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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, January 6th, the 6th day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley joins us live… Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss… attorney and national news analyst Dr. Wendy Patrick… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jill Weber of ISU Extension on economizing food in the new year… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… GOP candidate for Iowa Governor Brad Sherman joins us live… Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA03)… financial journalist and author Dennis Kneale… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Hunter Hampton, author of “The Gridiron Gospel”… and a live conversation with Gary Benoit, editor of “The New American,” on the UN “Agenda 2030” effort.

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

“How Bad Is It?” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “What was the primary reason Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his re-election effort Monday?” 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!