Good morning, and welcome to The Daily Umbrella Podcast for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Here’s what’s happening across Iowa and beyond. …

We begin in Stuart, where a shooting Tuesday afternoon left a woman dead and an Iowa State Patrol trooper injured. According to Iowa Division of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Adam DeCamp, Adair County dispatch received a call around 3:35 p.m. reporting shots fired in the 200 block of Southwest Sixth Street. The investigation remains ongoing, and the suspect is in custody. …

The Iowa State Fair is proving once again that Iowans really like their corn dogs, livestock, butter sculptures and deep-fried everything. For the second consecutive day, the fair broke an attendance record. The fair reported 111,159 visitors Monday. That surpassed the previous Monday attendance record of 105,522, set in 20 ...