Good Morning! Today is Friday, January 16th, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year.
KXEL’s Jeff Stein is scheduled to guest host the national “Todd Starnes Show” today…scheduled guests include presidential historian and author Craig Shirley, Newsmax Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen, West Coast-based radio host Joe Messina… and a discussion of health care costs with Gerard Scimeca of Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE)…listen tonight from 8 p.m.-11 p.m., or listen to the encore tomorrow night from 9 p.m. to Midnight on KXEL.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds… Iowa Secretary of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Mike Naig… Chris Hagenow of Iowans for Tax Relief… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Katy Susong of Grow Cedar Valley… and Michael Libbie of “Insight on Business” with Ryan Van Every of FOX17 on Character Counts.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird… a live conversation with Travis Trawick of Full PAC… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Cedric Rose, recipient of this year’s Principal Money Chronicles short story writing award… Dr. David Mantik, co-author of “The Final Analysis,” joined us live… 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.
“Winning” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “How far should the U.S. intervene in the current situation in Iran?” 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!
