Good Morning! Today is Thursday, July 31st, the 212th day of 2025. There are 153 days left in the year.
IT’S ONLY 2 DAYS AWAY—this Saturday! The fourth annual KXEL listener appreciation picnic, IowaFest, will be held Sat. Aug. 02 at the National Cattle Congress Pavilion in Waterloo. Free food, fellowship, and fun with guests Van Harden, JayJay Goodvin, Mike Chapman, David Welter, and more including Iowa State Fair concert ticket giveaways! Doors open at noon…and we’ll have a special announcement about Tractorcade 2026…Reserve your free tickets at kxel.com/iowafest today!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Michael Swanger previews the new issue of “Iowa History Journal” magazine… Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Ryan Smith on a recent survey on irritable travelers… and results from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s new quarterly member survey from Iowa ABI president Nicole Crain.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … David Cripe on the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club’s Hamfest event this weekend… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Rich Kurtenbach on this weekend’s Iowa Irish Fest in Waterloo… Brian Reisinger, author of “Land Rich, Cash Poor”… and the latest edition of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Enough of July” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Should the U.S. Senate skip the August recess and remain in session to approve judicial nominees and take other action?” 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!
