Good Morning! Today is Friday, October 2nd, the 275th day of 2026. There are 90 days left in the year.
Listen as Jeff Stein fills in hosting the national “Todd Starnes Show” tonight—8-11 p.m., exclusively in Iowa on News/Talk 1540 KXEL!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Brenna Bird (R-Attorney General)… Linda Hudwalker Bowman, CEO of Lumicent, formerly the Job Foundation… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with the Iowa Gallivant, JayJay Goodvin, on Greene County… and our final pair of conversations from last month’s ISU Northeast Iowa Research Farm golden anniversary celebration near Nashua.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Chris Cournoyer (R-Auditor of State)… Michael Swanger of Iowa History Journal magazine… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Brian Button of Iowa DNR on the fall issue of Iowa Outdoors magazine… 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.
“Sending a Message—But Which Message” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The President is holding a series of campaign rallies before the November election. Will that help or hurt the GOP?” 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!
