Good Morning! Today is Friday, December 19th, the 353rd day of 2025. There are 12 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live &Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03)… Iowa Secretary of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Mike Naig… Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate… GOP Congressional Candidate Joe Mitchell (R-IA02)… and Chick Powers has an “Inside Story Behind the Christmas Songs”—today featuring “Santa Baby”.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) on the death of two Iowa National Guardsmen in Syria… Michael Libbie of “Insight on Business” with Theresa Leppert of Maquoketa… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… a replay of President Trump’s Address to the Nation from last night… and Chick Powers has an “Inside Story Behind the Christmas Songs”—today featuring “We Three Kings”.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“In the Spirit of the Season” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Are you traveling over the Christmas holiday?” 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!
