News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

Live from the North Dakota Veterans Home with Wilfred Anderson and Dane Grebel

11/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon on this 2026 Veterans Day. Joel is joined by Wilfred Anderson, a Navy Peacetime

Live from North Dakota Veterans Home with David Larson from Williston

11/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon on this 2026 Veterans Day. Joel is joined by David Larson, a Vietnam Navy Veter

Live from North Dakota Veterans Home with Gary Condon

11/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon on this 2026 Veterans Day. Joel is joined by Gary Condon, an Army Veteran from

Dave Rice shares events in the FM area on Veterans day - Nov 11, 2026

11/11/26: Dave Rice and Joel Heitkamp shed light on events going on around the area on Veterans Day 2026! (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in F

Live from North Dakota Veterans Home with Bill Anderson and Maurice Orn

11/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon on this 2026 Veterans Day. Joel is joined by Bill Anderson and Maurice Orn from

ND State Superintendent Levi Bachmeier shares his take on rural schools, school lunches, and more

11/10/26: Levi Bachmeier is the state school superintendent and administrator of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. He was appointed superintendent by Gov

Andrew Pantazi, Axios News Editor, speaks about delay in election results from Alaska and Mississippi

11/10/26: Andrew Pantazi reported for his hometown newspaper for eight years before founding Jacksonville’s first investigative nonprofit news site, The Tributary. He wor

Former Republican and South Dakota businessman shares his take on the midterm election

11/09/26: Jeff Lassle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NexEra Materials Group, LLC based out of South Dakota. He is an expert in domestic and international

ND Game and Fish Director, Jeb Williams, joins "News and Views" ahead of deer opener

11/06/26: Jeb Williams is serving as Director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department after being appointed by Governor Burgum in 2021. He speaks to Joel Heitkamp ab

Erika Yoney joins "News and Views" after election win to Minnesota House District 4A

11/06/26: Erika Yoney is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who just won her race for Minnesota House District 4A with 66% of the vote. She joins Joel on "News and Views" t

Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp reflects on the Midterm Election

11/06/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by his sister and former United States Senator, Heidi Heitkamp, to recap the midterm election win for Democrats. (Joel Heitkamp is a t

Ohio Farmer Chris Gibbs shares his take on the Midterm Election with Joel Heitkamp

11/05/26: 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 Cha

Attorney General Drew Wrigley is asked about ND Ethics Commission, midterms, and more

11/05/26: Drew Wrigley is the current Attorney General of North Dakota and previously served as North Dakota’s 17th United States Attorney. He recently won his re-electio

NFL Pick It or Stick It - Week 9

11/05/26: The studio is full for another week of making picks for the upcoming NFL games. Joel Heitkamp, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, and guest-picker Minnesota State

Joel Heitkamp and Jim Shaw recap 2026 November Election

11/04/26: Former Inforum and current KFGO Columnist Jim Shaw joins Joel Heitkamp the morning after the 2026 Midterm Elections. They share their thoughts, take your calls,

Dr. Kari Odermann brings a Ukraine-perspective to the Russia Ukraine war

11/03/26: Dr. Kari Odermann is a North Dakota native and lived in Ukraine with her family. They fled Kyiv prior to the attacks on the city. She has been a political comme

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar hopes to be the next Governor of Minnesota

11/02/26: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Joel Heitkamp on the day before the Midterm Election. She's running for Governor of Minnesota against Speaker Lisa Dem

Bjorn Solberg hopes to focus on small towns if elected to the MN State Senate

11/02/26: Bjorn Solberg is running to represent District 1 in the Minnesota State Senate. He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio do talk about his campaign, why he dec

Matt Dunlap is running for Congress in Maine

10/28/26: Matt Dunlap is running for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Matt was born and raised on a farm near Bar Harbor, and worked as a dishwasher, bartender, and fu

Fargo Public School Superintendent breaks down excess mill levy question on November ballot

10/30/26: Dr. Cory Steiner began as Superintendent of Fargo Public Schools in July 2025. He joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about the Fargo School District Mill Levy.  Lear