Good Morning! Today is Thursday, January 1st, the 1st day of 2026. There are 364 days left in the year. This is New Year’s Day.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Gil Gross hosts the CBS News Radio Winter Holiday Program from 8-11 a.m.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… David Deeds, chair of the Waterloo Regional Airport marketing committee, on improvements at FLY ALO in 2025… an encore presentation of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara… and the third in our series of “year-end” specials this week from Fox News Radio; today, “Echoes 2025: Lives That Left Their Mark”.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“A New Year” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Are you looking forward to 2026?” 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!
