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Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, June 25th, the 176th day of 2025. There are 189 days left in the year.

The annual Zach Johnson Foundation Classic is next Monday! Listen as KXEL’s Jeff Stein is joined by TV9’s Jim Mertens live from 8-11 a.m. at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids, sponsored by Golfletics Performance Center of Coralville, online at begolfletic.com.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Joe McClure of the Iowa Soybean Association on the 4R+ Nutrient Summit to be held in Waterloo on July 10… Nicole Buhrow of the Zach Johnson Foundation tells us about the pros and celebrities participating in next Monday’s golf classic in Cedar Rapids… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with state Sen. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) evaluating the 2025 Iowa legislative session… and the weekly “Weathered Questions” conversation with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council reacts to the Iowa legislative session… Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry on the lawsuit the group filed challenging a new state law… State Auditor Rob Sand with an report on the city of Conesville… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Lisa Bates of ISU Extension on the Rural Housing Readiness Assessment program… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood  is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.

“Keeping Things Up”  is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Both sides violated the cease fire…but which surprised you the most by violating it—Iran or Israel?”  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!