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Good Morning! Today is Friday, March 13th, the 72nd day of 2026. There are 293 days left in the year.

Join us to recognize Iowa’s farmers and farm families at the Farmer Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 25 at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo…it’s free and open to everyone…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig will be the guest speaker…go to kxel.com/farmer to reserve your free tickets (or send email to jeff@kxel.com, or send a text to 319-235-1540).

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa radio hall of famer Van Harden joins us live… Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig… Attorney Christina Martin of the Pacific Legal Institute… and a special broadcast of the weekend program “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… and special broadcasts of two popular weekend programs: “This Week on Capitol Hill” and “Everything Old Is New Again”.

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

“The Will of the People” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “Does the U.S. have a plan for conducting and ending the military operation in Iraq?” 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!