Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, January 13th, the 13th day of 2026. There are 352 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Terry Rich, executive producer of “Jackpot: America’s Biggest Lotto Scam” and author of “The $80 Billion Gamble”… U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford)… Pastor Brad Brandon of Across Nigeria… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Danielle Day of ISU Extension on mental health-financial stability… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Michael Swanger, owner and publisher of “Iowa History Journal,” previews the new issue of the magazine… encore presentations of our 2020 and 2021 interviews with Michael Reagan, the radio host and presidential son who died last week… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jessica Rucker of Main Street Waterloo on the group’s 30th anniversary… and a new edition of “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Keep Out” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “What is the chance the Iowa Legislature passes an eminent domain limitation law this session?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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