Definitely seems like the ongoing MCV will be a big focus today. Convection continues to bubble up nicely from central IA down into especially northern MO. Would imagine that to hold it's own for several hours and eventually increase and become severe later today. Any place ahead of that feature is in play for today, just depends how soon it takes off and starts producing severe. Definitely could see some tor potential with that.
Behind it with the cold front is definitely looking pretty good as well. Very nice synoptic setup for a band of severe with that. How strong that gets depends on how much Iowa destabilizes later today. Clearing already working into western IA already. SPC meso shows steep mid LR out over the Plains, and those will shift into IA later today which will also help. Forecast soundings show pretty good low-level shear and nice vorticity advection with the potent incoming vort max is nice as well. HRRR has showed isolated cells popping up ahead out in the open warm sector which may be another good sign.
All in all should be an interesting day.