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Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, March 25th, the 84th day of 2026. There are 281 days left in the year.

TODAY!–Join us to recognize Iowa’s farmers and farm families at the Farmer Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 25 at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo…it’s free and open to everyone…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig will be the guest speaker…you’ll also hear from Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson…go to kxel.com/farmer for details…or just show up with your appetite!

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Jeff Weber of the Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance… a live conversation with John Vecchione, senior litigation counsel with the New Civil Liberties Alliance… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Brianna Sink on the Iowa Healthiest State initiative… and a new edition of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Auditor of State Rob Sand… Erin Murphy of The Gazette on the results of the second legislative funnel… a live conversation with Troy Miller of the National Religious Broadcasters… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with ISU professors on results of soil compaction… 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.

“Split in the Movement” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Will Congress use the reconciliation method to pass another ‘big beautiful bill’ this summer?” 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!