07/16/25: Terry Marohl is the Dean of Transportation at NDSCS and Kyle Armitage is the Dean of Career and Technical Education at NDSCS. Joel Heitkamp is joined by both of them in the KFGO studio to learn more about NDSCS and what they offer to students. 

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07/15/25: Phil Davis is the Workforce Services Director for ND Job Service, and joins Joel again on "News and Views" to give an update on job-related numbers in North Dakota. He and Joel talk about current open numbers, and the workforce of the younger generation. 

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07/15/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by CBS News Corespondent, Scott MacFarlane, to have a conversation on the recent decision from the Supreme Court regarding the Department of Education.

 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education, part of his bid to shrink the federal government’s role in education in favor of more control by the states.

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07/15/25: Every year the Downtown Fargo Street Fair welcomes hundreds of vendors and over 100,000 visitors between the three days. The Street Fair is full of food, shopping, entertainment and more! Joel Heitkamp is joined by Sarah Kraft from the Downtown Community Partnership to talk about the Street Fair. 

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07/14/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the President of North Dakota Farmers Union. Mark was elected President in 2013 and announced earlier this year that he won't be seeking reelection. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to discuss President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" from an ag perspective. 

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07/14/25:Chris Gibbs is an Ohio Farmer, and former Chair of the Republican Party in Selby County Ohio, serving for seven years until 2015. He was then elected as the Chair of the Democratic Party in Selby County in Ohio. He’s also the Chair of Rural Voices USA and the Chair of Gateway Arts.

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07/11/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by State Senator from District 11 in Fargo, Tim Mathern. Joel and Senator Mathern talk about how the "big, beautiful bill" will impact North Dakota, and why we should have a special legislative session. They also take a call from a listener who shares his thoughts on medicare for all. 

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07/11/25: Former Congressman and current Governor of North Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." Joel asks him about sending troops down to Texas after flash flooding, recovery efforts from the tornadoes in June, President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and more. 

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07/11/25: Joel Heitkamp has been broadcasting from the Red River Valley Fair all week, and is joined by Sophia to recap the events and learn what they have left this weekend. The fair ends on Sunday the 13th, and opens each day at 11AM with the grandstand concerts starting at 8PM. 

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07/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Angie Bear, the Deputy City Auditor for Fargo. They have a conversation about the progress that’s been made on the installation of digital water meters throughout Fargo. Fargo has installed roughly 10,000 new digital water meters, which means the project is nearly 35% complete.

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