FROM KCCI: Central Iowa Honor Flight returns this fall after years-long wait. The Central Iowa Honor Flight will return this fall, taking 70 local veterans on a free trip to Washington, D.C., in October. Veterans will visit Arlington National Cemetery during the trip and return to Des Moines the same night. Hy-Vee officials said veterans in the area have waited years for this experience. The company said the October trip will be the first Central Iowa Honor Flight out of Des Moines since 2019. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Counterfeit social security card, years of deception: Inside the Ian Roberts sentencing filing. Nearly eight months after news of his arrest shocked the metro, Ian Roberts is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of a little more than three years in prison before Roberts is likely deported. “Defendant Ian Andre Roberts betrayed the public’s trust when he falsely claimed citizenship to obtain employment as the Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent,” reads a Sentencing Memorandum filed by government prosecutors. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: 2 motorcyclists injured in Monday afternoon Polk County crash. Two motorcyclists sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a crash involving another vehicle south of Slater in Polk County Monday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office said first responders were dispatched to the crash at the intersection of N.W. 44th Street and NW 158th Avenue. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites. The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.” The strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, U.S. Central Command spokesman, said in a statement. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank. Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order for some of the people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California after temperatures inside the tank fell enough to eliminate the risk of a catastrophic explosion. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Sioux City woman goes viral on social media for rare quadruplet pregnancy. Spontaneous quadruplet pregnancies are extremely rare. According to the National Library of Medicine, the occurrence is 1 in 512,000 to 1 in 677,000 births. One Sioux City woman has grown an online following while documenting her journey of her own spontaneous quadruplet pregnancy. “We wanted to give him a sibling, but it turns out we’re giving him four more,” said Marae Hanson. ... READ MORE

Today's deals
• Tuesday is $5 chats day at Desi Bites (3820 100th St., Urbandale).
 
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a beef filet tips Stroganoff special on Tuesdays, $14 including beverage. Till 4 p.m. That's our Wonder Bargain of the week.
 
• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has a deal Mondays on fried beef tacos, $3.
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) offers half-priced appetizers on Tuesdays.
 
• Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar (150 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines) celebrates Tomahawk Tuesday with a choice of 35-ounce prime tomahawk or 34-ounce prime porterhouse, two salads, two sides and two desserts. $162.
 
• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a jerk chicken Philly 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.
 
• Southwest salad is today's special 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 $6 two entrees Chinese deli meals on Tuesdays. 
 
• Today is beef and noodles day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines).

 
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1865: One of the last Confederate generals surrenders. Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on May 26, 1865, one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate. Kirby Smith, who had become commander of the area in January 1863, was charged with keeping the Mississippi River open to the Southerners. Yet he was more interested in recapturing Arkansas and Missouri, largely because of the influence of Arkansans in the Confederate Congress who helped to secure his appointment. … READ MORE

1924: President Coolidge signs Immigration Act of 1924. On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signs into law the Immigration Act of 1924, the most stringent U.S. immigration policy up to that time in the nation’s history. … READ MORE

1960: United States charges Soviets with espionage. During a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge charges that the Soviet Union has engaged in espionage activities at the U.S. embassy in Moscow for years. The charges were obviously an attempt by the United States to deflect Soviet criticisms following the downing of an American U-2 spy plane over Russia earlier in the month. … READ MORE

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