Good Morning! Today is Thursday, October 8th, the 281st day of 2026. There are 84 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… “Iowa Talking Points—The Candidates” with Taylor Wettach (D-Auditor of State)… U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Dan Cohen on the Iowa Natural Resource Trust Fund… and Riley Smith of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.
On yesterday’s 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.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Who Wants the Ball?” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “What is your estimate of political polling in the 2026 election?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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