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Good Morning! Today is Monday, May 11th, the 131st day of 2026. There are 234 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Steina live conversation with State Sen. Dave Sires… Trent England of Save Our States joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Kelsey Kremer of Iowa PBS on the upcoming edition of “Road Trip Iowa” focusing on Highway 20 between Waterloo and Dubuque… a new edition of “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner… and segments from the new “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry.

On last Friday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein a live conversation with Phil Kerpen of American Commitment… “Iowa Talking Points” with Lindsay James, DEM for IA02… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with UNI professor Nicole Skaar on Student/Teacher Value… and Michael Farris, general counsel with the National Religious Broadcasters, joined us live.

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

Signs of Getting Oldis the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “During political campaigns, often out-of-state office holders come to campaign on behalf of an Iowa candidate. How much impact does that have on your vote?” 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!