FROM KCCI: Legendary Iowa State wrestling coach Bobby Douglas dies at 83. Iowa State Athletics Hall of Famer Bobby Douglas, who coached the Cyclones wrestling team from 1993-2006, died Monday at 83. Douglas, an Ohio native who went 72-2 as a collegiate wrestler at West Liberty State (West Virginia) and Oklahoma State, was the first black U.S. wrestler at the Olympics. He finished in fourth place as a featherweight at the 1964 Tokyo Games and captained the U.S. Olympic team in Mexico City in 1968, according to a news release from ISU. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: WHO 13’s Jeriann Ritter opens up about her health journey. WHO 13’s Jeriann Ritter opened up about her diagnosis with bulbar ALS in a conversation with Keith Murphy. They talked about what bulbar ALS is, what symptoms she had that led to her eventual diagnosis, what it means for her career, and what she plans to do going forward. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Person found dead in Urbandale parking lot identified as 14-year-old boy, 2 juvenile suspects charged. Urbandale police have identified the person found dead near a parking lot over the weekend as a 14-year-old boy.
Police responded to the 3800 block of 64th Street near Merle Hay Mall just before 5 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, officers found the boy deceased near the parking lot, suffering from a gunshot wound. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks in face of major US military deployment. Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks “big lies” to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through “honorable diplomacy.” ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats. President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven’t benefited from Trump’s policies. He took the high road to honor the gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team and a war hero before pivoting abruptly to a darker tone as he ridiculed Democrats. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: 1 found dead in burning home in Cass County, investigation underway. One person was found dead inside a burning home in Cass County on Tuesday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said that just after 6 a.m., firefighters from the Griswold, Lewis, and Cumberland fire departments responded to a house fire in the 68000 block of 560th Street, northeast of Griswold. As firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames and starting to collapse. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Light snow will be possible later this afternoon into the early morning hours on Thursday. Amounts will be minor. The rest of Thursday looks mild, and we'll be in the 50s on Friday. Watching Saturday for the possibility of more light snow in Iowa.

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

Woebegone Wednesday
Bradt has issued the first new travel guide to Afghanistan in more than 20 years. Written by James Wilcox, it covers the Minaret of Jam, a 12th-century structure 14 hours from the nearest paved road, and the Niches of Bamiyan, where stunning Buddha statues stood, before their destruction by the Taliban. The guide recommends heading into the Pamir Mountains with the Kyrgyz nomads, or watching buzkashi, a sport where riders on horseback attempt to place a goat carcass in the opposition goal. Wilcox pioneered ski tourism in the country and trained and employed the country’s first, and only, female tour guides.

Ford's Garage is a fast charging new restaurant chain modeled after a 1920s garage. They opened their first store in Fort Myers, Florida, a few blocks from Henry Ford's winter home there in the 1920s. They moved the concept to Detroit because - duh. Now they intend to build three Ford’s Garage locations in Iowa and are looking at Davenport, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. The first Iowa location is expected to open within the next 12 months, with additional restaurants planned to follow over a five-year development timeline. Ford’s Garage offers a unique blend of crave-worthy comfort food, craft beer and vintage automotive nostalgia. For information on the Ford’s Garage franchise opportunity - visit https://fordsgarageusa.com/franchise/   

Deals today
• Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola) offers stuffed pork chops as today's special. 
 
• Today is fried chicken with sweet potatoes day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).
 
• Wednesdays are Chicago Italian beef sandwich day at Graziano Brothers (1601 S. Union St., Des Moines).
 
•  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.
 
• Clyde's Fine Diner (111 E. Grand Ave., East Village) has a four-course tasting menu tonight for $125.
 
• 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.
 
• 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 spaghetti and meatballs dinner with 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. They are open till April.
 
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) offers $5 off pizza on Wednesdays.
 
• Kwik Stars' Wednesday special is eight pieces of fried chicken for $10. Their fried chicken is ridiculously good for a convenience store.  
 
• 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.  
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Wednesday day special of chopped cheeseburger with a side for $12.
 
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1870: First African American congressman sworn in. Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. … READ MORE

1940: NHL game televised in U.S. for first time. On Feb. 25, 1940, the first telecast of a National Hockey League game is transmitted over New York's W2XBS—the National Broadcasting Company's experimental station used to test TV technology. A viewing audience estimated at 300 subscribers watches the New York Rangers defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden. … READ MORE

1964: Young Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston for first world title. On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. Former champ Joe Louis called it "the biggest upset in the history of boxing.” … READ MORE

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