Good Morning! Today is Thursday, October 1st, the 274th day of 2026. There are 91 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Chris Cournoyer (R-Auditor of State)… Michael Swanger of Iowa History Journal magazine… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Brian Button of Iowa DNR on the fall issue of Iowa Outdoors magazine… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… E.J. Antoni, Chief Economist, Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, joined us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Paul Smith of Locke Funeral Home on “The Final Salute” to veteran Lester McMullen… a live conversation with Patrick Amoresano, author of “Honoring the Legacy of Charlie Kirk”… and an encore presentation of a favorite edition of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Lack of Enthusiasm” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Should members of Congress be able to sue for damages in the wake of special prosecutor Jack Smith subpoenaing their phone records?” 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!
