10/09/24: Jason Heitkamp is running for ND Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, and is a current truck driver and former State Senator. His focus will be getting back to the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic in the schools, and reaching a higher standard of health and fitness.

He joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to talk about why he wants the job, and elaborates on his views on homeschooling, state testing, and electronics in schools. 

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10/09/24: The studio is full once again to make some NFL picks for the upcoming games. We have Joel Heitkamp, Rusty Halvorson, Tom Szymanski, Jack Michaels, and our guest picker, Deno from Starr Fireworks. 

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10/8/24: Joel Heitkamp and Tyler Axness sit down in the KFGO studio after the debate between Merrill Piepkorn and Kelly Armstrong took place to go over what they heard from it. 

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State Senator Merrill Piepkorn and Congressman Kelly Armstrong face off in a debate hosted by KFGO radio, with Paul Jurgens, Jim Shaw, and Amy Dalrymple moderating. 

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10/07/24: It's now been one year since the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas, and Joel Heitkamp is joined by Robert Berger for a conversation. Robert Berger is based in Jerusalem and has been reporting for CBS News Radio since 1989.

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10/04/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Red River Communications in Abercrombie, ND for Co-op Month! While there, he's joined by a variety of spokespeople from local co-ops. He talks with Tom Steinolfson, the CEO of Red River Communications and their Marketing Specialist, Kari Kleingartner. He also talks with Mark Kinzler, the General Manager of Dakota Valley Electric and Paul Matthys, the President and CEO of Cass County Electric. 

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10/04/24: Ahead of the big football game at the Fargodome this weekend where the NDSU Bison will host the UND Fighting Hawks, Joel Heitkamp is joined on KFGO by Josh Swanson. 

Josh serves on the NDSU Team Makers Board of Directors and enjoys tailgating for Bison football, and can be found most winters in his court side seats to Bison basketball games. He also writes a column and hosts a weekly podcast for Bison Illustrated magazine, advised the NDSU Blue Key student group, and is an active participant in NDSU’s Foundations of Leadership mentoring program.

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10/04/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined on KFGO radio by the head coach of UND football, Bubba Schweigert. The 2024 season will be the 11th for head coach Bubba Schweigert. It will mark the fifth season for the Fighting Hawks as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Joel chats with Coach Schweigert ahead of the football game this weekend at the Fargodome where the Fighting Hawks will play the NDSU Bison. 

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10/03/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ryan Younggren to get some clarification on a case involving child sex abuse. Ryan is the Assistant Cass County States Attorney, and has over 24-years of experience as a trial lawyer, prosecutor and professor at UND. He’s currently running for judge in the East Central Judicial District.

The North Dakota Supreme Court recently ruled Cass County prosecutors inappropriately admitted evidence in a child sex abuse trial against David Gaddie. Cass County Assistant States Attorneys Ryan Younggren and Renata Olafson Selzer prosecuted after the Grand Forks County State’s Attorney’s Office recused itself from the case. (Read the full Inforum article here.)

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10/03/24: Merrill Piepkorn is running for Governor against Republican Congressman Kelly Armstrong, and currently serves as State Senator representing District 44 and is the Assistant Minority Leader. He joins Joel in the KFGO studio to give an update on his campaign, and talks specifically about school lunches, harvest season, and statewide measures. 

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