FROM KCCI: Former DMPS superintendent Ian Roberts' defense team asks for probation. Ian Roberts, the former superintendent of Des Moines Schools, is set to be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to federal fraud, immigration, and firearms charges. In a newly unsealed memorandum, Roberts' lawyers argue that his imminent deportation is a harsh enough punishment and that he should receive probation. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: CIWW asks customers to cut outdoor water usage in half. Central Iowa Water Works implemented its Stage II Water Alert on Wednesday. Residents and businesses are being asked to voluntarily reduce outdoor water usage by 50%. Officials with CIWW said the request is in response to increased water demand and high nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, straining regional water treatment systems. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: More people charged in Iowa City Pedestrian Mall fight, shooting on April 19. More people have been charged in connection with a fight and subsequent shooting that broke out at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on April 19.
Five people were shot and hospitalized, including three University of Iowa students. Police previously said none of the victims were targets of the shooting. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Kuwait says it faced a missile and drone attack, another challenge to Iran war’s shaky ceasefire. Kuwait said it was targeted with a missile and drone attack Thursday, another challenge to the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war following strikes by both Washington and Tehran. Kuwait’s military made the announcement, without providing further details on what had been targeted. Iran said hours later that it launched an attack in the region, but it did not say exactly what was targeted. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: 9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there’s no hope of survivors. Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day earlier in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in years. The likely death toll rose to 11, including the missing, after another person who was injured died, authorities said Wednesday. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Iowa Police Chief recognized with rare honor for dedication to his community. A Buena Vista County police chief has been awarded for his service to his community by receiving a Freedom 250 Hometown Hero recognition. Police Chief Brian Flikeid, who is chief for the Aurelia and Marcus Police Departments, was presented the award on May 22 by the Freedom 250 initiative. The initiative was created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, as well as to commemorate Americans that make notable contributions to their community. ... READ MORE

Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge is hosting a Vietnam War Living History event Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 31, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Belin Quartet free concert: DVOŘÁK: STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR, OP. 106
Tuesday, June 2, 5:30 p.m., Salisbury House and Gardens

Betcha didn't know... 
~ Restaurant mogul Wilbur Hardee lost ownership of his namesake fast food chain in a poker game. Hardee himself claimed that, in 1963, he engaged in drinks and poker with his business partners Jim Gardner and Leonard Rawls after their company went public. He bet his stock and lost, which gave Gardner and Rawls a majority stake in Hardee's. (Celebrating North Carolina)

~ There are about 1,000 breeds of cattle today. Angus cattle make up just 14% of the Scottish herd, for which it is associated. Scottish cows are mostly now French imports - Limousin. Angus comprise the majority of American beef cattle.

Deals today
• The Tavern in Valley Junction has half priced appetizers during Farmers Market. 
 
• Thursday is $10 kebabs and wings day at Desi Bites (3828 100th St., Urbandale). 
 
• 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 egg salad with bacon 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 noodles on mashed potatoes specials today.
 
• Liver and onions 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 Diner (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 raspberries at $1.99/6-ounce box, pork belly at $2.99/pound, and ground wagyu at $4.99/pound.

• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) is running a sale through Sunday on snow crab clusters at $8.99/pound and through Tuesday on 80/20 burger at $3.99/pound and T-bones at $12.99/pound.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1861: President Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus is challenged. On May 28, 1861, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney of Maryland issues Ex parte Merryman, challenging the authority of President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. military to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (the legal procedure that prevents the government from holding an individual indefinitely without showing cause) in Maryland. … READ MORE

1936: A single horsehair helps convict the killer of Nancy Titterton. On May 28, 1936, a killer is convicted on the basis of a single horse hair. That equine strand was the decisive clue in the rape-murder of Nancy Titterton in New York City. Titterton, a novelist and the wife of NBC executive Lewis Titterton, was raped and strangled in her upscale home on Beekman Place on the morning of April 10, 1936. The only clues left behind were a foot-long piece of cord that had been used to tie Titterton’s hands and a single horsehair found on her bedspread. … READ MORE

1983: Irene Cara has a No. 1 pop hit with the “Flashdance” theme. Irene Cara’s song “Flashdance (What a Feeling)”, from the Flashdance movie soundtrack, goes to the top of the U.S. pop charts on May 28, 1983.   … READ MORE

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