Good Morning! Today is Thursday, January 8th, the 8th day of 2026. There are 357 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council on the group’s new quarterly economic outlook survey… Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Justin Franzen and Jayna Johnson on Samsyhn, a contender for tallest living dog… a live conversation with Phil Kerpen of American Commitment… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Newsmax host and author Chris Salcedo joined us live… Phil Sklar of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Abby Costello of ABC Acres… Michael Libbie with Wade Krieg of the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group “Sons of Gladys Kravitz… and an encore presentation of “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Location, Location, Location” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Based on what you know, was the shooting of a protestor by an ICE agent in Minnesota justified?” 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!
