Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, August 4th, the 216th day of 2026. There are 149 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Carol Ehlers of ISU Extension on back to school shopping… a live conversation with Kevin Hall of Iowa Pork on the group’s Iowa State Fair “1776 Pork Chop Salute” event… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Ryan Schlader of Linn County Conservation on water monitoring in the county… a live conversation with John Schoneboom, author “Stop Me If I Say Something Crazy”… and the latest editions of “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry, and “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“One-Sided Government” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “If the November election were to be held today, what would your ballot look like?” 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!
