News & Views with Joel Heitkamp
News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day. From politics to public service announcements and sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.
Episodes
12/09/24: Jeana Peinovich is the Lend A Hand Up Director, and joins Joel again in the KFGO studio. Jeana brings Evan Balko with her to talk about his brother's upcoming fundraiser at Vic's Bar and Grill. Learn about these fundraisers and more at lendahandup.org.
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12/8/25: This morning on News and Views, Joel Heitkamp, Jack Michaels, and Rusty Halverson talked about different candies they have all tried, and famous people who have "Jr.", included at the end of their name.
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12/5/25: KFGO News Director Paul Jurgens joins News and Views to discuss a Fargo murder suspect, Tyrque Jones, being released from police custody as he was proved to not be responsible for the murder of Azeem Holmes.
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12/5/25: Trooper Darrin Malafa with the North Dakota State Patrol joins News and Views to discuss special donations and other helpful things going on around the region at this time of the year.
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12/5/25: NDSU Men's Basketball Head Coach David Richman joins Jack Michaels and Joel Heitkamp on News and Views to discuss the team at this point of the season.
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12/4/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the studio by Tom Szymanski, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halverson, and our guest picker, Brad Thom for another week of Pick it or Stick! Each guy makes their pick for the upcoming NFL games thanks to West Main Pizza in the Rail District in Dilworth, MN.
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12/4/25: Peggy Flanagan serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She joins News and Views to discuss running for the US Senate.
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12/3/25: Troy Coons and Derrick Bratten represent Northwest Landowners. On News and Views today, they discuss a lawsuit they won against the state of North Dakota.
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12/2/25: Jim Shaw of the Forum joins News and Views to discuss the decisions made by the Trump Administration on immigrants and immigration.
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12/2/25: Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson will be running for the Minnesota House of Representatives after being Mayor of Moorhead since 2022. She was also elected as a City Council Member, and appointed Mayor in February of 2021.
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12/2/25: Ben Holsen joins News and Views to discuss lighting during the holiday season, solar power for next year, and more.
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12/02/25: Dennis Carlson and John Tye join News and Views to discuss a whistleblower complaint against Cenex Harvest Sales(CHS). You can view the complaint files on the News and Views Blog page.
https://kfgo.com/2025/12/02/listen-lawsuit-filed-against-chs-cenex-harvest-sales/
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12/1/2025: NDSU President David Cook was recently named the next president of Iowa State University, which was his alma mater. He has sereved as NDSU's President since 2022, and will take over as President Iowa State on March 1st.
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11/27/25: Happy Thanksgiving from "News and Views!" Joel Heitkamp and Abby Miller are joined again by rancher and former State Senator, Steve Tomac. Steve is one of 18 kids, and he and Joel share stories of growing up in big families.
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11/27/25: Happy Thanksgiving! Jean Fredean joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about the need for Salvation Army bell-ringers. If you're in the Richland County area, call Shirley at 701-403-9549, Wahpeton Walmart you can call Jenny and Mary at 701-642-7807, or EconoFoods you can call Jean at 701-640-1641.
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11/26/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Governor Armstrong ahead of Thanksgiving to talk about tariffs, school lunches, our farmers, and more.
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11/26/25: The studio is full of our regular crew with Jack Michaels, Tom Szymanski, Rusty Halvorson, and Joel Heitkamp making all of their picks for the upcoming NFL games. They're joined by Katie Christensen-Mineer, President of the Fargo School Board, to learn her picks.
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11/26/25: Advocacy organization Together For School Meals plans to submit language for a potential ballot petition that would provide free school meals to North Dakota students. Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Robin Nelson, chair of the ballot petition’s sponsoring committee, and Amy Jacobson, executive director of Prairie Action ND and member of the coalition.
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11/25/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Eric Wilkie, the Executive Director of the FM Area Foundation. They talk about the Caring Catalog (and even give away some money to a few participants) as well as their campaign to celebrate 65 years in the community.
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11/25/25: Joel Heitkamp learns more about NDSCS athletics from Reggie and Jack on "News and Views." Reggie Jackson is the Athletic Director for NDSCS and Jack Junker is the Head Baseball Coach at NDSCS.
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