02/27/26: Joel Heitkamp is on vacation and has Richland County Commissioners, Nathan Berseth and Perry Miller, filling in for him on "News and Views." They're joined by Daniel Julson to talk about tax season, specifically digging into the taxing on tips, Trump accounts, deductions, and more. Daniel Julson graduated in 2015 from North Dakota State University with a degree in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Accounting.  He received his CPA license in January 2017. 

(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.)

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02/27/26: Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth, Richland County Commissioners, are filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." Erica Johnsrud is the Auditor for McKenzie County in North Dakota, and joins Nathan and Perry to chat about the election process and safety behind them. 

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02/27/26: While Joel Heitkamp is out, Richland County Commissioners Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth fill in and are joined by North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong. 

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02/26/26: Al Aamodt worked at WDAY for 35 years, as an Editor at KVLY, was a news broadcaster at KFGO, and taught at MSUM. Jack Zaleski is a Columnist at the Forum and was their editorial page Editor for 30 years, and also was Editor of the Devils Lake Daily Journal. Jane Ahlin is a columnist for The Forum and taught English at MSUM, and is an alum from UND and MSUM.

They all join Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio to talk about the recent State of the Union address, Epstein files, the treatment of female reporters, and more. 

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02/26/26: Erika Yoney is running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 4A representing Moorhead. She is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who provides therapy and medication management in a community health center.

Others running for the District 4A seat are Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson, and union firefighter Kevin Salisbury. The District 4A seat is currently held by Rep. Heather Keeler, who is not seeking another term in the legislature.

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02/25/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by United States Senator John Hoeven the morning after President Trump's State of the Union address.

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02/25/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by former Congressman Collin Peterson the morning after President Trump's State of the Union address. Congressman Peterson represented Minnesota’s Seventh District from 1991 to 2021. He served as Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee from 2005 to 2021. 

(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.)

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02/24/26: Joel Heitkamp is first joined by Wendi Baggaley, a political consultant out of Minot, and then North Dakota State Representative Mike Brandenburg. On Sunday, the District 28 Republicans held their meeting to select delegates for their state convention, but it was stopped due to a group of people physically taking over the meeting. 

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02/24/26: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo and joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio. 

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02/24/26: Michael Howe is the Secretary of State for North Dakota and joins Joel on "News and Views." He speaks to the SAVE Act that recently passed the U.S. House and is waiting in the Senate. He answers questions regarding voter registration, passport usage, the integrity of elections, and more. 

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