Good Morning! Today is Thursday, October 9th, the 282nd day of 2025. There are 83 days left in the year.
Join us for the last big sale of the year…the Great Eastern Iowa Garage Sale at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids…TOMORROW from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and SATURDAY from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. …admission is $5 for adults…more at kxel.com!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein…Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate… GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Jim Carlin (R-Sioux City)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Matthew Restall, author of “The Nine Lives of Columbus”… Riley Smith of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… and Ben Troge of Service Roofing Company.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak)… Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Andrea Boulton on Friday’s Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation trails and bikes summit… a new edition of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd… and Ben Troge of Service Roofing Company.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“They Never Learn” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “President Trump announced Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first stage of a peace deal. Your reaction?” 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!
