Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CDT

KENSETT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa say a man has died after being hit by a car. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the incident happened Friday evening in rural Worth County when a car hit 58-year-old Rick Johnson, of Kensett, while he was walking on a county road. The Iowa State Patrol says the car was driven by a 42-year-old Mason City man.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The demand for cybersecurity experts has grown as crooks with computers hack their way into business, government and other networks. CyberSeek, a project funded by the U.S. Commerce Department, says nearly 4,600 people are working on cybersecurity in Nebraska and there are openings for more than 2,000 workers. Nearly 4,300 are doing cybersecurity in Iowa and there are openings for more than 2,400 people. Colleges in both states have been trying to meet the need for more cyberdefenders.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation is warning of a phone scam targeting state residents. The department says it has received reports that scammers are posing as employees of the “Iowa state police” and claiming there is a warrant issued for the person who receives the call, then demands money via and online account, such as Google Play.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service at St. Louis says rain in the coming days will determine whether Mississippi River levels will rise more than expected. Levels at some points reached their highest ever this past week. Several rounds of rain are expected in the coming week throughout the Mississippi River basin.