Good Morning! Today is Friday, January 9th, the 9th day of 2026. There are 356 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Brad Metzler, author of “The Viper,” joins us live… U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak)… Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with the Iowa Gallivant JayJay Goodvin on Emmet County… and a live conversation with America’s Money Answers Man Jordan Goodman.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council on the group’s new quarterly economic outlook survey… Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Justin Franzen and Jayna Johnson on Samsyhn, a contender for tallest living dog… a live conversation with Phil Kerpen of American Commitment… 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.
“Are You Better Off Now?” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Has all the discussion about food lately at the federal level led you to change your eating habits?” 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!
