Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, August 13th, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Charlie Becker of Camp Courageous joins us live to preview this week’s Pineapple Gala fundraiser… a live conversation with Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Resource Center… Toni Kackert, brand manager of Wimmer’s Meats… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with a preview of Art-a-Fest 2025… and the latest edition of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Adam Guillette of Accuracy in Media with new hidden camera videos of ISU and Iowa employees discussing ways around the state’s anti-DEI laws… Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the monetary impact of ‘brain drain’ in Iowa… Toni Kackert, brand manager of Wimmer’s Meats… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on fair food… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation from the Iowa State Fair.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Border Security” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Are the incidents of public university personnel attempting to avoid Iowa’s anti-DEI law the exception, or the rule?” 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).
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