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Good Morning! Today is Monday, February 17th, the 48th day of 2025. There are 317 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., director of climate and environmental policy at the Heartland Institute, on the fallacy of “global warming” based on January world data… Texas Tech economics professor Alexander Salter joins us live to discuss the role of economists in determining public policy… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Angi Read of the Waterloo Center for the Arts on a new children’s exhibit of work by Iowa illustrator and author Arthur Geisert… and a special presentation of “American Radio Journal”.

On last Friday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … a live conversation with Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the impact of inflation on the state and its citizens… Michael Libbie, spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation in northern Iowa, about the 500 days of the Hamas-Israel war… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Danny Galyen on the Northern Festival of Bands… and segments from the new “Townhall Review” with Hugh Hewitt.

Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood  is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.

“Happy Whatever Day It Is” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Today is officially the Washington’s Birthday holiday, now often called Presidents’ Day. Which do you prefer?” 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!