Good Morning! Today is Monday, February 16th, the 47th day of 2026. There are 318 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Marc Busch of the Georgetown Walsh School on Foreign Service on whether new “national security” tariffs will make medical care more expensive… Tim DeVries of Naylor Seed Company, based in Scotch Grove… Kevin Mooney, investigative reporter and author of “Climate Porn,” joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Kelsie Kunkle of Grow Cedar Valley on the relaunch of the Cedar Valley Manufacturers Association… and a “KXEL Live & Local” feature interview with Dr. Kailey and Dr. Jared from What’s Next Chiropractic in Waterloo.
On last Friday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Aaron DeHoog, author of “Called to Prosperity”… Mark Licht of the Iowa State University agronomy department… Kendall Tietz, investigative reporter for Defending Education, joined us live with a report on public schools hosting anti-ICE training… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with the Iowa Gallivant JayJay Goodvin on Davis County… and Michael Libbie of “Insight on Business” with Deborah Renner of Tero International on business etiquette.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Happy Whatever Day It Is” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Today is a national holiday. What should it be called?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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Make the most of your day!
