Author Archives: Tim Martin
KXEL Morning News for Fri. Dec. 18, 2020
The first COVID-19 vaccines in the Cedar Valley arrived yesterday at UnityPoint and MercyOne hospitals in Waterloo, and those taking care of COVID-19 patients were among the first to receive them. Uni...
Dec 18, 2020
KXEL Live & Local — Thu. Dec. 17, 2020
On the Thursday, December 17, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Michael Rectenwald on his new novel “Thought Criminal” TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara KXEL's Tim Harwood...
Dec 17, 2020
KXEL Midday News for Thu. Dec. 17, 2020
FLAMES WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF OF A SMALL EVANSDALE HOME WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. EVERYONE ESCAPED THE BURNING STRUCTURE WITHOUT INJURY. EVANSDALE POLICE REPO...
Dec 17, 2020
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein -- Thu. Dec. 17, 2020
Illegitimacy We heard a lot from Democrats in the wake of the 2016 presidential election that Donald Trump was an illegitimate president...that's their word, illegitimate. They repeat the mantra today...
Dec 17, 2020
KXEL Morning News for Thu. Dec. 17, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds says restaurants and bars in Iowa may return to normal business hours but patrons must still wear masks when not seated for eating or drinking, and groups sitting together must be at...
Dec 17, 2020
Panther WBB Falls to ISU; Play Wed. 12/23 on KXEL
From UNI Athletics CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI women’s basketball held All-American Ashley Joens to just six points, her lowest point total in over a season, but couldn’t muster enough o...
Dec 16, 2020
KXEL Live & Local — Wed. Dec. 16, 2020
On the Wednesday, December 16, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: State Sen. Rob Hogg of Linn County on a Democrat proposal to invest state funds to help lessen food insecurity TV...
Dec 16, 2020
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein -- Wed. Dec. 16, 2020
With Friends Like These… In theory, the editorial or commentary side of a news organization like a newspaper is to be separate from the news side. I say “in theory” because most folk...
Dec 16, 2020
KXEL Midday News for Wed. Dec. 16, 2020
THE FORM AND SPECIFIC DETAILS OF FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF ARE WHAT HAVE SLOWED NEW LEGISLATION FROM WASHINGTON. IOWA SENATOR JONI ERNST SPOKE TUESDAY ABOUT HER PRIORITIES TO HELP MOVE THE COUNTRY THROU...
Dec 16, 2020
KXEL Morning News for Wed. Dec. 16, 2020
Two Cedar Rapids hospitals received their first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines yesterday...and both St. Luke's and Mercy say they intended to begin vaccinating staff members right away. This c...
Dec 16, 2020