Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, May 19th, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Randy Feenstra, GOP candidate for Governor… a live conversation with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig… Trent Hunter of the Exchange Club of Waterloo on the America 250 Field of Honor project… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steven Eilers of ISU Extension on the start of the 2026 gardening season… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Brad Zaun, regional administrator for the Small Business Administration in Iowa… Jamie Rich of Wendler, Inc., talks about the company and its new headquarters in Cedar Rapids… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jim Ingraham, author of a forthcoming biography of Iowa baseball legend Bob FeIler… and the latest editions of “American Radio Journey” with Lowman Henry, and “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“This May Not Age Well” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Which political party nationally has the better message to present to voters this November?” 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!
