Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, January 7th, the 7th day of 2026. There are 358 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Newsmax host and author Chris Salcedo joins us live… Phil Sklar of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Abby Costello of ABC Acres… Michael Libbie with Wade Krieg of the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group “Sons of Gladys Kravitz… and an encore presentation of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley joined us live… Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss… attorney and national news analyst Dr. Wendy Patrick… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on economizing food in the new year… 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.
“New Laws” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The Iowa Legislature convenes on Monday. What is the #1 topic that needs to be addressed?” 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!
