Good Morning! Today is Monday, April 13th, the 103rd day of 2026. There are 262 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… the first programs in our new “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” series; today, the two Republican candidates for Auditor, County Supervisor Abigail Maas and Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer… and KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Sara Pirtle of ISU Extension on beer brewing fact sheets.
On last Friday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Former Iowa Congressman Steve King of the Free Soil Foundation on carbon capture pipelines and a Sunday event on the topic in Waverly… Richard Stern of Advancing American Freedom joined us live on the benefits of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Iowa Gallivant JayJay Goodvin on Marion County… and a live conversation with Tammy Halevy of Reimagine Main Street the risks of AI for small business.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“American Pride” 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. be selling oil/gas to countries which are without due to the Strait of Hormuz issues?” 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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