FROM KCCI: Appeals court ruling puts Iowa school book, instruction law back in effect as legal fight continues. After more than a year on hold, a controversial Iowa law restricting certain school library books and classroom instruction is back in effect. A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a preliminary injunction on Senate File 496, allowing the state to enforce key parts of the 2023 law while ongoing lawsuits continue. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Guthrie Avenue Bridge to get $6.2 million makeover. The Des Moines City Council is expected to approve a nearly $6.2 million construction project that would repair the Guthrie Avenue Bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Monday evening. The Guthrie Avenue bridge was built in 1978. Council documents say the bridge was listed as a “high priority repair” in 2015, and a targeted joint replacement and strengthening project was completed, but other, more extensive repairs were postponed. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Des Moines' Central Library marks 20 years of community transformation and innovation. Central Library in Des Moines is celebrating its 20th anniversary. But back in 2006, building the new location downtown was a controversial move. “I like to joke that when this area was built, it was mostly car lots and strip joints and since then the vitality that has come to area just because the library happened to move in,” said Cat Beane, Special Collections Librarian at Central Library. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Iran calls for human chains to protect power plants as Trump’s deadline nears. Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face punishing strikes on its infrastructure. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse. After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Iowa Taekwondo state championship returns after multi-year hiatus. Iowa’s Taekwondo community held its first state championship in six years Saturday, marking the return of a competition that paused during the COVID-19 pandemic and had not resumed until now. The championship kicked off in Marion early Saturday morning with 77 athletes from nine states competing for a chance to qualify for nationals. ... READ MORE

Tuesday touts
The Iowa Architectural Foundation's Eat|Drink|Architecture is Sunday, April 26 from 1-5 p.m. in downtown Des Moines. This event blends local food, drinks and architecture into a walking tour. Participants will visit four well-known establishments with guided insights into the history and design of the East Village, Downtown and Court Avenue districts. Tickets are $53.49 and must be purchased in advance. The event consistently sells out so get on it. 

Wonder Bargain of the week
Machine Shed Urbandale hosts “The Shed’s Supper Club: Spring on the Farm” April 30 at 6 p.m. This is a great deal at $75 including tax and tips. Five courses featuring walleye, pork rillettes and smoked ribeye, plus cocktails. This, too, will sell out. 

Deals today
• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a Salisbury steak special today.
 
• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) offers hot beef sandwiches on special today.
 
• B&B Grocery, Meat and Deli (2001 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special Killer's grinder with fries and soda $11.95.
 
• Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St.) has a $12 double smash with fries and soda every Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
• All pizzas are half priced at Maggie's Rumble Room (1432 Second Ave., Des Moines) 5-9 p.m. on Tuesdays.
 
• Chicken and noodles is today's special at Crouse Cafe  (115 E. Salem, Indianola), and it's kielbasa day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).
 
• It's steak night at Grand Junction (1970 Grand Ave., West Des Moines). Steak, salad and potato $13.99. 
 
• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers fried chicken dinner special on Tuesdays, $17-23, plus half-priced whiskey pours.
 
• Mullet’s Norwalk offers a free kids meal per adult meal on Tuesdays 4 p.m. to close.
 
• Mickey's Irish Pub (50 S.E. Laurel St., Waukee) has a special $7 half-pound burger with a side all day Tuesday. 
 
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Tendy's Tuesday" pork tenderloin basket with a drink for $11.50.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special pork tenderloin with a side for $10.
 
• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $7 breakfasts and $8 burgers Tuesdays.
 
• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) offers a special smashburger with cheese, fries and a draft beer for $10 on Tuesdays.
 
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a beef stroganoff special on Tuesdays, $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts 222 BBQ today from 5-9 p.m.
 
• Baklava is half priced Tuesdays at Istanbul Cafe and Bakery (3281 100th, Urbandale). 
 
• Red Robin stores are featuring a $10 cheeseburger with an "endless side" on Tuesdays.
 
• Jethro's Tuesday special is 2 pounds of bone-in smoked wings for the price of one. 
 
• Kids meals are half price till 2 p.m. today at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale).  
 
• Taco Tuesday brings serious discounts to La Familia (1610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines), all Taco John's, all Abelardo's, all Fernando’s, Malo (900 Mulberry St., Des Moines), Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines), Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines), The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines), Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines), Jack's Place Grill & Bar, (6112 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) and both Faustino's. 
 
• Hy-Vees offer $5 tenderloins on Tuesdays. 
 
• Today is beef and noodles day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines).

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1994: Violence erupts in Rwanda, foreshadowing genocide. On April 7, 1994, violence fuels the launch of what would become the worst episode of genocide since World War II: the massacre of an estimated 500,000 to 1 million innocent civilian Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Following the first wave of massacres, Rwandan forces manage to discourage international intervention with the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers. The Tutsis, a minority group that made up about 10 percent of Rwanda’s population, received no assistance from the international community, although the United Nations later conceded that a mere 5,000 soldiers deployed at the outset would have stopped the wholesale slaughter. … READ MORE

1950: President Truman receives NSC-68 report, calling for “containing” Soviet expansion. President Harry S. Truman receives National Security Council Paper Number 68 (NSC-68). The report was a group effort, created with input from the Defense Department, the State Department, the CIA, and other interested agencies; NSC-68 formed the basis for America’s Cold War policy for the next two decades. … READ MORE

1979: Astros’ Ken Forsch pitches no-hitter, matching feat by his brother. On April 7, 1979, nearly a year after his brother Bob pitched a no-hitter, Houston Astros pitcher Ken Forsch tosses his first career no-hitter. Ken and Bob become the first — and only — brothers to pitch official no-hitters in Major League Baseball history. … READ MORE

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