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Good Morning! Today is Thursday, September 26th, the 270th day of 2024. There are 96 days left in the year.

TODAY…another in the “Iowa Talking Points” series at Studio5@Mudd Advertising in Cedar Falls, starting at 3 p.m.  Go to iowatalkingpoints.com and reserve your spot in the live studio audience. Guest (joining remotely) will be A.J. Rice, author of “The White Privilege Album”.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Bill O’Reilly, co-author of “Confronting the Presidents,” joins us live… news and financial analyst Liz Peek… Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Christopher Brown, author of “A Natural History of Empty Lots”… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst…Charlie Becker of Camp Courageous on this Sunday’s waffle breakfast… Nicole Buhrow of the Zach Johnson Foundation about the new “Supplying Success” fundraiser for the Kids on Course Program in the Cedar Rapids schools… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jodi Huegerich of the Rooted Carrot Coop on the upcoming Fall Food Fest… Michael Libbie with Alan Kemp of the Iowa League of Cities… and Andy Petersen of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network reports on last week’s National Cattle Congress Fair, including interviews with NCC manager Jim Koch and fair queen Jillian Reisetter.

Today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Certain Libertarian candidates were taken off the ballot in Iowa for failing to follow state law on party meetings. Proper?” To vote, click on the link above, or go to kxel.com/poll.

Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News  with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.

“Talking Points” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Scroll down for today’s KXEL Morning News summary…and as always, contact us via email (kxel@kxel.com) or text (319-235-1540).

Make the most of your day!