place Grill & Bar, (6112 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) and both Faustino's.

• Most Hy-Vees offer $6 two entrees Chinese deli meals on Tuesdays.

• Today is beef and noodles day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines). 

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1893: 22 die in collapse of Ford’s Theatre, site of Lincoln assassination. In Washington, D.C. on June 9, 1893, the interior of ramshackle Ford’s Theatre collapses, causing the deaths of 22 people. The building—where President Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865—houses hundreds of clerks employed by the War Department’s Records and Pensions Division. An investigation determines the cause of the tragedy was a pier that had given way during excavation in the basement for an electric-light plant. … READ MORE

1973: Secretariat wins Triple Crown in breathtaking style. With a spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. In one of the finest performances in racing history, Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, completed the 1.5-mile race in 2 minutes and 24 seconds, a dirt-track record for that distance. … READ MORE

1856: Handcart pioneers depart for Salt Lake City. In an extraordinary demonstration of resolve and fortitude, nearly 500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often informally known as Mormons) leave Iowa City and head west for Salt Lake City carrying all their goods and supplies in two-wheeled handcarts. Of all the thousands of pioneer journeys to the West in the 19th century, few were more arduous than those undertaken by the so-called Handcart Companies from 1856 to 1860.. … READ MORE

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