06/24/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the Creative Director of Folkways in Fargo to talk about upcoming events in Downtown Fargo. 

(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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06/24/25: Ben Geman is the energy reporter for Axios, and joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to talk about the oil market, and how it's been impacted by the bombing of Iran. 

Read his recent articles:

Oil market's ho-hum response to Iran strike seen as "remarkable"

Trump urges "drill, baby, drill," but U.S. producers are cautious

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06/24/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak to ask her about President Trump bombing Iran and the current ceasefire, her town halls, tax credits for solar and oil, and more. Congresswoman Fedorchak is serving her first time as North Dakota's Member of Congress and completed 12 years as a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.

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06/23/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by KFGO's Chief Meteorologist, Tom Szymanski, to go over all of the severe weather of the weekend and what North Dakota's history says about it. 

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06/23/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jesse Jahner, the Sheriff of Cass County, after the weekend filled with severe weather. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office also released the names of the three victims of the tornado that hit Enderlin Friday night. Michael Dehn, 73, Katherine Pfaff-Dehn, 73, and 89-year-old Marcario Lucio died in the storm. All three were from Enderlin.

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06/23/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Governor of North Dakota and former Congressman, Kelly Armstrong. After the severe weather outbreak over the weekend, which included a tornado outbreak, the Governor joins Joel to talk about the statewide disaster, communities impacted, and more. Joel also asks him about the United States bombing Iran and how he's upped security after the assassination of MN State Representative Melissa Hortman. 

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06/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Minot City Council Member, Mike Blessum, to have a conversation about the Burdick Job Corps in North Dakota. A proposed letter of support for the Burdick Job Corps Center in Minot was voted on, and fell short of being approved. Mike Blessum was one of the Council Members that voted against it, and shares his reasoning with Joel. Afterwards, Joel also shares his thoughts and reads texts from the "News and Views" listeners. 

You can see the numbers Mike refers to through the Department of Labor. 

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06/20/25: Tom Gould joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to talk about the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. The 2025 Inductee Banquet and Ceremony on is tomorrow at 5PM with a social and silent auction. Join them to honor Greg Eslinger, Randy Hedberg, Sheri Kleinsasser Stockmoe, and Tim Olson.

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06/20/25: James Mickelson is the civil engineer for the 32nd Avenue South project, and brings an update to "News and Views" with Joel Heitkamp on what's been done, and what's left to do. 

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06/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by United States Senator John Hoeven to talk about everything from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to his work on the Veterans Cemetery in Fargo to public lands. 

From his Press Release:

Senator John Hoeven today announced he has secured an agreement in principle for the Veterans Memorial Center at the Fargo National Cemetery (FNC) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The agreement in principle combined with the funding which has already been raised, will enable the project to move forward thanks to innovative and creative federal, state, and private partnerships, similar to the model used to advance permanent flood protection for the region.

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