FROM KCCI: Sen. Chuck Grassley announces procedure to remove gallstones. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley underwent a procedure over the weekend to remove gallstones, he announced Monday. Grassley made the announcement on social media. Grassley, 92, is the sixth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He has not yet announced if he will run for a ninth term in 2028 but did file a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Authorities release name of victim in Greene County homicide. At around 2:13 p.m. on Sunday, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 500 block of Main Street East in Grand Junction. When first responders arrived at the home, they found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Alex Treft, was initially transported to a local hospital but then life-flighted to a Des Moines hospital. Despite life-saving measures, Treft later died. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Report: Iowa's population is growing, but not fast enough. Iowa’s population continued to grow in 2025 for a third consecutive year, but a new analytical report suggests the forces driving that growth are weakening and could pose long-term challenges for the state’s workforce and economy. According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa added about 8,000 residents last year. While that reflects continued population growth, researchers with the Common Sense Institute of Iowa say a closer look at births, deaths and migration reveals a more complicated picture. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran. President Donald Trump offered mixed messages Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: 2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park. A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured, authorities said. Winston-Salem police Capt. Kevin Burns said a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old died at the scene after being shot around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, near a middle school. Five others between the ages of 14 and 19 were shot and suffered injuries ranging from critical to minor, Burns said at a news conference. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Pharmacist put on probation for stealing prescriptions with fraudulent accounts. A repeat-offender pharmacist was sentenced last week to three years on probation after he created fake patient profiles to steal prescription drugs. Ryan Etscheid, 40, from La Salle, Illinois, pleaded guilty in October of 2025 to acquiring a controlled substance by means of misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge. He was previously sentenced in December of 2024 to three years of probation for the same crime. ... READ MORE

Tuesday touts
Food TV has two new shows to watch. CNN's Eva Longoria Searching for France looks like her best food travel show yet. As usual, CNN brings production values that beat their rivals'. Longoria speaks French, married a Frenchman and brings her usual esprit de vie and wild laugh to the show. Sunday nights. Locally, CW Iowa 23's Iowa Food Diary brings youthful enthusiasm and precocious film and editing skills. It looks as good, if not better than, most PBS food shows. And it's produced, directed and stars 17 year Nash Roe. Sundays at 4:30 p.m.

• 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.

• Beef and noodles is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola), and it's pork chops with mac and cheese 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.

• Most Hy-Vees offer $5 tenderloins on Tuesdays.

• Today is beef and noodles day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

2016: Legendary musician and megawatt star Prince dies at 57. On the morning of April 21, 2016, Prince, the virtuosic musician who created more than 30 albums and won seven Grammy Awards over a 40-year career, is found dead in Paisley Park, his Minnesota home and recording studio. The cause of death was an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. He was 57 years old. … READ MORE

1973: “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” tops the U.S. pop charts and creates a cultural phenomenon. On April 21, 1973, Tony Orlando and Dawn's “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree,” tops the U.S. pop charts. The yellow ribbon has long been a symbol of support for absent or missing loved ones, but this song turned the tradition into a cultural phenomenon. … READ MORE

1930: Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire. A fire at an Ohio prison kills 320 inmates, some of whom burn to death when they are not unlocked from their cells. It is one of the worst prison disasters in American history. The Ohio State Penitentiary was built in Columbus in 1834. Throughout its history, it had a poor reputation. A cholera epidemic swept through the facility in 1849, killing 121 convicts. In 1893, a prison superintendent wrote that "ten thousand pages of history of the Ohio Penitentiary would [not] give one idea of the inward wretchedness of its 1,900 inmates. The unwritten history is known only by God himself.” … READ MORE

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