Good Morning! Today is Friday, May 1st, the 119th day of 2026. There are 246 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… America’s Money Answers Man Jordan Goodman joins us live… a live conversation with former Iowa Congressman Steve King… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with John Hernandez of Prairie Meadows, previewing this week’s Kentucky Derby… and a special rebroadcast of last night’s “Voice of Reason” with Andy Hooser.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Solomon Schmidt, author of “A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling,” joined us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with former Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson on his graduation remarks at Hawkeye Community College… a live conversation with former Congressman Bob Livingston, author of “The Rainbow Chaser”… a KXEL Live & Local feature interview on the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network reports from Washington, D.C. for today’s RFD1540 conversation.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“What’s a Quagmire?” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The conflict in Iran has just passed the two month point. Some think it has gone on too long. Your thoughts?” 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!
