Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, June 9th, the 160th day of 2026. There are 205 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Dr. Keith Ablow on the danger to our “core self” thanks to AI… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steve Darnall on the summer issue of Nostalgia Digest magazine… Iowa-based CEO Drew Harden on his new book, “The Light Leader”… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… David Welter on this Friday’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life event in Waterloo… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Carol Steckbeck on Operation Lifesaver… Jason and Miranda Arends of Back Nine, an indoor golf facility in Cedar Rapids… and the latest “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Travel Plans” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The FIFA World Cup soccer tournament will be held in part in the U.S. starting on Thursday. What’s your level of interest?” 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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