Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, October 7th, the 280th day of 2026. There are 85 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council shares data from the group’s latest quarterly economic outlook survey… Ed Martin, former pardon attorney in the Trump Administration… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Jason Bell, author of “Operation Sparrow”… 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—The Candidates” with John Norwood (D-Treasurer of State)… State Sen. Dave Sires (R-Cedar Falls) joins us live in the studio… Brad Meltzer, author of the “Ordinary People Change the World” children’s book series… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Daniel Anderson of ISU Extension on manure application safety… and Mark Magnuson 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.
“Dueling News Releases” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Will you watch any of the debates featuring candidates for statewide office in Iowa?” 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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