Good Morning! Today is Monday, December 8th, the 342nd day of 2025. There are 23 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… CPA Patrick Mansheim with end-of-year tax planning tips… Dan McCrary of Paradigm Coffee Roasters in Waverly… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with a newsmaker interview… and vintage broadcasts from Pearl Harbor Day in 1941 as selected by Wyatt Cox of the “Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox” podcast.
On last Friday’s 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 joined 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.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Try That In A Small Town” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “How concerned are you that electronic voting systems may allow votes to be changed remotely through Internet connections during voting?” 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!
