Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, May 27th, the 147th day of 2026. There are 218 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Doug Fricke previews next week’s World Pork Expo… Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union on the benefits of data centers… Russ Parker of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network on the “Heart of the County Fair” award… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Rhonda Halterman of LivWell Seniors… and an encore presentation of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Zach Wahls (D-U.S. Senate)… presidential historian and author Craig Shirley… financial journalist Dennis Kneale, author of “Oregoners”… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Mitch Harting on a cover crop program to be held in Sumner… 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.
“Caucus Proposal” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Iowa Democrats will make their pitch to the DNC this week to be restored to their “first in the nation” caucus status in 2028. Will they ultimately be successful?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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