FROM KCCI: Des Moines family displaced after kitchen fire spreads. A Des Moines family is displaced after a house fire Saturday evening. Fire crews were called to a home on Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Park neighborhood around 5 p.m. Saturday. Officials say the preliminary investigation shows the fire started from someone cooking, which then spread to the rest of the house. They say everyone was able to get out safely and there are no injuries. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Kids utilize GPS tracking during I-Spy an Egg Hunt. Egg hunts are happening all around the metro, and one in particular makes tracking down those eggs a little easier. “It’s a handheld GPS unit, I teach everyone how to use that, we do three practices right here close so I can keep track of people and help if they have problems, and then off they go out in the park all over the place,” said Joel VanRoekel, City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation Supervisor. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Political leaders react to Gov. Reynolds campaign announcement. Gov. Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection in 2026, putting an end to a nearly 10-year run as Iowa's top elected official. Reynolds made the announcement in a video posted on X, saying in part, "The road ahead is bright, and I will always be cheering for this state and its people."  ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Cool and breezy today with scattered showers possible into the evening. Cool Tuesday, with a warmer Wednesday. More rain chances Thursday and Friday.

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

Back to the Biz
Times are tough for legacy sodas, and they aren’t likely to be helped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has called them "poison." Energy drinks and niche beverages billed as healthier have been grabbing market share for years. How tough is it? U.S. sales volume of Coca-Cola branded sodas slid 14% between 2010 and 2023, according to industry tracker Beverage Digest. But Pepsi’s volume, including Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Zero Sugar, plummeted 32%.

Don’t sell the pop, sell the vibe. Gen Z keeps surprising everybody. Having shaken up politics with unpredicted voting choices, and the restaurant world by voting to not go out as often as older generations, now it seems they are not fond of the "name brands" that have dominated super market shelves for a century. That’s why PepsiCo and other big food oligarchies are buying up smaller brands. PepsiCo bought Poppi last month for $1.98 billion. That sounds like far too much for a company that barely did $100 million in total sales last year. But Poppi’s Super Bowl ad was the most watched ad of the game. (WSJ)

Monday's deals
• Village Inns offer crush burgers with a side for $5 on Mondays.
 
• Cheese Shop (833 42nd St., Des Moines) hosts a Cheese Class tonight. Wine, cheese, lore $60. 6:30 p.m.
 
• Jethro's OG meal deal in Altoona and West Des Moines this week includes eight slider buns, 1/2-pound each of two of smoked meats and one quart of side dishes. $25.

• 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. 

• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday $10 special is ham and Swiss sliders with fries. 

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

• Trostel's Greenbriar (5810 Merle Hay Road, Johnston) offers half-pound steak burgers with fries or salad and a beer for a Monday-only price of $14. Their chef's special through Wednesday is really special for lovers of chicken's dark side. Poulet Des Moines consists of thighs seared and flambéed with Cognac and served in paprika, sour cream, wine sauce, with fingerlings. $28

• 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. 

• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $11.50 with garlic bread and salad. 

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.

• Aldi has a sale on frenched racks of lamb $9.99/pound, bone-in USDA Choice ribeye roasts at $8.99/pound and chicken wings at $2.49/pound. Through Tuesday.  

• Fareway has a sale on boneless legs of lamb at $5.99/pound, AE yogurts at 68 cents and Badia spices at $1.48. 

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1865: John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. The assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! (Ever thus to tyrants!) The South is avenged,” as he jumped onto the stage and fled on horseback. Lincoln died the next morning.. ... READ MORE

1935: “Black Sunday” Dust Bowl storm strikes. In what came to be known as “Black Sunday,” one of the most devastating storms of the 1930s Dust Bowl era sweeps across the region on April 14, 1935. High winds kicked up clouds of millions of tons of dirt and dust so dense and dark that some eyewitnesses believed the world was coming to an end. .... READ MORE

1969: Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand tie for Best Actress Oscar. On April 14, 1969, during the first internationally televised Oscars ceremony, Ingrid Bergman exclaims “It’s a tie!” upon opening the Best Actress envelope—the first tie in a major acting category in three decades. The award went to both Katharine Hepburn, for her turn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in "The Lion in Winter," and Barbra Streisand, for her debut performance in "Funny Girl." .... READ MORE

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