FROM KCCI: Measles outbreak in southern Iowa expands to 17 cases. A measles outbreak in southern Iowa has expanded, with Iowa Health and Human Services confirming 17 cases, two more than the previous update. The department has also added a new potential exposure location. Anyone who visited Sunnyside Grocery in Bloomfield on Aug. 15 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. may have been exposed to measles. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: 11,000 pounds of food donated by Iowa State Fair vendors. The Food Bank of Iowa (FBOI) has received 11,000 pounds of food donations from this year’s Iowa State Fair vendors, nearly doubling last year’s donation. This year, FBOI reported 6,912 pounds of hard-boiled eggs from The Iowa Egg Council alone. Other donating vendors included Applishus, Brafford’s Lemonade, Campbell’s Concessions, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Sheep Industry Association, Iowa State Fair, Jalapeño Pete’s, Stockman’s Inn, Sysco, Veggie Table, and West Des Moines United Methodist Church. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: 3 from Algona arrested following Storm Lake kidnapping, burglary. Three people were arrested Sunday after Storm Lake police said they stole property and forcibly took the children of a woman. Storm Lake PD said officers were dispatched shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday to a residence in the 1400 block of North Seneca Street. Officials said they had received a report that people had entered the home, assaulted a woman and took her children. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Canada set to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to 'fall in line.' Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs and Prime Minister Mark Carney accusing Washington of trying to subordinate Canada. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs. Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t afford, the 21-year-old in St. Cloud didn’t have the money for emergency care. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Man arrested after allegedly robbing U.S. Bank in Muscatine. A man was arrested on Monday after allegedly robbing U.S. Bank in Muscatine. According to the Muscatine Police Department, at 9:05 a.m., officers responded to the bank, located at 1800 Park Ave and began looking for the suspect who had left the scene. A Muscatine County deputy saw the suspect’s vehicle going north on Highway 38 and called in additional law enforcement to assist. ... READ MORE

Tuesday touts
Three excellent food events are coming up this week.

Aug. 28: The Wallace Farm in Orient celebrates Pioneer Hi-Bred’s centennial with their "Historic Corn Plot Dinner" made with corn from the farm.

Aug. 27: Wilson Ciderhouse hosts a Sturgeon Moon dinner with seven seafood courses inspired by Chef Jacob Demars’ roots in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. One seating at 6:30 p.m. 

Aug. 28-30: The World Food & Music Festival converges on the Western Gateway Park for a weekend of bites and bops.

Aug. 29: Jasper Winery hosts the Iowa Wine and Cider Festival with tastings from more than 20 Iowa wineries.

Today's deals
• Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers fried chicken and sides specials on Tuesdays for $17-23.
 
• High Life Lounge (200 S.W. Second St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special tenderloin, tots and tang pie for $12.99.
 
• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) has $6 quarts of prepared soup on Mondays. rotisserie chickens on Tuesdays. 
 
• The Empire's (223 Fourth St., Des Moines) Tuesday special is chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes for $10.
 
• Flamingo Lounge (3089 North Ave., Norwalk) has half-priced flatbreads on Tuesdays.
 
• 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.
 
• 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 Marsala chicken 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.
 
• Ham and beans is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola) and it is walking tacos 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. 
 
• 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 $12 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

1875: Englishman swims the Channel. Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old merchant navy captain, becomes the first known person to successfully swim the English Channel. Captain Webb accomplished the grueling 21-mile crossing, which really entailed 39 miles of swimming because of tidal currents, in 21 hours and 45 minutes. Webb set out to much fanfare the day before, on Aug. 24. During the overnight crossing from Dover, England, to Calais, France, Captain Webb drank brandy, coffee and beef tea to keep his strength and heat up. He was hailed as a national hero upon his return to England, and a triumphal arch was erected in his honor in his hometown in Shropshire. The Daily Telegraph proclaimed, “At this moment the Captain is probably the best-known and most popular man in the world.” … READ MORE

1939: “The Wizard of Oz” opens in U.S. theaters. On Aug. 25, 1939, "The Wizard of Oz," which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the United States. … READ MORE

1944: Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation. On Aug. 25, 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender that afternoon, and on Aug. 26, Free French General Charles de Gaulle led a joyous liberation march down the Champs d’Elysees. … READ MORE

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