Good morning, Iowa, and welcome to the Daily Umbrella podcast for Wednesday, Aug. 12. Today, we’re talking about surveillance cameras that are becoming targets, a big change to this week’s Iowa State Fair lineup, a heartbreaking puppy rescue, some wild weather across the Midwest, and the question that has been keeping frog lovers awake at night. But first, let’s start with something you probably heard before you saw it. …

If you grew up in Iowa, you probably remember the sound of cicadas. That loud, relentless buzzing was simply part of summer. Publisher Shane Goodman shares in his column how he used to assume every Iowa summer came with cicadas. He said it turns out there is more to the story, noting how when cicadas emerge, they begin what might be described as the cicada version of speed dating. The males make the noise — a loud noise —  ...