08/13/25: Jamie Selzler serves as a North Dakota's DNC Committeeman, and is joined by Libby Schneider in the KFGO studio. Libby is a North Dakota native and is the Deputy Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee. Before joining the DNC, Libby was the campaign manager for former Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s 2018 reelection campaign and served in her Senate office for nearly five years, and then served as the rural political director at the DNC.

Libby and Jamie have a conversation about rural politics, the the Democratic Party, and more. 

(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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08/12/25: Jamie Selzler, DNC Committeeman from North Dakota, is filling in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined in the studio by Dan Ahlers. Dan is the South Dakota Democratic Party Executive Director. Dan shares his journey to the Executive Director position, and talks about the future of the Democratic Party in South Dakota. 

(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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08/12/25: Jamie Selzler is sitting in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined by Anna Spiegel, a D.C. Reporter for Axios. President Trump is stepping up federal law enforcement in D.C. this week, deploying officials from over 15 agencies in a high-profile push to crack down on crime. Jamie asks Anna about the President's orders and what it looks like in D.C. 

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08/11/25: Fargo has experienced more gun violence over the weekend, and Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Cass County Sheriff, Jesse Jahner, to talk about it. Sheriff Jahner addresses gun violence, Downtown Fargo behavior, and more to the "News and Views" listeners. 

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08/08/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. Joel is joined by Coach Chad Hanson who coached the Fargo Youth Baseball team at the Little League World Series in 2023. Coach Hanson reflects on his time as Coach and shares memories, as well as some advice to players and family. 

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08/08/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. He is joined by Alex Sumner, the President/CEO of Fargo Area Sports, to talk about the Little League program and journey to Indiana and hopefully Pennsylvania!

Alex has coached baseball at the high school, college, and professional level. During his free time Alex is is an associate scout for the Boston Red Sox and volunteers for Special Olympics. Alex's past work experience includes Executive Director of Fargo Little League and Director of Sports for Special Olympics North Dakota. 

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08/08/25: New research from the University of Minnesota shows rural hospital closures led to higher prices at nearby hospitals.  

School of Public Health assistant professor Caitlin Carroll says after a rural hospital closed, prices at nearby surviving hospitals went up almost 3.6%, an average of about $500 per inpatient stay. Carroll says the study also found rural hospitals that eventually closed charged 6% less than nearby hospitals, so closures forced patients into high-priced facilities. 

Joel Heitkamp is joined by Dr. Carroll to talk about it, and takes some of your calls.

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08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. Joel and Jack Michaels are joined by the coach, Hans Anderson, of the Fargo 12U team after their first win and ahead of their next game. 

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08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Ellen Huber, the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) rural development director, to talk about progress being made in rural communities.

A regional initiative which seeks to transform the rural food system – helping grocery
stores stay open and increasing access to local foods – is advancing in North Dakota. The pilot project
will test a rural grocery and local food hub model in the north central region that, if successful, could be replicated elsewhere in North Dakota and rural America.

(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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08/07/25: While broadcasting from Whitestown, Indiana for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament, Joel Heitkamp is joined by the bus driver for the Fargo 12U All-Stars to chat about his time driving bus, what it's like driving in the bigger cities, and why he decided to take the job. 

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