FROM KCCI: Iowa deputies arrest 3 teens for allegedly creating obscene images of juveniles using AI. Fremont County deputies arrested multiple juveniles for allegedly creating and distributing obscene material using artificial intelligence. Deputies said in November, they received multiple reports from parents and school staff about an image that was being shared among the student body at a local school. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Gift from nonprofit pays off home of fallen Des Moines firefighter. A national nonprofit is helping the family of fallen Des Moines firefighter, Malcolm Cortner, by paying off their mortgage. “He was just one of those guys you dream about having on your crew. [He] really takes care of business, makes everybody else feel at ease, and working with the public, he’s just on top of his game,” said firefighter Joe Van Haalen who worked at the same station as Cortner. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Urbandale businessman faces charges for loan fraud and false bankruptcy claims. An Urbandale man has been charged with making false statements on loan applications and during bankruptcy proceedings after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment last month. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Southern District of Iowa, the indictment was returned Nov. 13 to 57-year-old Henry J. Schappert. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign US-mediated peace deal. President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal on Thursday aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening the region’s critical mineral reserves to the U.S. government and American companies.. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible? Trump administration officials overseeing the immigration crackdown launched this week in New Orleans are aiming to make 5,000 arrests, a target that some city leaders who oppose the operation say is unrealistic and would require detainining more than just violent offenders. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Humboldt County man killed in accidental shooting. A man in Humboldt County died after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he thought was unloaded, according to the sheriff's office. This incident occurred at a home on 210th Street outside Goldfield. Investigators say George Filmalter, 26, died from his injuries. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said this should serve as a stark reminder to treat all firearms as if they are loaded. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Near 30 today and Saturday. Snow moves in late Saturday afternoon and lasts into early Sunday morning. One to three inches look likely in the Des Moines metro area with higher amounts north and lower amounts south.

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

Sweet dreams and flying machines...
A Rabbit Room is coming to Johnston. The original Rabbit Room was an attachment to a larger pub in Oxford, England, where the Oxford Inklings, including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, met in the 1930s and 40s. After singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson visited the Oxford home of C.S. Lewis in 2006, he returned to Nashville with "a conviction that community nourishes good and lasting artistic work — and that creative work nourishes community." Soon afterward, the non-profit Rabbit Room was born with the mission to "create and curate stories, music and works of art to nourish the life of Christ-centered communities for the life of the world." The local hutch will occupy the former WineStyles venue. Owner Jamie Farrington is a graduate of Iowa Culinary Institute, so future inklings can expect upscale nourishments.

UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crashed in Kentucky last month killing at least 14 people. It also upset dinner plans for four clients of CITYVIEW’s “Best Caterer” winner Cyd’s Catering. “We lost four meals that were to be delivered the next day. I did not realize that UPS headquarters was in Louisville, Kentucky. Two of the four packages never arrived, and the other two arrived ten days later, clearly not edible and had to be thrown out. We gladly made a new order for all four clients,” explained Cyd Koehn.

Allegiant announced new non-stop flights from DSM to Burbank and Philadelphia beginning in May. 

Weekend deals

Saturday’s tasting menu at Table 128 (220 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) includes wedge salad, short rib ragu and vanilla pecan tart for $58. Daily Umbrella called T128's Saturday tasting menu a "wonder bargain."

• Machine Shed (11151 Hickman, Urbandale) offers smoked prime rib on Saturday only. Whatcha Smokin? (Luther) offers smoked Dino beef ribs on Saturday only. 

• ShortE's BBQ (8805 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) offers 20% discounts to first responders and military on Friday and Saturday. They have a Friday special pulled pork sandwich, fries and fountain drink for $12.


• Amruth (9974 Swanson Blvd., Clive) has 20 dishes on their new Saturday and Sunday buffet, noon to 4 p.m. Of course, there will be dosas.

• Waterfront stores' Saturday special includes cocktail shrimp or raw oysters on the half shell for half price until 4 p.m.



•  Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) does Saturday and Sunday brunch buffets for $24.99 for adults. Kids 6 and younger eat free.

• Rube's steakhouses offer a prime sirloin special on Sundays only, $29.

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $9 Philly cheesesteaks or hot honey chicken plus $8 biscuit and gravy breakfasts on Fridays.

• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) offers walleye or steak dinner specials tonight and karaoke after 9 p.m. They have a "ten for $10" wings deal on Sundays. 

•  Jethro's Sunday special is burger baskets with fries for $9.95. Fridays they have open-faced turkey sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy for $12. 

• G Mig's has Friday prime rib dinners with baked potatoes and asparagus for $32 or crab stuffed shrimp for $28.95. Saturday's special is chicken pot pie dinners for $18.50.

• 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.

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

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

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on navel oranges at $2.99/4-pound bag, wagyu ground beef at $4.99/pound and russet potatoes at $3.25/10-pound bag. 

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on frozen vegetables at $1/12-ounce pack, navel oranges at 99 cents/pound, boneless USDA Choice ribeye roast at $15.88/pound, and chicken hindquarters at $1.29/pound.

• Whole Foods (4100 University Ave., West Des Moines) offers $1 oysters on Fridays with good selection and free shucking. 

• Hy Vee offers $7 take-n-bake Mia Italian pizza pies through December. 

• Aldi stores haves sales through Tuesday on avocados at 49 cents, navel oranges at $2.99/4-pound bag and boneless pork shoulders at $1.79/pound.

• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) has sales on fresh snow crab clusters at $10.99/pound, baby back ribs at $2.99/pound and regal king salmon fillets at $21.99/half pound, or Atlantic salmon fillets at $5.99/pound. 

• Price Chopper has avocados on sale at two for $1, red or gold potatoes at $2.99/5 pounds and winter squash at 88 cents/pound through Monday.

• Hy-Vee stores have sales through Jan. 4 on Dungeness crab clusters at $16.99/ pound; whole American lobsters at $13.99 each; golden king crab legs at 49.98/pound, and through Monday on standard East Coast oysters at $19.99/pound. 

Music


El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill on EP True 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... Kevin Lingren plays Kelly's Little Nipper at 7 p.m. Friday… Fred Gazzo Quintet plays Anna Dolce Ristorante, WDM, at 6 p.m. Saturday... Steve Grismore Trio plays holiday music at Middlebrook Mercantile, Cumming, at 5 p.m. Saturday... Willie Shay plays Simon’s at 7 p.m. Friday... Wayne Page with Mark Lawson and Steve Charlson plays Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m. Sunday... Final Mix Show Band  plays Mickey's Irish Pub, Waukee, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
 

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1933: 21st Amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends. The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America. At 5:32 p.m. EST, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the requisite three-fourths majority of states’ approval. Pennsylvania and Ohio had ratified it earlier in the day.  ... READ MORE

1945: Aircraft squadron disappears in the Bermuda Triangle. At 2:10 p.m. on Dec. 5, 1945, five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. After having completed their objective, Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for an additional 67 miles, then turn north for 73 miles, and back to the air station after that, totaling a distance of 120 miles. They never returned. ... READ MORE

1964: Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam. The first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year. ... READ MORE

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