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Good Morning! Today is Friday, December 5th, the 339th day of 2025. There are 26 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Michael Toth, director of research at the Civitas Institute, on the impact of concentrated hospital markets… U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak)… Sheri Few of U.S. Parents Involved in Education joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Iowa Gallivant JayJay Goodvin on Dallas County… and hear segments from when Jeff joined the national “Todd Starnes Show” for a reporters’ roundtable segment.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Newsmax host and author Chris Salcedo… Tom Pyle of the American Energy Alliance on changes to the WOTUS rule and the endangered species act… Kendall Tietz, investigative reporter for Defending Education, joins us live to talk about the National Education Association’s political efforts… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with artist Chris Wubbena… 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.

“On the Farm” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Should the current, COVID-era Obamacare subsidies be extended?” 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!