Good Morning! Today is Thursday, April 9th, the 99th day of 2026. There are 266 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… A live conversation with financial journalist Dennis Kneale… Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council with data from the group’s new quarterly economic outlook survey… Zach Kraft, spokesperson for the Republican National Committee… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with J.B. Bolger on Waterloo golf… 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 Chris Towner, policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, on the President’s proposed FY2027 budget… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Eric Dean Freese on the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival… and a new episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Optimistic Numbers” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Should the U.S. Withdraw from NATO?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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