 This is where Iowa comes to talk. News Talk 1540 KXEL. And this is KXEL Live and Local. From the KXEL News Center, here is Jeff Stein. And good morning to you once again. It's hour number two of the program on the air live for this Friday morning. KXEL News Time approaching 12 minutes past nine. And as always, we're grateful that you're along with us across the state of Iowa, 50,000 watts strong.