Good Morning! Today is Monday, October 5th, the 278th day of 2026. There are 87 days left in the year.
Listen as Jeff Stein fills in hosting the national “Todd Starnes Show” again tonight—8-11 p.m., exclusively in Iowa on News/Talk 1540 KXEL!
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… GOP congressional candidate Joe Mitchell (IA-02)… Phil Kerpen of American Commitment… Minnesota House GOP Floor Leader Harry Niska… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with UNI spokesperson Pete Moris… and the latest editions of “American Radio Journal” with Lowman Henry, and of “Memories from the Field” with Wade Kisner.
On yesterday’s 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.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Special Session, Special Incentives” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “Based on all the discussion concerning vaccines, are you more or less likely to get a flu shot this year?” 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!