Author Archives: Tim Martin

Iowa surpassed 211,000 coronavirus cases and 2,200 deaths, and the state remains ranked third-highest in the nation for virus positivity rate. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports there were 1...

Two teenagers have died after a car accident near Chariton. The Iowa State Patrol said the accident happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday when a Jeep turning from Highway 34 onto a street struck a pickup ...

On the Monday, November 23, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Dr. Nan Hayworth, former member of Congress, about Moms for Safe Neighborhoods TV9 Meteorologist Kalie Pluchel Legal...

Recommended For You Last week, I was setting up a new Twitter account–I know, don’t use Twitter, use Parler–and as it turned out, I wound up not setting up the account. But a few int...

Iowa First District Congresswoman-elect Ashley Hinson of Marion participated in freshman legislator orientation remotely this month due to COVID-19. In a Friday interview on Fox News Channel's "Bill H...

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The UNI basketball teams return to play on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in a radio doubleheader! Here’s the schedule…five games in four days all on News/Talk 1540 KXEL: Wed. Nov. 25–UNI Men...

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in October...far better than the national rate of 6.9%. The number of unemployed Iowans declined to 58,500 in October - down from 78,700 in September. Io...

On the Friday, November 20, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Terry Jeffrey, editor-in-chief of CNSNews.com TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara Legal analyst Loretta Powers John Mickels...

Freezing the Field Even before election day this month, potential 2024 presidential candidates were making their way to Iowa to support those on the ballot in congressional races this year. The conven...