Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, February 17th, the 48th day of 2026. There are 317 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… GOP candidate for governor, Congressman Randy Feenstra… Cooper Reed of Albert Lea Seed Company… Wendy Yuengling on her family brewing company now selling its products in Iowa… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on presidential foods… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s 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.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“No Holiday Here” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Which performance by the late Robert Duvall is most notable?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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Make the most of your day!
