FROM KCCI: Iowa's Superman returns to greet fans at Des Moines Con. Fans have been flocking to the Iowa Events Center for Des Moines Con. On Sunday, Norwalk native actor Brandon Routh will be part of a Q&A discussion at noon. Routh is known for playing Superman in the 2006 film "Superman Returns," as well as for his roles in "Scott Pilgrim" and TV shows such as "Arrow." ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Miguel Angel Jimenez wins playoff in Iowa for 3rd PGA Tour Champions victory of the year. Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday at Wakonda Club for his third PGA Tour Champions victory of the year, beating Soren Kjeldsen and Cameron Percy with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Vilsack advocates change, says most farmers struggle in good years and bad. Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says his early years growing up in an orphanage still impact his outlook on food and farming. After completing his second term as secretary, the former Iowa governor-who served eight years in that role-now works back in Des Moines as the CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

A warm day today with rain chances and cooler temperatures  Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Back to the Biz
 
Big news for Oak Park. Oak Park pastry chef Jess Robertson spent the weekend staging at Atelier Crenn, a Michelin 3-star restaurant in San Francisco. Jess was personally invited by Dominique Crenn, the French owner and chef who is the first female chef to win three Michelin stars in America.
 
Tony Lemmo shut down his Juniper Moon this last weekend. The bar was laid-back and old-fashioned plush — lots of Rat Pack music and couches, etc. Lemmo wants more time with his young girls and has now sold his interests in Gusto, Gusto Pizza Bar, Anna Dolce, Breakfast Club and Franks, too. Aposto is his sole restaurant now.
 
Deals of the day
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smash burger and shoestring fries for $12.
 
• Bad Dog Burgers include three 1/3-pound patties, six pieces of bacon, choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion for $10.95 on Mondays at Kathy’s East 14th Street Tavern (3418 E. 14th St., Des Moines).
 
• Jethro's in Altoona and West Des Moines has a Monday mac and cheese special called hog wild this week. 

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

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

• 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. 

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

• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) offers $14 calzone specials with up to three ingredients on Mondays. 

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners, with two sides and a roll, for $6 on Mondays.   
 
• Fareways are offering chicken hindquarters for 99 cents a pound, hand-tied beer brats for $3.99/pound and Mezzetta's pickled red onions for $4.99 a pound jar through Saturday.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1997: Timothy McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing. Timothy McVeigh, a former U.S. Army soldier, is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. On April 19, 1995, just after 9 a.m., a massive truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The blast collapsed the north face of the nine-story building, instantly killing more than 100 people and trapping dozens more in the rubble. Emergency crews raced to Oklahoma City from across the country, and when the rescue effort finally ended two weeks later, the death toll stood at 168 people, including 19 young children who were in the building’s day-care center at the time of the blast. ... READ MORE

1970: Race car driver and designer Bruce McLaren dies in crash. The 32-year-old race car driver Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing an experimental car of his own design at a track in Goodwood, England on June 2, 1970. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, McLaren contracted a childhood hip disease that would keep him in hospitals for several years. By the age of 14, he had recovered fully. ... READ MORE

1985: Killing spree by dual killers is put to an end. Leonard Lake is arrested near San Francisco, California, ending one of the rare cases of serial killers working together. Lake and Charles Ng were responsible for a series of particularly brutal crimes against young women in California and the Pacific Northwest during the mid-1980s. ... READ MORE

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