FROM KCCI: 20-year-old woman charged with murder in Perry; baby found in trash. Authorities have made an arrest in connection to the death of a baby in Perry. The infant was found Tuesday evening inside a trash container at Acorns & Oaks Child Care, according to Perry police. Stephanie Ubaldo, 20, of Perry, was arrested Thursday. She is charged with first-degree murder. Ubaldo is the mother of the baby that was found dead, according to Perry police. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Measles cases in Iowa reach 38 as outbreak continues, Iowa HHS reports. The Iowa HHS on Thursday confirmed 38 measles cases across the state. On Thursday, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services shared that officials have confirmed 38 cases of measles in the state as of September 17. Officials say that while officials continue responding to the outbreak, reporting will be updated weekly on Thursdays. Prior to August 16, Iowa had identified 1 case of measles in 2026. Health and state officials say no measles exposure locations have been identified in Iowa in the last four weeks. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: 3 injured, including a child, in Wednesday dog attack in Des Moines. Three people, including a child, were injured in a dog attack Wednesday afternoon, Des Moines police said in a press release. Another dog was also attacked.
Police responded just before 4 p.m. to a report of a dog attack in the area of E. 21st Street and Alpha Avenue. An 11-year-old child was taken to a local hospital for multiple serious bite injuries. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran’s government has sought to rally the people and stress national unity, even as the economy worsens under a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and new U.S. sanctions meant to increase Tehran’s economic pain. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman. Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. The company said Friday that the 96 year-old Buffett will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman. Howard Buffett has served as a Berkshire Hathaway board member since 1993. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Iowa unemployment holds at 3.2% for 4th month in a row. Iowa's unemployment rate held steady at 3.2% in August, marking the fourth straight month at that level and down from 3.5% a year earlier. The state added 2,400 jobs in August, bringing total nonfarm employment to 1,585,800 jobs. Manufacturing led the way with 1,300 new positions, while healthcare and leisure and hospitality also saw significant hiring gains. ... READ MORE

A cynic would say...
Des Moines-West Des Moines was named the most affordable metro area in America by Realtor.com. The ratings were based on the percentage of the average annual income required to finance a new mortgage. Raleigh-Carey was second. Los Angeles was dead last. The average price of a house in LA is now $1.1 million. A cynic would explain the news this way: The metro can't recruit new people to town because its water appears to be causing cancers of all kinds. Thus, there is an oversupply of houses and a shrinking buyer market. 

Iowa Nice report
The World Food Prize Foundation is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for most hunger relief meals packaged in one hour during the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue on Oct. 20 at the EMC Expo Center. Working with Meals from the Heartland, organizers hope to rally more than 1,000 volunteers to package 600,000 meals in one hour, surpassing the current record of 530,064. Half the meals will stay in Iowa and half will go to eight countries around the world.

Prairie Meadows awarded $275,000 to the WesleyLife Foundation across three initiatives serving older adults in central Iowa. The largest share, $200,000, supports the $49.5 million redevelopment of The Village in Indianola, while $65,000 goes to WesleyLife Meals on Wheels and $10,000 to WesleyLife Hospice. Meals on Wheels delivered more than 416,000 meals in 2025, and the hospice program served nearly 650 people across the region.

Weekend deals
• Cooper’s BBQ (116 N. Walnut St.in Colfax) will be running a special on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until sold out: pulled pork sandwich with a side of mac and cheese and a side of coleslaw for $15. 
 
• AJ's at Prairie Meadows has a new all-you-can-eat prime rib and crab legs buffet from 4 p.m. Fridays. 
 
• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University Ave., West Des Moines) offers fish fry lunch specials $16.49-$21 including a pint or two shrimp Fridays. Saturdays feature $33 12-ounce prime rib dinners. 
 
• High Life Lounge (200 Second St., Des Moines) has a Friday special fish fry for $11.99.
 
• Amruth Indian Grill (9974 Swanson Blvd., Clive) offers mandi rice on Fridays, with chicken, paneer and vegan choices. 
 
• Exile offers half-priced kids meals on Fridays. 
 
• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) has $6 buckets of eight pieces of baked chicken on Fridays. 
 
• Desi Bites (1475 S.E. Bishop Drive, Waukee) has weekend specials on nine biryanis and five pulavs. 
 
• Marianna's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) offers green enchiladas combos for $10 Fridays and Saturdays and four shrimp tacos for $12 Sundays.
 
• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has a steak dinner deal Friday $16. 
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has wings on sale Fridays for $8.

• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers sticky pork rice specials today.  
 
• Friday lunch special is $12 Italian beef with fries and soda, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines).
 
• Most Hy-Vees offer $5 fish and chips Fridays, $14 ribs Saturdays and eight-piece chicken buckets for $10 on Sundays.

• Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni) is offering Philly cheese steak specials today.
 
• Machine Shed (11151 Hickman, Urbandale) offers smoked prime rib on Saturday only. Whatcha Smokin? (Luther) offers smoked Dino beef ribs on Saturday only. 
 
• Chicken Alfredo is today's special at Crouse Cafe (115 E. Salem, Indianola). Saturday's will be fish and chips and Sunday's is fried chicken. This week they will close at 2 p.m. Saturday.
 
• Saturday is wine sampling day at Graziano Brothers.
 
• Amruth (9974 Swanson Blvd., Clive) has 20 dishes on their Saturday and Sunday buffet, noon to 4 p.m. Of course, there will be dosas.
 
• Waterfront stores' Saturday special includes cocktail shrimp or raw oysters on the half shell for half price until 4 p.m.
 
• Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) does Saturday and Sunday brunch buffets for $24.99 for adults. Kids 6 and younger eat free.
 
• Rube's steakhouses offer a prime sirloin special on Sundays only, $29.
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $9 Philly cheesesteaks or hot honey chicken plus $8 biscuit and gravy breakfasts on Fridays.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) offers walleye or steak dinner specials tonight and karaoke after 9 p.m. They have a 10 for $10 wings deal on Sundays. 
 
•  Jethro's Sunday special is burger baskets with fries for $9.95. Fridays they have Texas Dip - chopped Texas brisket with sauteed onions, Swiss cheese on a hoagie with fries and BBQJus. $13.95. 
 
• Paula's (Elm at Sixth, Valley Junction) has a Friday special Rachel (turkey Reuben) with fries for $14.
 
• Heavenly Asian (225 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has an all-day Friday sale on orange chicken served with soup, crab Rangoon, egg roll and rice, $14, available for dine-in and phone carry-out.
 
• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a $40 prime rib dinner special Friday and Saturday. 
 
• Court Avenue Brewing Company (309 Court Ave., Des Moines) hosts Saturday and Sunday breakfast buffets for $23.99.
 
• It's French dip Friday at Club 2000 (420 Indianola Road, Des Moines).
 
• Price Choppers have sales through Monday on frozen  catfish nuggets at $1.99/pound, baby back ribs at $2.99/pound and beef ribs at $8.99/pound.

• Aldi stores have sales through Tuesday on red grapes at $1.29/pound, mandarins at $2.89/3-pound bag and honeycrisp apples at $2.29/2-pound bag.

• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) is running sales through Sunday on snow crab clusters at $9.99/pound, and through Tuesday on Bartlett pears at $.99/pound and strawberries at $2.50/pound.

• Hy Vee has specials through Sunday on pasta at $.99, Smart chicken thighs at $1.99/pound, and breakfasts with two meats, two eggs, two pancakes or toast and hash browns at $6.99.

Dinner with a show
Grain Powered Duo plays Kelly's Little Nipper at 7 p.m. Friday… El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill on EP True has live music from The Juan and Only on Friday from 6 p.m... Willie Shay plays Simon’s at 7 p.m. Friday... Christopher Miller plays Exile Brewing Sunday at 5 p.m.... Fred Gazzo Quintet  plays at Anna Dolce at 6:30 p.m. Saturday... American Elton: Bill Conners plays at The Ingersoll at 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

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