04/04/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Director of Athletics at UND, Bill Chaves. Dane Jackson was recently named the new head coach for the UND hockey program, and Bill speaks to why he was chosen. Joel also asks him about other athletics at UND and why there's been so many changes lately. 

(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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04/04/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Attorney General Drew Wrigley for a conversation on the status of Senate Bill 2128 regarding truth in sentencing. Senate Bill 2128 sought to make sure inmates in the state prison system spend most of their sentence in prison. It also contained provisions that would have established steeper penalties for fleeing and assaulting law enforcement.

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(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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04/03/25: CBS News Radio Reporter Adrienne Bard is in Mexico City and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about President Trump's global tariff announcement. Adrienne has covered almost every major news story in Mexico for CBS News Radio since 1994

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04/03/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jeff Lassle and Doug Sombke to have a conversation about tariffs after President Trump's announcement.

Jeff is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NexEra Materials Group, LLC based out of South Dakota. NexEra, the manufacturer of Cem-Rock planned to break ground on two new manufacturing facilities—one in Rapid City, SD, and another in Waycross, GA, but he's changed his mind on it.

Doug Sombke is the President of South Dakota Farmers Union. Doug was elected to serve as president of Farmers Union Industries in 2017, an organization that owns several agribusinesses whose profits help fund the operations of five state Farmers Union organizations as well as the National Farmers Union.

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04/03/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the General Manager of Harley-Davidson of Fargo, Adrian Smith. Learn more about them on their website, hdfargo.com.

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04/03/25: Dr. Tello-Skjerseth is the Chief of Service for Diagnostic Radiology in Bismarck.
She also serves as an assistant clinical professor of radiology at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and is a member of the Edith Sanford Breast Center Physician Leadership Council. She joins Joel on "News and Views" to express her support for House Bill 1283, which relates to diagnostic breast examination and supplemental breast examination cost-sharing restrictions

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04/02/25: Joel Heitkamp shares his thoughts a term limit resolution in the North Dakota legislature. A resolution to change North Dakota’s term limits law failed in the House on a narrow 46-43 vote Tuesday, but could be reconsidered on Wednesday after five people were absent during the vote.

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06/26/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Riaz Aziz to have a conversation on the economy, and the impact of tariffs. President Trump will announce the details of his “Liberation Day” plan later today, where he plans to chance economic agreements with Canada and Mexico. 

Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship. Riaz is also the CEO of the Begunahi Foundation USA, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India. 

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04/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ben Holsen from Holsen Home Solar. Joel and Ben talk about the logistics of getting solar panels on your home or business, the types of solar systems, incentives for using solar power, and more. 

Learn more on their website, www.holsensolar.com

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04/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined again in the studio by Jack Zaleski and Al Aamodt to talk about the coverage of former State Senator Ray Holmberg and the Trump Administration's leaked war group chat. Jack is a former Editor of the Devils Lake Daily Journal and The Forum’s editorial page, and now works as a Columnist for The Forum. Al Aamodt is a former Fargo Broadcaster and KFGO Reporter. 

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