06/16/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Dakota Rudesill, an Associate Professor of Law at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University. He joins Joel to talk about his recent essay, Ethical Advice for These Times, and All Times, and how it applies to the polarized political climate we're living in. He and Joel dive into the parade for President Trump and the U.S. Army over the weekend, and the assassination of former MN Speaker of the House, Melissa Hortman. 

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06/16/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Bill Werner from the Minnesota News Network to talk about the assassination of MN State Representative Melissa Hortman. 

FROM KFGO NEWS: 

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder. He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs.

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06/13/25: Richland County Commissioner, Perry Miller, is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." He's joined on the radio by Minnesota State Senator, Grant Hauschild, to talk about the legislative session and his district. 

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06/13/25: Joel Heitkamp is out for the day, and Perry Miller fills in for him on "News and Views." Perry is a Richland County Commissioner from Wahpeton. He's joined on KFGO by Phil Hansen to talk about his work with the Becker County Commission. Phil is an NDSU alum and played 11 seasons for the Buffalo Bills from 1991-2001. 

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06/12/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by David French to have a conversation about the protests in L.A. and how President Trump has been responding to them. David is an Opinion columnist for The New York Times, where I write about law, culture, religion, and armed conflict.

His most recent book, “Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation,” outlined the dangers of polarization and the need to engage with people who have opposing viewpoints. 

You can read more about David and view his recent columns online. 

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06/12/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Al Carlson, the former Majority Leader of the ND House of Representatives from District 41. 

North Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing conclusion by legislative staff that his intent was unclear and the Legislature should hold a special session to fix the error.

The opinion by Attorney General Drew Wrigley means $35 million for housing programs Armstrong’s office unintentionally crossed out in a May line-item veto can move forward unless the matter is challenged in court or the Legislature reconvenes.

Continue to read the full article at KFGO.com.

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06/11/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by the Minnesota Republican Speaker of the House, Lisa Demuth. She was elected in 2018 to the Minnesota House, and joins Joel to talk about the special session wrapping up. 

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06/11/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jim Shaw in the KFGO studio to talk about enacting a non-partisan primary. Jim is a current InForum columnist, former WDAY TV reporter, and former KVRR TV news director. 

Jim Shaw was among a group addressing the city commission along with current Cass County Commissioner Tony Grindberg and State Representatives Karla Rose Hanson and Scott Wagner.

The group wants a special city election called by October or November to approve a primary.

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06/11/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the Fargo Police Chief, Dave Zibolski. He has served since the end of 2020 and has a department of 192 sworn and 28 civilian staff. He joins Joel to talk about a video of Fargo police officers getting punched going viral, and how his staff are trained in situations like this. 

Watch the video and read the article regarding the situation on KFGO.com.

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06/10/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by two North Dakota State Troopers to talk about North Dakota Boys State while broadcasting from NDSCS. 

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