News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

MSUM has encouraging enrollment and retention news

09/08/26: President Tim Downs has been President of MSUM since 2023 and has more than 35 years of higher education experience. Dr. Jason Trainer is vice president for enr

Nikki Gronli is campaigning to be the next South Dakota Congresswoman

09/08/26: Nikki Gronli is the former vice chair of the SD Democratic Party and former state director for USDA Rural Development under the Biden administration. She is cur

LABOR DAY SPECIAL: Joel and Heidi Heitkamp full show 9-11am

Joel is joined by his sister, former U.S. Senator from North Dakota, Heidi Heitkamp about everything that is going on in the world, including data centers, the war in Ira

Courtenay Brown joins News and Views

Courtenay Brown is a Senior Economics Reporter at Axios. She has published a couple articles regarding the bond market and the economy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for

Attorney General Drew Wrigley joins News and Views

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley joins News and Views to talk about the recent Kratom bill that fell one vote short in the North Dakota House.  See omnystudio.

Bob Heitkamp joins News and Views

9-4-26: Bob Heitkamp is running for North Dakota State Senate in District 25. He’s served as the Executive Director of Marketplace for Kids the past 10 years, was a bus

Shannon Schweigert speaks to funding for North Dakota military gallery

09/03/26: Shannon Schweigert is the principal manager with PACE Fundraising, a Fargo-based consultant working on behalf of the North Dakota National Guard Foundation, and

Governor Kelly Armstrong speaks to North Dakota special session and Meta lawsuit

09/03/26: North Dakota Governor and former Congressman Kelly Armstrong joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." He joins Joel during the North Dakota legislative special

Moorhead Superintendent Dr. Lunak joins "News and Views" as new school year starts

09/02/26: Dr. Brandon Lunak is superintendent of Moorhead Area Public Schools. In 2014, he joined Moorhead Area Public Schools as the assistant superintendent of finance

MN State Senator Grant Hauschild speaks to tariffs, Canada , November election, and more

09/02/26: Grant Hauschild is a Minnesota State Senator from District 03 and Assistant Majority Leader. Learn more about Grant and his reelection campaign at grantformn.co

Former Governor and Secretary Ed Schafer speaks to food recalls, President Trump, and more

09/01/26: Ed Schafer was elected governor in 1992 and was reelected to a second term in 1996. He was appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President George W. Bush in 200

Minnesota Farmers Union President speaks to tariffs and beef live from the MN State Fair

09/01/26: Gary Wertish was elected Minnesota Farmers Union President in January 2017. Gary ran a diversified grain and livestock farm and now assists his son in operating

Learn more about solar lights and panels from Holsen Solar

08/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ben Holsen from Holsen Solar. Learn more on their website, www.holsensolar.com. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show

1-800-Water Damage of ND can help with water, fire, mold damage and more!

08/31/26: Jason Phillips from 1-800-Water Damage of North Dakota joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about the services they offer across the state. He's currently in Indiana hel

ND Attorney General Drew Wrigley addresses smaller state payout in Meta settlement

08/31/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Attorney General Drew Wrigley to talk about the national $17 billion Meta settlement. Drew Wrigley is the current Attorney General of

Fargo ward-based council vote will be held on October 6

08/21/26: Fargo Wards for Equal Representation wants to replace the city’s commission system with a ward-based city council where representatives would be required to liv

Jim Shaw's latest investigative column: Inside the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District

08/28/26: Jim Shaw is a columnist at KFGO after writing a column for Forum Communications for 12 years. His latest column covers his investigation into the Dilworth-Glynd

Charley Johnson is running for Moorhead City Council

08/27/26: Charley Johnson is the former president and chief executive officer of the FM Convention and Visitors Bureau and former TV anchor. Now he’s running for Moorhead

Journalists Jack Zaleski, Al Aamodt, and Jane Ahlin discuss Trump, data centers, Dolly Parton, and more

08/27/26: Al Aamodt worked at WDAY for 35 years, as an Editor at KVLY, was a news broadcaster at KFGO, and taught at MSUM. Jack Zaleski is now a columnist at the North Da

Valley City State University President Dr. Allen Burgad talks about new school year

08/26/26: Dr. Allen Burgad is the Interim President of Valley City State University and joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." They discuss the new school year, enrollm