News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

07/10/26: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss a demand from President Trump regarding paper ballots, as well as the primary election in August. Steve has been serving as Minnesota Secretary of State since 2015 and partners with township, city, and county officials to organize elections on behalf of Minnesota’s nearly four million eligible voters, and to en...

07/10/26: Fargo Division Engineer Jason Leonard joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to bring an update on road construction in Fargo.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

07/09/26: Sami Harwood is the Director of Marketing for the Kilbourne Group, and Simone Wai is the Creative Director at Folkways. They join Joel Heitkamp to talk about the new convention center, current projects, the Red River Market, and more.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be h...

07/09/26:  Angie Craig flipped a Republican congressional seat in 2018 and has been serving Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional district since then, and is now running for U.S. Senate and faces Peggy Flanagan in next month's primary. She joins Joel on "News and Views" to discuss President Trump, healthcare, her campaign for the U.S. Senate, and more.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host o...

07/08/26: Guest speakers Tammy Clark and Kristen Meghan Kelly bring national-level expertise in industrial hygiene and exposure science. At their town halls, they'll explain how data centers operate, the infrastructure they require, and possible health safety concerns for citizens. On July 8th, they'll be in Wishek and Mandan, and in Watford City on July 9th. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on...

07/07/26: Ben Holsen with Holsen Solar joins Joel Heitkamp live at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07/07/26: Vern Thompson, Candidate for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, will host a round table to address mental health in agriculture. Tuesday, July 7, 6:00 pm at the Living Waters Lutheran Church, 4451 40th Ave S, Fargo. North Dakota is experiencing a crisis: farmer suicides. According to the CDC, farmers are three times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. There wer...

07/07/26: Dakota Rudesill is an Associate Professor of Law at Ohio State University, and specializes in legislation and national security law and policy.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/lis...

07/06/26: As the World Cup continues, news broke over the weekend that President Trump admitting to calling FIFA regarding a U.S. player suspension. Both Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Joel Heitkamp share their distaste over Trump's move. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekday...

North Dakota Governor joins News and Views to discuss the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig Dykers is the architect of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, as he is joined by Joel Heitkamp in Medora for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robbie Lauf joins the show where Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Medora for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Lauf is the executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rear Admiral Jonathan Townsend is a native of New Woodstock, New York. He was commissioned in 1995 through the U.S. Naval Academy and designated a naval aviator in 1997. He joins the show where Joel Heitkamp was live from Medora for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Martin is the politics bureau chief and senior political columnist at POLITICO. He joins Joel Heitkamp who was live in Medora for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angie Craig is a US Representative for the state of Minnesota. She will be running for the US Senate in the upcoming election.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heidi Heitkamp served in the US Senate representing North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. She joins the show to talk about everything politics, including the war in Iran, upcoming elections, crypto, and much more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson is running for State Representative. She joins News and Views to talk about what's left to do in the city of Moorhead in the remainder of her term.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beth Tiegs joins the show to talk about the 4th of July Celebration going on in Hankinson.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Congressman Collin Peterson joins News and Views to talk about everything going on in the world of agriculture including tariffs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Kolpack discusses her time on the Fargo City Commission, the Fargo convention center, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophia Thompson is part of the Red River Valley Fair. She joins News and Views to talk about the upcoming events happening at this year's Red River Valley Fair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Jacobson is the Organizational Member for Together for School Meals and is the director of Prairie Action ND. Together for School Meals will host a virtual Lunch and Learn Tuesday, June 30th, at noon on rising child poverty in North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jolene Garty won her race for the Fargo School Board. Jolene worked for a regional education association for 12 years, working with school districts in Southeast North Dakota and across the state with funding, programming, and professional development for teachers. She is now self-employed working with nonprofit and public sector agencies. Before that, she worked for Senator Conrad in his Fargo of...

06/26/26: Minnesota State Representative Heather Keeler is joined in the studio by Sonja and Seinquis to speak about costs related to higher education. Seinquis Leinen is the Senior Director of Strategic Enrollment Management at NDSU.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekd...

06/26/26: Minnesota State Representative and enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, Heather Keeler, is joined by Prairie Rose Seminole to speak to the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn. Prairie Rose is an enrolled tribal member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, descendent of the Sahnish/Arikara, Northern Cheyenne, and Lakota Nations, and of German Russian he...