CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man has admitted stealing trade secrets and transferring some to his new employer. KCCI-TV reports Josh Isler, of St. Ansgar, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to theft of trade secrets and making false statements to the FBI. Isler was working as a technical service account manager for DuPont’s ethanol fuel enzyme division in August 2013,and he downloaded hundreds of electronic DuPont files after accepting a job with an unnamed DuPont competitor.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Police in eastern Iowa are looking for members of a mob of up to 40 people who swarmed into a Cedar Rapids convenience store, stealing items and destroying property in just seconds. The Des Moines Register reports that the incident happened July 3 following a nearby fireworks show. Surveillance video of the Casey’s General Store shows a large group of young people entering the store, grabbing items from shelves and coolers and rushing back out of the store’s doors – knocking over displays on the way out. From start to finish, the incident took less than 90 seconds.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Vice President Mike Pence spoke in Cedar Rapids yesterday as part of a two state swing to rally support for President Trump’s policies. KCRG-TV reports Pence told employees at Rockwell Collins that the Trump Administration’s agenda is working. He highlighted how he believes tax reform will help Iowa families.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa will soon have a woman on the state Supreme Court. On Wednesday the Iowa Judicial Branch announced three finalists for the seat soon to be vacated by retiring Justice Bruce Zager. All are women: Susan Christensen from Harlan, West Des Moines Attorney Terri Combs and Judge Kellyann Lekar from Waterloo. Governor Kim Reynolds will now choose one of the women to fill Zager’s seat.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Flags in Iowa have been ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of Iowa’s former governor Robert D. Ray who passed away Sunday. Governor Kim Reynolds issued the order that starting at sunrise on today for flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on Friday.