Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, May 13th, the 133rd day of 2026. There are 232 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley reviews the 2026 legislative session… our monthly conversation with U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jodie Huegerich on June’s Iowa Food and Farm Conference to be held in Waterloo… and a new episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Jan Ryherd and Kaj O’Mara.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points” with Brad Sherman, GOP for Governor… a live conversation with pollster Cornell Belcher on a new poll regarding drug pricing and this year’s election… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Dawn Dunnegan of ISU Extension on Arthritis Month—Walk with Ease Program… 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.
“The Value of Meetings” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Will this week’s U.S./China summit meeting accomplish anything substantive?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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