Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A late spring storm system affecting several Midwest states is bringing thunderstorms to Iowa, though weather officials are scaling back the rainfall forecast. Meteorologist Todd Shea with the National Weather Service says officials expect the system to drop between 1 and 3 inches of rain Friday morning. An earlier forecast predicted between 2 and 4 inches of rain. Shea says officials are also monitoring potential flooding along some rivers.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says colleges should be more open about their finances, or lose federal aid. The Republican presidential prospect argues for more transparency in higher education in a speech in Ames. It’s his fourth policy speech in recent weeks as he prepares for a potential run for president.

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Disposable sanitary wipes that don’t break apart are plugging up a sewer system in an eastern Iowa city and in other communities around the country. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG says the wipes are clogging pumps at underground lift stations in Anamosa. The stations keep sewage from low-lying areas flowing to the treatment plant.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The former owner of a Cedar Rapids business has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for selling synthetic drugs from his store and for identity theft. Prosecutors say 39-year-old Matthew McCauley on Wednesday was given 134 months in prison at his sentencing in U.S. District Court.