Just a reminder that the first of 3 debates between senate candidates Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst will take place this afternoon from Simpson College in Indianola. There seems to be no statewide coverage of this event. However, there are some ways interested voters may get the debate live:

How to watch tonight’s debate

Watch the live broadcast from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at KCCI-TV or the live stream at www.DesMoinesRegister.com/Debate or www.KCCI.com.

C-SPAN also will carry the debate live.

It will be most interesting to see Ms. Ernst back up the claims made by her outrageous ads.