FROM KCCI: Pennsylvania school board to discuss legal options after Ian Roberts arrest.  On Monday, a Pennsylvania school board will discuss its legal options against Ray and Associates Incorporated, the firm that helped hire Ian Roberts as superintendent. Roberts, the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent, is currently in the Polk County Jail on a U.S. Marshals hold for being an illegal alien in possession of weapons. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: One killed, several injured during Fairfax house fire. One person was killed and two others were injured during a house fire in Fairfax early Sunday. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders were called to the 200 block of Olsen Court around 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, crews found the house consumed in flames. Individuals at the scene told fire crews an elderly male has not escaped the home. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce sues ex-CEO who pleaded guilty to $250,000 theft. The Ankeny Chamber of Commerce is suing its former CEO, months after she admitted to stealing more than $250,000 from the organization.
In April, 47-year-old Melisa Cox pleaded guilty to four felony charges: first-degree theft, unauthorized use of a credit card in excess of $10,000, money laundering and second-degree fraudulent practice. An internal audit and police investigation revealed financial irregularities from 2023 to 2024, leading to the discovery that Cox had been using a chamber-issued credit card for theft. ... READ MORE

Rachel Knoll took this photo while she and her brother, Kyle Knoll, are in harvest time near Adel. They are the fifth generation of this family to farm.

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos. Facing criticism from all sides, France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: The Supreme Court will evaluate Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power in its new term. The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with a sharp focus on President Donald Trump’s robust assertion of executive power. Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda. On Tuesday, the justices will hear arguments over bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Field fires sparked across Iowa Saturday, fire crews urge caution. Iowa fire departments responded to several field fires on Saturday, largely due to dry and windy conditions. Even with burn bans in place, fire crews urge farmers to stay vigilant. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Rain chances last through early evening as much cooler temperatures move into the state. Will be a little bit warmer by the end of the week.

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

They are doing what?
Maxwell House announced last week that they were rebranding and will be called Maxwell Apartment. They paid an advertising firm to come up with that as a means to win young customers away from Starbucks. For $40, the "Maxwell Apartment bundle" includes four 27-ounce canisters of coffee, designed to last a whole year. The company is calling it a "12-month lease" to help people in these tough times. The coffee is available on Amazon and is currently sold out. Regular Maxwell House is still available, with the name it has been using for 133 years.
 
Transitions. Don Cotran of C Fresh Market and Pho 515 cafe, returned from the International Bakers Convention in Las Vegas last month and began baking banh mis loaves with a new, AI discovered natural enzyme that extends shelf life without preservative chemicals... Barista's Bouquet, a West Des Moines coffee with flowers joint, is expanding into a second location at 3837 N. 121st St. in Urbandale... Taste of New York, an "Ultimate Pizza in Des Moines" winner, is moving its mother store to a larger bay in the same strip mall west of Jordan Creek mall... Super sommelier Sam Tuttle is moving on from Oak Park. OP owner Kathy Fehrman says that Sam was responsible for much of the wonderful development of the Des Moines food scene. He leaves OP and its 7,000 bottle wine cellar for San Francisco... The superb Masao is now open for lunch Wednesday through Friday.
 
Deals today
• Hy-Vee Market Grilles offer a Monday special smoked chicken hindquarter with corn bread and corn on the cob for $8.

•  Bubba (200 10th St., Des Moines) has a Monday night sirloin dinner special for $20. 

• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.

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

• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Monday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.

• Trostel's Greeenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14. Their chef's special through Wednesday is a 20-ounce ribeye with pepper sauce and asparagus, $50. 

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.
 
• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free egg drop soup and crab Rangoon with lunch entrees today.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today with a side.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll, 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 smashburger and shoestring fries, $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 East 14th St., Des Moines).
 
• Jethro's have a Monday chicken tenders and fries special, $9.95.

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

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

• Hy-Vee Market Grilles are offering a Monday special meat loaf dinner with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy for $8. 

• 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. 

• 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 tuna, chicken or egg salad sandwiches on croissants 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 have specials through Saturday on chicken hindquarters at $1.28/pound, Fareway pasta at $.97 and green or black grapes at $1.99/pound.  

 — Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1866: The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history. On Oct. 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno stage the first train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana.  ... READ MORE

1926: Babe Ruth sets a World Series record. On Oct. 6, 1926, Yankee slugger Babe Ruth hits a record three homers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series. The Yanks won the game 10-5, but despite Ruth’s unprecedented performance, they lost the championship in the seventh game. In 1928, in the fourth game of another Yanks-Cards World Series, Ruth tied his own record, knocking three more pitches out of the same park. ... READ MORE

1973: The Yom Kippur War brings United States and USSR to brink of conflict. The surprise attack by Egyptian and Syrian forces on Israel in October 1973 throws the Middle East into turmoil and threatens to bring the United States and the Soviet Union into direct conflict for the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Though actual combat did not break out between the two nations, the events surrounding the Yom Kippur War seriously damaged U.S.-Soviet relations and all but destroyed President Richard Nixon’s much publicized policy of détente. ... READ MORE

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