WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Russian military officials allegedly scouted the election administration websites of Iowa counties as they sought to hack into computer systems and sabotage the 2016 presidential election. The Des Moines Register reports those allegations are included in an 11-count indictment unveiled Friday as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says Iowa’s systems weren’t compromised.

COLO, IA (IRN) – Two men were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after they were struck by lightning at a Story County golf course. KCCI-TV reports the men were in the Twin Anchors golf course parking lot outside Colo when they were struck by lightning around 4 p.m. The men were hospitalized, but are expected to recover.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A termination letter shows that a member of the Iowa State Patrol was fired this month because of “intimidating, threatening and unwelcome” interactions with colleagues. The patrol fired Des Moines-based trooper Wade Karp on July 3 after a 10-month paid administrative leave.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A cement truck fell into a sinkhole in Des Moines Friday, according to WHO-TV. The ground gave way under the weight of the truck, but the driver made it out okay. The affected sewer system is reportedly old, in an older neighborhood, and made of wood.