Good Morning! Today is Thursday, May 21st, the 141st day of 2026. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03)… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Noel Anderson of the City of Waterloo… and two special programs in honor of Memorial Day, hosted by Jerry Stewart and Benjamin Hall of Fox News Radio.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Jennifer Harrison of the Victims’ Rights Reform Council joined us live… U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Steve Darnall, author of “Marvels: The Novelization”… and the latest edition 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.
“The Payback” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The U.S. has indicted former Cuban government head Raul Castro. What is the most likely reason?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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