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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, December 30th, the 364th day of 2025. There is 01 day left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry shares information on the group’s new quarterly economic survey… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Natalie Paino on her business, Hightail Delivery… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… and the second in our series of “year-end” specials this week from Fox News Radio; today, “2025: A Year of Transition”.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council outlines the group’s legislative and public policy priorities for 2026… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Andy Oler, editor of the “Lingering Island” essay collection… we turn the tables on Tim and ask him about his latest book, “Seniors to Juniors,” in advance of his talk at the Denver Public Library tonight at 6… and the first in our series of “year-end” specials this week from Fox News Radio; today, “President Donald Trump on the World Stage”.

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

“Not So Life-Changing” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “There is one month before the next possible federal government shutdown. What will happen?” 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!