Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, July 30th, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year.
IT’S ONLY 3 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 including Iowa State Fair concert ticket giveaways! 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 … David Cripe on the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club’s Hamfest event this weekend… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Rich Kurtenbach on this weekend’s Iowa Irish Fest in Waterloo… Brian Reisinger, author of “Land Rich, Cash Poor”… and the latest edition of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … 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.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“AI and Your Job” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reported to be considering a run for elected office from Tennessee. Your preference?” 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!
