DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a proposed 72-hour waiting period for abortions in the state, according to KCCI-TV. The ruling reverses a lower court decision, calling the law unconstitutional. The ruling was 5-2. The two dissenting justices were Thomas Waterman & Edward Mansfield. Mansfield wrote the dissent and is reportedly on President Donald Trump’s shortlist to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man accused of stealing trade secrets will plead guilty next week. KWWL-TV reports 55-year-old Josh Isler has been indicted on charges of theft of trade secrets and making false statements to the FBI. While Isler was working for DuPont’s ethanol fuel enzyme division in August 2013, he downloaded hundreds of electronic DuPont files after accepting a job with an unnamed DuPont competitor. He lied to FBI agents when he told them he had not downloaded the files.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Severe thunderstorms with winds of up to 80 mph on Thursday afternoon downed trees and power lines, among other devastation, across central Iowa. Multiple semi-tractor trailers were knocked over or collided on Interstates 80 and 35. In Winterset, the gusts and torrential rain destroyed a fireworks tent and its merchandise. In Indianola, several trees were snapped at the trunk, landing on top of cars and houses. The National Weather Service indicates Greenfield appears to be the epicenter of the storms’ force. A heat advisory or an excessive heat warning is in effect for all of Iowa today.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A parent is accusing the Cedar Rapids School District of destroying evidence. KCRG-TV reports the parent alleges video was destroyed that showed a school bus driver assaulting a special needs student. The district claims the camera was broken.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Marion woman was taken to a hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after being assaulted Thursday. KGAN-TV reports the 24-year-old victim was found unresponsive. Police arrested 27-year-old Cody Brown and charged him with domestic assault with serious injury.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Liang Chow, who coached Iowan Shawn Johnson and Gabby Douglas to Olympic gold medals, has been named coach of the Chinese women’s national team, according to the Des Moines Register. He came to the University of Iowa in 1991 on scholarship to study English, then became an assistant men’s gymnastics coach. He started Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines 20 years ago. Chow grew up in Beijing.