FROM KCCI: Ankeny man sentenced for driving vehicle into flock of geese. An Iowa man has been sentenced to probation after driving his vehicle into a flock of geese. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced Tuesday that Joseph Thomas Lamb, 82, of Ankeny, has received a six-month probation sentence. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Des Moines police major receives $975K settlement from city. The Des Moines City Council has approved a settlement guaranteeing a hefty payout to Des Moines police Maj. Lillie Parker. Details of the settlement were not released in the council’s agenda or meeting Monday night, but all members of the board voted to approve the settlement. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: In Iowa, President Trump praises US economy, reaffirms support for year-round E15. President Donald Trump was in Iowa Tuesday, marking the second time he visited the state in less than a year. The president delivered a speech on energy and the economy at the Horizon Events Center in Clive on Tuesday. Much of the addresses focused on what Trump hailed as his administration’s successes, including no taxes on social security for seniors, no taxes on tips, price reductions for prescription drugs, slashing trade deficits and more. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Russia offers cash bonuses, frees prisoners and lures foreigners to replenish its troops in Ukraine. For average wage earners in Russia, it’s a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it’s a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it’s a simplified path to citizenship. All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall. A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Eminent domain ban advances from Iowa Senate subcommittee but changes are planned. An Iowa House bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines advanced from a Senate subcommittee Tuesday, but senators intend to amend the bill with their own language. Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville, said he plans to amend the bill with language from his own property rights bill. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Our cold and dry week continues. Light snow is possible in western Iowa Thursday. The next best chance for central Iowa comes on Sunday.

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

Deals today
• Today is fried chicken with mashed potatoes day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).

• Wednesdays are Chicago Italian beef sandwich day at Graziano Brothers (1601 S. Union St., Des Moines).

• Smoked pork chop dinner is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola).

•  AJ's (Prairie Meadows) has a new early bird menu on Wednesday and Thursday from 4-6 p.m. Half-pound burgers with frites $15, pasta and chicken dinners, $20-22, seafood and steak dinners $27-30. Prime rib dinners for $30 all night. 

• Hy-Vees offer chicken and noodles dinners for $5 on Wednesdays.
 
• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moine) offers Walleye Wednesday with dinners $21.
 
• Jack’s Place (6112 S.W. Ninth, Des Moines) has 10 wings for $10 Wednesdays.

• Mitzi's (125 Fifth, Valley Junction) offers $7 cheeseburger and fries deals on Wednesday. 
 
• Kids eat free on Wednesday at Short E's BBQ (8805 Chambray Blvd., Johnston).
 
• Fareway is offering $5 rotisserie chicken on Wednesdays. Other days they cost about $9.
 
• Whatcha Smokin? (Highway 17, Luther) has a brisket burnt ends special on Wednesdays.
 
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers any burger with a side for $10 on Wednesdays. 
 
• Exile (1514 Walnut St., Des Moines) offers a $12 burger basket with fries and a beer on Wednesdays. 
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $8 French toast or pancake breakfasts and $2 tacos, $9 wraps and $10 half pounds of wings on Wednesdays. 

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken Madeira special on Wednesdays before 4 p.m., $15 including beverage.
 
• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) offers 10 wings for $10 on Wednesdays and steak night, too.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) has a $10 classic burger and beer all day. 
 
• Paula's (524 Elm, Valley Junction) has a Wednesday special beef stew with biscuit, $13.50.
 
• Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) has all you can eat fried chicken dinners on Wednesdays, $23.99 after 5 p.m. 

• Wednesdays bring steak night to Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines). Steaks are cooked to order with salad, potato and bread, $14.99.
 
• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) offers hot beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy for $11.50 on Wednesday. It's also hot beef sandwich day at Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave.) where the gravy is made with pan drippings.
 
• Curbin' Cuisine (1325 S.W. Oralabor Road, Ankeny) offers traditional gyros for $7 Wednesdays. 
 
• Wine bottles are half price on Wednesdays at Trostel's Greenbriar (5910 Merle Hay Road, Johnston), Table 128 (220 S.W. Ninth, Des Moines) and The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines). 
 
• G Mig's (128 Fifth St., Valley Junction) offers a Wednesday special lasagna dinner plus salad and garlic bread for $19.25.
 
• Barntown's (9500 S.E. University Ave., West Des Moines) Wednesday specials are a  pound of chicken tenders with fries and two sauces for $11.99, plus $13 core pitchers of beer.
 
• Wednesday is Biryani Festival at Chowrastha (5910 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines). Buy two and a third is free.
 
• Tacos Mariana's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) and The Station (3124 Ingersoll, Des Moines) have specials on tacos today. 
 
• Village Inns offer free pie with entrees on Wednesdays. 
 
• It's lasagna day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) and breaded pork tenderloin day at Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines).
 
• Panka Peruvian (2708 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has live jazz Wednesday. 
 
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) offers $5 off pizza on Wednesdays.
 
• On Wednesdays, flatbreads are $10 at Tito's Lounge (3916 N.W. Urbandale Drive, Urbandale). 
 
• Jethro's have $9.95 breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches, including a side of choice, on Wednesdays.  
 
• Price Chopper stores have sales through Monday on strawberries, raspberries and blackberries at $2.50/pound, frozen tilapia filets at $4.49/pound and catfish nuggets at $1.99/pound.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1973: Cease-fire goes into effect. A cease-fire in the Vietnam War goes into effect at 8 a.m., Saigon time (midnight on Jan. 27, Greenwich Mean Time). … READ MORE

1985: Music stars gather to record “We Are the World.” The special instruction Quincy Jones sent out to the several dozen pop stars invited to participate in the recording of “We Are the World” was this: “Check your egos at the door.” Jones was the producer of a record that would eventually go on to sell more than 7 million copies and raise more than $60 million for African famine relief. But before “We Are the World” could achieve those feats, it had to be captured on tape—no simple feat considering the number of major recording artists slated to participate. With only one chance to get the recording the way he and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wanted it, Jones convened the marathon recording session of “We Are the World” at around 10 p.m. on the evening of Jan. 28, 1985, immediately following the conclusion of the American Music Awards ceremony held just a few miles away. … READ MORE

1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff. At 11:38 a.m. EST, on Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger. She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger‘s launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted off. … READ MORE

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