Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, October 21st, the 294th day of 2026. There are 71 days left in the year.
Listen as KXEL’s Jeff Stein fills in hosting the national “Todd Starnes Show” again today…the show airs weeknights from 8-11 p.m. on KXEL.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch on the 2026 elections… Katie Jereza, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary, joins us live to discuss $8.9M for Iowa’s power grid… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Roger Thurow and Barb Prather on the book “Abiding Hunger: An American Paradox” … and a new episode 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 Joe Mitchell (R-IA02)… Ken Chester, author of “Two Hour Entrepreneur”… Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Aaron Steil of ISU Extension on fall garden and yard cleanup… 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.
“One Year, Two Trillion” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Will you be leaving any races blank (voting for no candidate) in the November general election??” 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!
