The Steve Hallstrom Show

Episode Description Host Steve Hallstrom anchors an emotional, milestone final broadcast on the station, reflecting on his time behind the microphone while laying out the future of his broadcasting career. The show details his transition to a brand-new daily digital program called This Matters, outlines his ten core personal principles for respectful civic discourse, and audits major national stor...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads an insightful, fast-paced Thursday edition covering campaign finance disclosures, regional crime enforcement, and agricultural funding updates. The broadcast exposes campaign finance reports showing that 87% of the funding for Measure 2—the school meals ballot initiative—originates from out-of-state groups and unions. Steve also breaks down a violent, gang-related Prairi...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads a candid, wide-ranging Wednesday broadcast analyzing the results of Fargo's special municipal election, surging global commodity prices, and broader geopolitical developments. The show breaks down the decisive voter rejection of the proposed ward system in Fargo, tracks West Texas Intermediate crude oil climbing past $90 a barrel, and examines local traffic safety data w...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads an active Tuesday broadcast live from the drive-with-Vision studio, focusing on local civic governance, public safety issues across the region, and upcoming election dynamics. The episode breaks down the special election in Fargo regarding a potential shift from a city commission to a ward council system, features policy fellow Bill Glahn discussing Twin Cities suburban...

Guest host Kim Koppelman fills in for Steve Hallstrom, leading a policy-focused Monday broadcast on ballot measures, state constitutional integrity, and judicial philosophy. The episode features an in-depth conversation with North Dakota Senate Majority Leader David Hogue regarding Measure 1 and Measure 2, audits the financial impact of out-of-state interest groups targeting state initiative proce...

Host Steve Hallstrom anchors a sunny, high-energy Friday edition live from the Fargo studio, covering national deportation trends, shifting Wall Street expectations, and local homecoming festivities. The show examines the nearly ten-fold surge in federal deportation orders for Somali asylum seekers in Minnesota, audits West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices dropping under $89 a barrel, and revie...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads an energetic Thursday broadcast covering regional public policy, major legal petitions, and federal employment lawsuits. The episode examines a new federal petition filed against 16 Minnesota school districts—including Moorhead—over sexual identity policies, details an EEOC age discrimination lawsuit against sporting goods retailer Scheels, and explores the local ballot...

Host Steve Hallstrom anchors a data-rich, wide-ranging edition live from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, covering major regional economic developments, state fiscal milestones, and agricultural updates. The show analyzes Mesabi Metallics' decision to build a historic $15 billion steel plant in Iowa rather than Minnesota, reviews progress on the $3.2 billion FM Area Diversion project, and explores how Nor...

Live from the Fargo studio, host Steve Hallstrom delivers an insightful, news-packed Tuesday broadcast covering state fiscal management, corporate relocation trends, and regional infrastructure milestones. The show breaks down the FM Area Diversion's on-track spring completion, analyzes the Fargo City Commission's newly approved municipal budget, and examines Mesabi Metallics' decision to construc...

Live from the drive-with-Vision studio in Fargo, host Steve Hallstrom anchors a data-rich Monday edition covering regional housing policies, global supply chain pressures, and broad economic affordability. The show examines Fargo's municipal listening sessions on housing costs and rent control proposals, audits proposed federal rule changes relaxing fleetwide vehicle fuel economy standards, and tr...

Extreme drought grips the Fargo-Moorhead metro as local enrollment numbers shift and Horace city leaders debate flock safety cameras. Steve Hallstrom breaks down the latest local, regional, and national headlines, including a federal audit exposing massive delays in the Biden-era electric school bus initiative. State Senator Michelle Powers joins the studio to discuss human trafficking curriculum...

In this episode of The Steve Hallstrom Show, Steve dives into local issues shaping North Dakota, from public safety to small-town growth and changing school policies. Ellendale Mayor Don Flaherty joins the program to share an inside look at how Applied Digital's massive data center complex is reshaping his town. From trucking in over a million gallons of water to expanding the local tax base and h...

On this Wednesday edition of The Steve Hallstrom Show, host Steve Hallstrom breaks down major local developments and national flashpoints. The show features the Horace City Council's landmark decision to ban flock surveillance cameras over civil liberties concerns, an urgent interview with DAVIA President Ed Bartlett on juror intimidation, and President Trump's fiery speech to the United Nations....

Host Steve Hallstrom leads a data-driven, wide-ranging Tuesday broadcast live from the Fargo studio, dissecting major state constitutional decisions, economic metrics, and local government proposals. The episode examines the North Dakota Supreme Court’s landmark 5–0 decision upholding House Bill 1254, audits President Trump's second-term performance metrics, and features an in-depth conversation w...

Live from the Fargo studio, host Steve Hallstrom delivers an insightful, wide-ranging Monday broadcast covering tightening national midterm races, local public safety incidents, and the evolving culture of language in public life. The episode analyzes RealClearPolitics officially shifting the Minnesota U.S. Senate race to a toss-up, examines the legal Fourth Amendment motions in a Clay County midd...

Host Steve Hallstrom anchors a data-rich Friday edition live from the Fargo studio, reviewing major state constitutional rulings, severe fuel inflation metrics, and ongoing public safety debates. The episode examines the North Dakota Supreme Court’s landmark 5-0 decision upholding House Bill 1254, tracks national diesel averages reaching a record $6.44 a gallon, and reviews community pushback from...

Live from the final day of Big Iron 2026, host Steve Hallstrom anchors a guest-free, listener-driven Thursday edition dissecting the high-stakes political landscape heading into the midterm elections. The broadcast analyzes national betting markets versus traditional polling metrics, audits major administrative accomplishments under the current White House term, and examines Minnesota’s tightening...

Broadcast live from the Big Iron agricultural exposition in West Fargo, host Steve Hallstrom anchors a data-rich, wide-ranging Tuesday edition covering energy spikes, labor policy shifts, and local traffic safety initiatives. The show details Cass County law enforcement's response to an escalating 120 mph street racing crisis on South University Drive, examines a controversial congressional propos...

Host Steve Hallstrom anchors a hard-hitting Tuesday edition live from the drive-with-Vision studio at Big Iron, delivering critical updates on rising global energy costs, regional agricultural conditions, and a deadly local street racing trend. The show details Cass County law enforcement's response to high-speed reckless driving following a catastrophic 120 mph crash on University Drive, examines...

Live from the Fargo studio, host Steve Hallstrom anchors a data-rich, policy-focused edition covering national fiscal proposals, state budget metrics, and expanding environmental data. The show analyzes President Trump’s $1.2 trillion "Trump Dividend Plan" offering direct checks to adult citizens, audits the 40% cost overruns in Minnesota’s universal school meal program, and details federal civili...

This 25th-anniversary special of The Steve Hallstrom Show honors the memory of September 11, 2001, tracing a minute-by-minute timeline of the attacks while examining how national security, political leadership, and public unity have evolved over two and a half decades. Through archival air traffic recordings, expert interviews, and listener calls, the broadcast balances sober historical reflection...

Live from the Fargo studio, host Steve Hallstrom delivers an action-packed Thursday broadcast covering proposed federal voter incentives, massive state agency workforce reductions, and expanding climate data disclosures. The show analyzes President Trump's "Trump Dividend Plan" offering $5,000 checks to adult citizens, audits the $450 million cost overruns in Minnesota's universal school meal prog...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads an insightful, data-driven Wednesday broadcast live from the Fargo studio, dissecting major economic trends, climate data points, and state budget debates. The show analyzes Minnesota’s free school meal program after expenditures topped $450 million, reviews new Arctic climate research showing ice cap expansion in Greenland, and tracks local public safety debates surroun...

This episode of The Steve Hallstrom Show covers key national and regional issues, focusing on fiscal policy, trade conflicts, workplace ethics, and agricultural impacts. Features include economic commentary on the federal debt, an interview on labor dynamics with Mark Mix, and policy updates from North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak. Standout Moments & Timestamps 00:00 - Episode Intro: Steve...

Host Steve Hallstrom leads a dynamic Friday broadcast live from Powers Lake, North Dakota, delivering critical updates on state legislative votes, global commodity markets, and high-profile judicial deliberations. The episode examines the North Dakota House's unexpected vote killing a total ban on cratum, audits federal immigration enforcement metrics, and tracks gold's historic surge past $4,510...