FROM KCCI: Here's where the 53rd RAGBRAI route will go. Riders, start planning — and training — because the RAGBRAI route is out. Organizers of the annual bicycle ride across Iowa announced the route Saturday night during a release party at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee. This year's ride starts Sunday, July 19 in Onawa and ends 391 miles later on Saturday, July 25 in Dubuque. It's the shortest of all time and 10th-hilliest, with 16,027 feet of climb. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: 1 killed, 2 injured during collision in southeast Iowa. One person was killed and two were injured Saturday during a winter weather related collision in southeast Iowa, authorities say. The two-vehicle collision occurred around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday along the 2100 block of Hemlock Avenue and Cedar Creek, according to the Iowa State Patrol. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Early morning fire destroys high school bowling equipment in Osceola. An early morning fire destroyed much of the equipment used by Clarke Community's high school bowling teams, according to a post from the district.
Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Osceola Fire Department responded to a fire at Alley Bowl, Clarke County Emergency Management Coordinator Byron Jimmerson told Local 5. The fire began at an adjacent bar and spread to the rest of the building, he said. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Israeli troops scour Gaza cemetery for remains of final hostage as Rafah crossing remains closed. Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under the ceasefire agreement to search the side of the territory not controlled by troops. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground in immigration crackdown after shooting. In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground after another shooting death by federal agents. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Iowa fire crews battle blaze in sub-zero temperatures. Fire crews in eastern Iowa battled a house fire in negative temperatures for hours Friday night. The Brandon Fire Department says crews were called to the 1000 block of 325th Street around 8:45 p.m. Friday on a report of smoke filling a home and the power going out. Upon arrival, fire crews found visible flames coming from the roof of the two-story home. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Slightly warmer today through Wednesday, with a light snow chance Wednesday. Flurries Friday.

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

Back to the Biz
Casey's launched Goodstop convenience stores for its acquired locations that aren't big enough to offer a full kitchen menu... Mahalo’s Coffee, Mini Donuts & Catering is for sale, asking price $225,000... The real estate housing Waveland Tap sold for $252,000... The Greenwood Lounge, one of the first places to open in Des Moines after Prohibition, has new management. In the Wood tradition of first name only personalities, Shelleigh and Lisa are managing, Bobby and Bill are still tending the bar, Rudy is still the Thursday night band and Heath still plays there twice a month. The gun is working for the first times in months, the roof does not leak for the first time in many years, the liquor shelves have been upgraded considerably and Happy Hour is still the best bargain on Ingersoll. 

Milestones 
Two American restaurant brands are entering milestone years in 2026, with Bennigan’s turning 50 and Steak and Ale marking its 60th anniversary... Crouse Cafe, the scratch cooking oasis in Indianola, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Deals today
• Hy-Vee Market Grilles offer chicken fried steak specials on Mondays for $8. 

• Today is soup day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).

• It's catfish night at Waterfront stores. Dinners cooked any way you like it, $19.99.
 
• Kids eat free on Monday at Curbin' Cuisine (1325 S.W. Oralabor Road, Suite 200, Ankeny).
 
• It's Meat Loaf Monday at Mickey's in Yale.

• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) Monday special is three for $25 on all appetizers.
 
•  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).
 
• Trostel's Greenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14.   
 
• 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.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today including 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 smash burger and shoestring fries, $12.
 
• 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, $15 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.

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 all day. 
 
• 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 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.

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners with two sides and a roll for $7 on Mondays. 

• Aldi stores haves sales through Tuesday on navel oranges at $2.49/4-pound bag, blueberries at $2.29/pint, and ground wagyu at $4.99/pound.

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on Iowa chops at $2.48/pound, boneless chicken breasts at $1.99/pound and strawberries for $2.88/pint.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1838: Tennessee passes nation’s first prohibition law. The first Prohibition law in the history of the United States is passed in Tennessee, making it a misdemeanor to sell alcoholic beverages in taverns and stores. The bill stated that all persons convicted of retailing “spirituous liquors” would be fined at the “discretion of the court” and that the fines would be used in support of public schools. … READ MORE

1961: President Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician. On Jan. 26, 1961, just about a week after his inauguration, President John F. Kennedy appoints Janet Travell, 59, as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history to hold the post. … READ MORE

2005: Condoleezza Rice sworn in as first Black female secretary of state. On Jan. 26, 2005, Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as secretary of state, making her the highest ranking African American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. … READ MORE

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