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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, March 24th, the 83rd day of 2026. There are 282 days left in the year.

TOMORROW!–Join us to recognize Iowa’s farmers and farm families at the Farmer Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 25 at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo…it’s free and open to everyone…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig will be the guest speaker…you’ll also hear from Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson…go to kxel.com/farmer to reserve your free tickets (or send email to jeff@kxel.com, or send a text to 319-235-1540).

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Auditor of State Rob Sand… Erin Murphy of The Gazette on the results of the second legislative funnel… a live conversation with Troy Miller of the National Religious Broadcasters… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with ISU professors on results of soil compaction… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… GOP candidate for governor Randy Feenstra… Jason Mulvihill of the Association for Consumer Debt Relief… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Chad Hammar of the Black Hawk County NAMI… and a special program with highlights from the first half-century of CBS Radio, which will cease broadcasting in May.

Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood  is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.

“Down on the Farm” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  Both Iowa and Iowa State are in the men’s BB sweet sixteen. Most likely outcome?” 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!