Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, July 29th, the 210th day of 2025. There are 155 days left in the year.
IT’S ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! The fourth annual KXEL listener appreciation picnic, IowaFest, will be held Sat. Aug. 02 at the National Cattle Congress Pavilion in Waterloo. Free food, fellowship, and fun with guests Van Harden, JayJay Goodvin, Mike Chapman, David Welter, and more! Doors open at noon…and we’ll have a special announcement about Tractorcade 2026…Reserve your free tickets at kxel.com/iowafest today!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Charlie Becker of Camp Courageous previews next month’s Pineapple Gala… David Cripe on the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club’s Hamfest event this weekend… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on cookbooks… Mark Oppold of “The Bottomline Report” and “American Ag History Minute”… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate on Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking… Democrat candidate for governor Rob Sand… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with B.J. Hollars, author of “Year of Plenty”… and the latest “Moore Money” with economist Stephen Moore.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Daily Listening” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The Fed meets today and tomorrow. What will happen with interest rates?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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!
