Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, October 8th, the 281st day of 2025. There are 84 days left in the year.
Join us for the last big sale of the year…the Great Eastern Iowa Garage Sale at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids…this Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. …admission is $5 for adults…more at kxel.com!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein…U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak)… Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Andrea Boulton on Friday’s Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation trails and bikes summit… a new edition of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd… and Ben Troge of Service Roofing Company.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford)… Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steven Eilers of ISU Extension on the upcoming garden symposium… Mark Magnuson of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network… and Ben Troge of Service Roofing Company.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Shutdown Costs” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Who looks worse so far concerning the federal government shutdown?” 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!
