Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, July 15th, the 196th day of 2026. There are 169 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Dr. Keith Ablow, author of the forthcoming novel “A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of Being Kane”… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Rachel Burke of Practical Farmers of Iowa on the group’s beginning farmer workshop… on KXEL’s 84th birthday, a broadcast from 49 years ago featuring KXEL founder Joe Dumond… and a new episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Matt Wetstein of Better Ballot Iowa… Henry Olsen of the Ethics & Public Policy Center joins us live to talk South Carolina politics… Nate Ristow of the Iowa Taxpayers Association discusses the state’s new fiscal year budget… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steven Eilers of ISU Extension on the year’s master conservationist courses… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Our Anniversary” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “A photo was distributed Sunday, purporting to be a current photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell in a hospital. What do you think is his current condition?” 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!
