Good Morning! Today is Monday, November 2nd, the 306th day of 2026. There are 59 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for The Gazette… a live conversation with former Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)… U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson (R-IA) with famed basketball coach Bruce Pearl… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jordan Bancroft of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony… and the latest editions of “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry, and of “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner.
On last Friday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Taylor Wettach (D-Auditor)… a live conversation with America’s Money Answers Man Jordan Goodman… GOP U.S. House candidate Joe Mitchell (R-IA02)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Iowa Gallivant JayJay Goodvin… and Matt Reisetter, candidate for Iowa House (R-HD76).
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Calm Before the Storm” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Who do you think will win the Iowa U.S. Senate seat?” 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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