FROM KCCI: One person injured in shooting on Des Moines' east side. Des Moines police are investigating after a man was shot on the city's east side. Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of East 23rd Street and State Avenue near AE Dairy just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Iowa Attorney General brings charges against 6 people who allegedly voted as noncitizens. Six Iowans officially have charges brought against them by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird after allegedly voting in an election as a noncitizen. Those six names are: Jorge Sanchez-Vasquez of Marshall County, Ahumada Geronimo of Palo Alto County, Roque Ramirez Vasquez of Hancock County, Jose Lozano Munoz of Sioux County and Emmanuel Gathua and Itzel Lopez, both from Johnson County. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Des Moines hit-and-run leaves bicyclist seriously injured. Over two hours, the Des Moines Police Department recorded seven crashes Thursday evening, including a few that hospitalized multiple people.The most serious crash involved a bicyclist and a pickup truck in a hit-and-run crash.Police say the incident took place around 6th Avenue and Cherry Street at about 5 p.m. Thursday. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Today and Saturday look mostly dry as conditions stay warm and muggy. Storm chances return Sunday and Monday.

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

Niccol told Fox Business that his "Back to Starbucks - connection for lonely times" campaign will bring back the company's old policy of writing messages on cups. And that banana vanilla and chocolate cold foams are being introduced to make coffee more summer-friendly. 

McD's recently settled a $10 billion lawsuit concerning advertising allocations for Black-owned media. Recent earnings reports show a decline in McD's sales and customer traffic, with the company experiencing its worst quarterly sales drop in the U.S. since the COVID pandemic. Krispy Kreme sued McD for divorce this week saying the relationship wasn't working for them. Don't forget that Chipotle broke up with McD and flourished on their own. 

McD's is doing the worst in U.S. in sales among their fast food class, where price increases have eroded its being perceived as a value.

Kroger announced it would close 60 stores in their chain for "underperforming." 

• G Mig's has a Saturday special beef stroganoff for $18.50. On Friday, they offer scallops or prime rib dinners for $26-28. 

• Table 128 (220 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) features a Saturday tasting menu including crab fritter and crab ceviche brightened with citrus and a vanilla bean remoulade; grilled wild boar chop paired with house-made tagliatelle in a rich boar Bolognese; and a study in chocolate with chocolate cake, nougat crackle, dark cherries, chocolate sorbet, berry coulis and cocoa nib. $58.

• Heavenly Asian (225 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has an all-day Friday sale on orange chicken served with soup, crab Rangoon, egg roll and rice. $14, available for dine-in and phone carry-out.

• Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) offers BBQ beef and marinated roast beef sandwiches on special for Friday lunch.

• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers BOGO flatbreads Fridays and a blackened chicken sandwich and fries for just $12 on Saturdays. 

• 801 Chophouse (801 Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers Sunday supper specials that deliver deep discounts on filet, prime rib and red king salmon dinners.

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a $40 prime rib dinner special Friday and Saturday. 

• Tito’s Lounge (3916 N.W. Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) has brunch on Fridays as well as Saturdays and Sundays. 

• Court Avenue Brewing Company (309 Court Ave., Des Moines) hosts Saturday and Sunday breakfast buffets for $23.99.

• Friday night is paella time at Purveyor (505 E. Grand, Des Moines, officially, but really on E. Fifth), real Valenciana paella.

• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free tom ka kai and fried won tons with lunch entrees today.

• Maxie's Supper Club's (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) Friday special is chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes - $16.95 all day. They also have prime rib dinners on Friday and Saturday for dinner only, $30-38. 

• Jethro's melt Sunday special is papa cheeseburgers and side for $9.95. Today they have BBQ melt and side deal for $9.95. Because tonight is an Indiana Fever WNBA game night, the West Des Moines Jethro's has a "Fever Reliever" special of any two appetizers on the Happy Hour menu and two pints of domestic beer for $22.  

• Chicken Heat (1101 Army Post Road, Des Moines) offers $1 wings on Friday.  

•  Price Choppers have sales on cherries for $1.88/pound, strawberries for $1.88/pound and nectarines for $1.88/pound through Monday.

• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) begins a week-long sale on Kandy melons at $1.99, baby back ribs at $2.99/pound and snow crab clusters at $9.99/pound through Tuesday. 

•  Fareways have specials through Saturday on whole watermelons at $5, whole beef briskets at $4.99/pound and natural pork tenderloins at $2.99/pound.

• Aldi is selling pineapples for $1.89, fresh pork St. Louis ribs for $2.99/pound and California peaches for $1.29/pound through Tuesday.

•  Westown Tap (3530 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) offers $12 flatbreads on Fridays.

• Music: Steve Grismore / Rod Leaverton Duo plays Louie's Wine Dive (4040 University Ave.) on Sunday at 5 p.m. El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill on EP True Parkway has live music from The Juan and Only on Friday from 6 p.m.. Willie James Shay plays Sonny’s Pizza Bistro Friday at 5:30 p.m. Bittersweet Nation plays Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 2 p.m. Sunday.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1950: President Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea. On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea. The United States was undertaking the major military operation, he explained, to enforce a United Nations resolution calling for an end to hostilities, and to stem the spread of communism in Asia. In addition to ordering U.S. forces to Korea, Truman also deployed the U.S. 7th Fleet to Formosa (Taiwan) to guard against invasion by communist China and ordered an acceleration of military aid to French forces fighting communist guerrillas in Vietnam.  ... READ MORE

1976: Ebola breaks out in Sudan. A factory storekeeper in the Nzara township of Sudan becomes ill on June 27, 1976. Five days later, he dies, and the world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins making its way through the area. By the time the epidemic is over, 284 cases are reported, with about half of the victims dying from the disease. ... READ MORE

2015: Activist Bree Newsome removes Confederate flag from South Carolina State House. On the morning of June 27, 2015, activists posing as joggers signal to one of their comrades that the police have momentarily turned their attention away from the flagpole outside the South Carolina State House. Having received the signal, Brittany "Bree" Newsome scales the pole, takes down the Confederate flag that was flying there and is placed under arrest. Newsome's actions reverberated across the nation and eventually resulted in the state of South Carolina permanently removing the flag from its capitol. ... READ MORE

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