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Good Morning! Today is Thursday, May 7th, the 127th day of 2026. There are 238 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird… “Iowa Talking Points” with Kathy Dolter, DEM for IA02… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with UNI professor Nicole Skaar on Student/Teacher Value… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein…a live conversation with Bryan Riley of the National Taxpayers Union Free Trade Initiative… RNC Central Regional Communications Director Zach Kraft joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with David Wendell on the upcoming Marion Armed Forces Day commemoration… and a new episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.

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

“This Was CNN” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “What will be the net effect of all this Congressional redistricting across the country?” 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!