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Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, April 15th, the 105th day of 2026. There are 260 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff SteinU.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford)… a live conversation with Jonah Wendt of Advancing American Freedom on misuse of the federal FACE Act… Kelsey Sutter of the Iowa Pork Producers Association gives details on the 2026 Iowa’s Best Breaded Tenderloin Contest… and a new edition of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein Tracy Byrnes, author of “Deduct Everything”… a live conversation with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… Kimberly Hermann of the Southeastern Legal Foundation on Title IX restoration… and Michael Libbie of “Insight on Business” with CPA Katie Shields.

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

Pay the Tax Manis the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Generally, are you getting proper value for the federal tax dollars you pay?” 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!