IOWA – Widespread thunderstorms brought gusty winds to most of Iowa on Friday. Nearly 12,000 customers were without power in central Iowa at one point due to reported gusts of up to 73 MPH. Multiple semis were overturned on four-lane highways as well. Much cooler air sweeps into Iowa by Sunday morning, with wind chills into the single digits in northern Iowa.

DES MOINES – A Marshalltown woman pleaded guilty this week to diverting controlled substances for her own use and falsely noting the administration of a controlled substance in a patient record. According to court documents, Amanda Nicole Manatt was employed as a registered nurse at a hospital in Marshall County in 2023 and at a hospital in Story County in 2024. Manatt obtained controlled substances intended for patient use and took fentanyl and hydromorphone for her own use. She also falsely documented the administration of a controlled substance in a patient record. Manatt is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11th and faces a potential sentence of up to five years in prison.

IOWA CITY – Longtime Iowa Head Men’s Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery has been let go from his position. KCRG-TV reports the university is parting ways after 15 seasons with McCaffery on the sides. He had the most wins in Iowa Hawkeyes program history at 297 and Iowa finished 17-16 this year. However, attendance at Carver Hawkeye Arena had dropped significantly this past winter, and he never led a Hawkeyes team into the Sweet 16 despite seven NCAA tournament appearances.