Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, September 1st, the 244th day of 2026. There are 121 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… Bill Long previews next week’s fiftieth anniversary event at the ISU Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua… Michael Libbie of “Insight on Business” with Tom Eibel of Freudenberg… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Nick Mathews, author of “Deserted: Life Without Local News in Rural America”… and the latest episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” featuring a conversation with Rick Stewart (L-IA02)… a live conversation with Alex Ciccone of the National Taxpayers Union on Medicaid work requirements… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Aaron Steil of ISU on backyard garden cover crops… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation on the Farm Progress Show beginning today in Boone.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Top Heavy” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “At this point, what has the better chance of “winning” in 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).
Make the most of your day!