FROM KCCI: Madison County Board of Supervisors shoots down proposed gun range. Scott Henderson moved to Winterset 26 years ago for peace and quiet. "We love our place. We've grown to love the neighborhood and neighbors as well," He told KCCI. But he says that peace and quiet would vanish if a gun range is allowed to move in nearby. "I don't think it's a very neighborly proposal," he added. That proposed gun range is called The Vanguard. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Summit proposes change to pipeline in 12 Iowa counties. Summit Carbon Solutions filed a new proposal with the Iowa Utilities Commission on Wednesday to reduce its pipeline route, making changes to 12 counties in Iowa. A press release from Summit states the new proposal reduces the project by roughly 200 miles, removing more than 400 landowners. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Motorcyclist dies from injuries after crash in Des Moines' Waveland Park neighborhood. A motorcyclist has died from injuries sustained in a Wednesday afternoon crash in the Waveland Park neighborhood, according to the Des Moines Police Department.  Just before 1:30 p.m., DMPD said first responders were dispatched to a crash on University Avenue involving a car and a motorcycle. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict. China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that the two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue was not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the American leader’s praise for his counterpart. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Some parents don’t want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back. For high school senior Aliyah Pack, getting distracted during school is the norm. Kids in her Pennsylvania school district use iPads starting in kindergarten, switch to Chromebooks in second grade and get their own MacBooks in eighth grade. Aliyah has ADHD, and finds it difficult to concentrate when she’s learning from a screen. She’ll watch Netflix in class on her school laptop, hiding her earbuds behind her long, curly hair. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Hundreds of dollars stolen from donation boxes at Sioux City Railroad Museum. Volunteers at the Sioux City Railroad Museum discovered this week that money had been stolen from donation boxes throughout the facility over the weekend. Three donation boxes were broken into, with an estimated $1,200 to $1,500 taken. The theft occurred after a family event on Saturday, May 9, and continued through Mother’s Day on Sunday. ... READ MORE

Roosevelt Senior AP Art Student Exhibition at MASS Gallery
Friday, May 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m. MASS Gallery in Mainframe Studios, Suite 245, 900 Keo Way in downtown Des Moines, honors the works of the senior class of AP art students from Roosevelt High School.

Ankeny Art Center 2026 Arts Festival
More than 50 artists, live music, food trucks, activities for adults and kids. Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Uptown Ankeny.

The Ingersoll. Launching its new performing arts series with "The Roommate," May 14-31. 
 
Theatre Midwest at The Viking Theatre at Grand View University. "Apples in Winter." May 14-16, 7:30 p.m. 
 
Des Moines Playhouse – Adventure Clubhouse with "Chicken Little" May 15 (three shows). 
 
Comedy Xperiment at Tallgrass Theatre Company. Comedy Improv. May 15-16. 
 
Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theatre. "Choir! Choir! Choir! Presents: We Will Choir You." May 15 (two shows). 
 
Broadway Cabaret. "Music Theatre Reunions." Saturday, May 16, 5-8 p.m.
 
Ballet Des Moines. "Cinderella." May 16-17. 
 
CJC Big Band – Final concert of the season. Sunday, May 17, 2-4 p.m. New Hope Methodist Church, 4525 Beaver Ave., Des Moines. Free.

— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz

Junk food news
Nestlé Toll House recently debuted new limited-edition soccer ball-shaped chocolate morsels and cookie dough. An entire suite of Kellanova products, including Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Pringles, Rice Krispies Treats, and Town House, is partnering with the U.S. Soccer Federation to launch new patriotic-themed products. Cheez-It's embossed original Flags and Stars crackers will be joined by a new flavor: Chili Cheese Dog. They will hit shelves this month, along with Pop-Tarts returning Star-Spangled Blueberry, Pringles Spicy Loaded Nachos, Town House's Star Spangled Original Crackers, and Rice Krispies Treats Red White & Blue Sprinkles. They'll be sold at retailers nationwide for a limited time this summer.

Pillsbury is offering cookie dough in soccer ball designs as well as Spider-Man cookie dough.
 
Oreo is making a 250th Independence Anniversary cookie in red, white and blue cream fillings.

Deals today
• Le's Chinese BBQ (2831 Douglas Ave.) reopens in its new venue today at 10:30 a.m.
 
• Marianna's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) offers pastor tacos for $2 Thursdays.
 
• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has two deals Thursday: jambalaya dinner for $15, lasagna for $10.
 
• Cowboy (1234 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines) has ribs on special today, $2.99/per rib.
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has jacket potatoes on sale Thursdays for $10.
 
• The Waveland (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) has sirloin subs on special today.
 
• B&B (S.E. Sixth and Hartford, Des Moines) has a Thursday special Killer's double hot Polish with fries and a soda for $12.95.
 
• Thursdays are triple decker Reuben day at Graziano Brothers (1601 S. Union St., Des Moines).
 
• Quarter pound cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches are $3.39 each on Thursdays at Kwik Star.
 
• Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines) has a Thursday special breaded pork tenderloin with fries and soda for $12.
 
• Bennigan's (4800 Merle Hay Road, Urbandale) has a $10.99 burger, fries and a pint deal on Thursdays.
 
• Taco pizzas are the Thursday special at Walker's Place (475 N.E. Broadway Ave., Des Moines).
 
• Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni) is offering beef and cheddar specials today.
 
• Meat loaf dinners are today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola).
 
•  AJ's (Prairie Meadows) has an 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.
 
• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moine) offers spaghetti dinners with 8-ounce meatballs and salad for $22 on Wednesdays.
 
• Chelsie's Courtyard (100 MLK, Des Moines) has buck burgers Thursdays. $1!
 
• Istanbul Grill Cafe & Bakery (3281 100th St., Urbandale) has a Thursday special of $11.99 for a döner wrap with fries as well as $5 off döner plate which comes with Turkish salad and your choice of rice or bulgur. 
 
•  Hot beef sandwiches are a Thursday special at Club 2000. 
 
• Maxie's (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) Thursday special for $20.95 is half a fried chicken with potato, side of spaghetti, and a salad. Lunch and dinner.
 
• Mullets Norwalk offers two, two-topping pizzas for $20 on Thursdays, 4 p.m. to close.
 
• Buzzard Billy's (615 Third St., Des Moines) has $2 off appetizers on Thursdays.
 
• Whatcha Smokin? (Highway 17, Luther) has a pork belly burnt ends special on Thursdays.
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $10 country fried breakfasts and $9 tenderloins or shrimp/fish tacos on Thursdays.
 
• Ruth's Chris (Ashworth Road at Jordan Creek Parkway) has a Thursday special with their decadent RBAR burgers and fries going for $16.
 
• Steak Nights: Sirloin steak dinners are featured specials today at Johnny's Italian Steakhouses (before 4 p.m.), Sully's Irish Pub (860 First St., West Des Moines); Front Row (9956 Swanson Blvd., Clive); Winn’s Pizza and Steakhouse (122 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola); and Hy-Vee Market Grilles. The Station on Ingersoll (3120 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a $12 ribeye sandwich special on Thursdays. Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) offers ribeyes and sirloins only on Thursdays after 5 p.m.
 
• Mullets has a Thursday pizza special — buy one large specialty pizza and get a free 14-inch two-topping pizza.
 
• ShortE's BBQ (8505 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) has $1 smoked wings Thursdays.
 
• Jethro's Thursday special is a pound of boneless "wings" for $8.
 
• Bevy’s Tavern (1300 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special of beef stew and cornbread Thursdays for $13.
 
• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a "Comfort Thursday" special chicken fried De Burgo, a gluten free spin on DSM's classic. $16
 
• The Dam Pub (2710 Beaver Ave., Des Moines) has a throwback Thursday special goulash with garlic toast.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) has $7 loaded fries on Thursdays.
 
• Buffalo Wild Wings offers two orders for the price of one Thursdays on orders of six, 10 and 15 boneless wings.

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on mangos at 69 cents, whole chicken wings at $2.29/pound, and avocados at $.59.

• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) is running a sale through Sunday on whole briskets at $5.99/pound and wild snow crab clusters at $10.99/pound and through Tuesday on baby backs at $2.99/pound.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1607: Jamestown settlers arrive, On May 14, 1607, some 100 English colonists arrive along the east bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Dispatched from England by the London Company, the colonists had sailed across the Atlantic aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. … READ MORE

1804: Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest, May 14, 1804: One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. … READ MORE

1973: America’s first space station, Skylab, is launched, Skylab, America’s first space station, is successfully launched into an orbit around the earth. Eleven days later, U.S. astronauts Charles Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz made a rendezvous with Skylab, repairing a jammed solar panel and conducting scientific experiments during their 28-day stay aboard the space station.. … READ MORE

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