Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, August 12th, the 224th day of 2026. There are 141 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Tony Lyons of Skyhorse Publishing… Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate previews his office’s role at the Iowa State Fair… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Chad Coon, Waterloo Water Works general manager… 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 Todd Starnes, author of “The Golden Age”… Michael J. O’Neill of the Landmark Legal Foundation joined us live to discuss the SAVE America Act… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steven Eilers of ISU Extension on the garden harvest… Ben Butler, candidate for Congress (R-FL09)… Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IA02)… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with today’s RFD1540 conversation.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Oxferd C0mma” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Which of the four winners in Tuesday’s primary election in Minnesota has the best chance of winning in November?” 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!
