Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, June 16th, the 167th day of 2026. There are 198 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” primary election wrap-up with guests Gentry Collins and Rob Mudd… Quentin Hart, owner of Hart Civic Strategies… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Meaghan Anderson of ISU Extension on an upcoming field day including a herbicide injury demonstration… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… our monthly live conversation with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird… financial analyst Kerry Lutz on the launch of the SpaceX IPO… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Dr. Jared Smith of the Waterloo Community Schools… and the new editions of “American Radio Journal” with host Lowman Henry and “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Losing the Base” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Based on what you know at this point, who got the better end of the deal reached between the U.S. and Iran?” 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).
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