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Good Morning! Today is Friday, May 8th, the 128th day of 2026. There are 237 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… a live conversation with Phil Kerpen of American Commitment… “Iowa Talking Points” with Lindsay James, DEM for IA02… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with UNI professor Nicole Skaar on Student/Teacher Value… and Michael Farris, general counsel with the National Religious Broadcasters, joins us live.

On yesterday’s 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.

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

“Shifting the Dollars” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe $100,000 or more in unpaid child support. Agree or disagree?” 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!