Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, September 16th, the 259th day of 2025. There are 106 days left in the year.
Join us at the National Cattle Congress Fair in Waterloo on Thursday and Friday afternoon for the annual “KXEL Candidate Cattle Call” sponsored by Rabe Hardware! KXEL’s Jeff Stein will be in our booth in Estel Hall from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day interviewing elected officials and candidates live—come by and say hello and watch the conversations…and go to rabehardware.com for information on geothermal, solar, fireplaces, and more!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins us live… Michael Swanger of Iowa History Journal previews the September/October issue of the magazine… Jack Boyer of the Iowa Soybean Association… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell… Dr. Joe Wolverton II, Constitutional Law Scholar at the John Birch Society, joined us live to discuss the “Make America STATES Again” effort… Michael Libbie with Chef Lynn Peterson… and segments from the most recent “Moore Money” with economist Stephen Moore.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“In Context” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Should videos of Charlie Kirk’s assassination be removed from social media?” 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!
