A train derailed near Monmouth after severe storms, scattering cars into farm fields and shutting down main BNSF railway lines as crews clear wreckage.
There will be no noon, QCL, 4pm or 5pm newscast Friday due to NBC coverage of golf.
The department recently got a $114,673 federal grant to support the initiative, which will pair officers with a mental health professional who can respond alongside police during crisis situations.
Governor Kim Reynolds, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks visited the Iowa 80 Truck Stop Thursday.
Residents and crews in Monmouth are cleaning up after an EF-1 tornado ripped through town Wednesday.