Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, January 20th, the 20th day of 2026. There are 345 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Troy Miller of National Religious Broadcasters… Tommy Aiello of the National Taxpayers Union joins us live… James Rosen, Newsmax Chief Washington Correspondent… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on the new federal dietary guidelines… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Ethan Thies of ISU Extension on the Midwest Cover Crops Council conference in Dubuque next month… Craig Shirley, author of the upcoming book “Upheaval”… GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Jim Carlin joined us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Margaret Moye of the Grout Museum District on the “Voices of Iowa: Pearl Harbor” documentary… and Gerard Scimeca, chairman and general counsel for CASE (Consumer Action for a Strong Economy).
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“One Year Ago” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Today marks the end of the first year of the current Trump term. How have things gone in your view?” 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).
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