FROM KCCI: Loud noise in Clive revealed to be B-1 Lancer bomber.  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A loud noise caught on a Ring camera in Clive startled homeowners, shook houses and woke up children across the metro area Tuesday night. "Our house shook," said Becky Atterberg of West Des Moines. ...READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV:  Wrong-way driver eludes deputies after I-235 crash. DES MOINES, Iowa — A wrong-way driver led deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on a chase in the Des Moines metro early Tuesday morning and ultimately got away. A news release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies responded to the area of NE 14th Street and Interstate 80 around 4:15 a.m. after receiving a report of a wrong-way driver on I-80. The vehicle left the interstate and headed southbound on E 14th Street. ...READ MORE

FROM WOI: Des Moines teen sentenced to prison for causing teen's fentanyl overdose. Since Carr was a minor at the time of Pippins' death, the mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years does not apply.   ...READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Rain chances today before a warm Friday. More rain chances this weekend. Rain may mix with snow Sunday night.

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

How pervasive are artificial food dyes?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to restrict the use of artificial dyes and more than a dozen states are considering legislation to do the same. Lawmakers in states from Connecticut to Utah have introduced bills to restrict artificial dyes in supermarkets and schools or require warning labels. In West Virginia, the governor is poised to sign a bill soon banning seven dyes from foods sold in the state.

Wall Street Journal found that more than 1 in 10 products contain at least one artificial dye. More than 40% of items with dyes use three or more, including popular pantry items such as some Pop-Tarts and Doritos.
The pre-Kennedy FDA has said the dyes it has approved are "safe when used in accordance with agency regulations." And that “most” children experience no adverse effects from eating foods with the added colors, though scientific research has linked dyes to hyperactivity and other problems in some cases. Confectionary products in the U.S. use synthetic dyes in half their products; baked goods, fillings and extracts in 24%; juices, sodas and other drinks in 16%; snacks and cereals in 11%.

Deals today
 
• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) begins a sale at 10 a.m. on swordfish and ahi tuna steaks at $9.99/pound.

• Buzzard Billy's has $2 off appetizers all day and night on Thursdays.
 
• Chelsea's Courtyard Diner (300 MLK Blvd., Des Moines) has the ridiculous bargain of $1 burgers on Thursdays, 4-9 p.m. That folks is a loss leader. 

• Sirloin steak dinners are featured specials today at 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). The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a ribeye sandwich special at $12 Thursdays. Hy-Vee Market Grilles have strip steak dinners tonight for $10.

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

• 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 

• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) has karaoke tonight from 6 p.m.

• ShortE's BBQ (8505 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) has $1 smoked wings 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.  

•  Red Lobster's Thursday special is shrimp or chicken Alfredo on linguini for $15.

• Aldi has a sale on red grapes at $1.49/pound, asparagus at $1.99/pound and zucchini at 99 cents/pound through Tuesday.  

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

Opens this Friday, runs though April 13.
“Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical”
The Kate Goldman Family Series is a nationally recognized program that delivers engaging experiences for all family members, and their next production, “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical.”

Sunday, March 30 – One Night Only
International tour of UK’s TV talent show “When Will I Be Famous” winners stop in Des Moines.
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, the 9-piece bagpipe-driven phenomenon, will perform an unforgettable musical experience at Wooly’s.
 
Celebrated Romance Author Denise Williams
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 a.m. Denise Williams talks about her new novel, “Just Our Luck.” Author Afterparty - $10 includes donut and mimosa bar.

Carousel Theatre of Indianola. “Casserole,” the fully baked comedy, continues through March 30. 

1912: Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac. March 27, 1912: In Washington, D.C., Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event commemorated a gift, by the Japanese government, of some 3,020 cherry trees to the U.S. government. ...READ MORE

1964: Strongest earthquake in U.S. history rocks Alaska. The strongest earthquake in American history, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale, slams southern Alaska, creating a deadly tsunami. Some 131 people were killed and thousands injured. ... READ MORE

1977: Jumbo jets collide at Canary Islands airport. On March 27, 1977, two 747 jumbo jets crash into each other on the runway at an airport in the Canary Islands, killing 583 passengers and crew members. Both Boeing 747s were charter jets that were not supposed to be at the Los Rodeos Airport on Santa Cruz de Tenerife that day. Both had been scheduled to be at the Las Palmas Airport, where a group of militants had set off a small bomb at the airport’s flower shop earlier that day. Thus, a Pan Am charter carrying passengers from Los Angeles and New York to a Mediterranean cruise and a KLM charter with Dutch tourists were both diverted to Santa Cruz on March 27. ... READ MORE

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