FROM KCCI: Iowa State basketball: Cyclones miss out on Sweet 16, fall to Ole Miss.  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 20 points, Jaemyn Brakefield had 19 and Mississippi beat Iowa State 91-78 on Sunday night to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history. ...READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV:  Republicans propose property tax system overhaul; will it pass this session?  DES MOINES, Iowa — More than two weeks have passed on the release of a massive piece of policy that looks to completely overhaul the state’s property tax system. The bill will save Iowa taxpayers $400 million in the state taking over a greater share of local taxes paid to school districts, according to the bill sponsors. ...READ MORE

FROM WOI:  March Madness Cinderella run ends, Drake falls to Texas Tech 77-64. Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and Daniel Abreu added 15 for Drake (31-4). ...READ MORE

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Nice day ahead, then a chance of evening showers. Warming later in the week with storm chances.

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Back to the biz
• Target has reported sluggish sales for three years as high inflation dampened customers’ spending, and the retailer  disappointed shoppers with its product selection, antitheft measures and pricing. In response, the retailer has opened three new food distribution centers over the past two years and plans to add another next year, growing its grocery logistics network to nine temperature-controlled facilities nationwide. This moves them away from dependence on grocery wholesalers and hopefully keep stores' shelves stocked. (WSJ)
 
• Online grocery sales in the U.S. grew 31% in February from a year earlier to $10.3 billion, according to consulting firm Brick Meets Click.

• Hawaiian Bros Island Grill opened a store on S.E. Alice's Road in Waukee this month. 

Monday deals

• Irina’s (650 S.W. Prairie View Dr., West Des Moines) has a Sunday-Wednesday three-course dinner special for $50.

• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10. Those are good, generously sized burgers too.

• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.

• Who's on First (810 E. First St., Ankeny) has steak night on Monday, and it's an 8-ounce filet with salad, mashed potatoes and beans for $22.95 

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 until 4 p.m. 

• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 

• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).

• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.

• Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle on wine. 

• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 

• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. 

• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich for $12.50.

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners, with two sides and a roll, for $6 on Mondays.   

• Fareway has deals this week on fresh perch at $7.99/pound, whole pork butts at $1.99/pound and USDA Choice short ribs of beef at $7.99/pound through Saturday. 
 

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1989: Exxon Valdez crashes, causing one of the worst oil spills in history.  March 24, 1989: One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Attempts to contain the massive spill were unsuccessful, and wind and currents spread the oil more than 100 miles from its source, eventually polluting more than 700 miles of coastline. Hundreds of thousands of birds and animals were adversely affected by the environmental disaster. ...READ MORE

1958: Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army. On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army, starting his day as the King of Rock and Roll, but ending it as a lowly buck private in the United States Army. When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name with the Selective Service System, thereby making himself eligible for the draft. ... READ MORE

2015: Germanwings pilot intentionally crashes plane, killing 150 people. On March 24, 2015, the co-pilot of a German airliner deliberately flies the plane into the French Alps, killing himself and the other 149 people onboard. When it crashed, Germanwings flight 9525 had been traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany.  ... READ MORE

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