News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

08/08/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. He is joined by Alex Sumner, the President/CEO of Fargo Area Sports, to talk about the Little League program and journey to Indiana and hopefully Pennsylvania!

Alex has coached baseball at the high school, college, and professional level. Durin...

08/08/25: New research from the University of Minnesota shows rural hospital closures led to higher prices at nearby hospitals.  

School of Public Health assistant professor Caitlin Carroll says after a rural hospital closed, prices at nearby surviving hospitals went up almost 3.6%, an average of about $500 per inpatient stay. Carroll says the study also found rural hospitals that eventually closed charged 6% less than ne...

08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. Joel and Jack Michaels are joined by the coach, Hans Anderson, of the Fargo 12U team after their first win and ahead of their next game. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning progra...

08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Ellen Huber, the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) rural development director, to talk about progress being made in rural communities.

A regional initiative which seeks to transform the rural food system – helping grocery
stores stay open and increasing access to local foods – is advancing in North Dakota. The pilot project
will test a rural ...

08/07/25: While broadcasting from Whitestown, Indiana for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament, Joel Heitkamp is joined by the bus driver for the Fargo 12U All-Stars to chat about his time driving bus, what it's like driving in the bigger cities, and why he decided to take the job. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,&r...

08/07/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Whitestown, IN for the Little League Baseball Midwest Region Tournament to watch his grandson's baseball team work towards the World Series. Joel is joined by John Magers, the Central Region Director for Little League International, to talk about the organization behind the scenes and what to look forward to. 

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08/06/25: While Joel Heitkamp is out of the office, Nick Archuleta, the President of North Dakota United, takes his place and chats with Levi Bachmeier about the upcoming school year in West Fargo.

Levi Bachmeier currently serves on the State Board of Higher Education and has served as business manager of the West Fargo School District since 2019. From 2016 to 2019 he served as an education policy adviser and policy director f...

08/06/25: Nick Archuleta, President of ND United, is filling in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined on "News and Views" by Amanda Peterson ahead of the upcoming school year. Amanada is the Director of Educational Improvement and Support at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI). She leads initiatives focused on supporting and improving schools, particularly those identified as low-performing.

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08/06/25: The President of ND United, Nick Archuleta, is filling in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined by Erin Oban to talk about the importance and necessity of public schools. Erin Oban is a former State Senator from Bismarck and served as the state director of USDA Rural Development. She's now working with North Dakotans for Public Schools, which advocates for the policies, personnel, and resources needed to strengthen and improve ...

08/05/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the studio by Matt Perdue to talk about his goals for becoming the next President of the North Dakota Farmers Union. Matt previously served as the Government Relations Director and Team Supervisor at ND Farmers Union, and stepped down to run for President. Mark Watne serves as the current President and decided to step down, and the next election will take place at the State Convention in Decembe...

08/05/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ben Holsen from Holsen Home Solar. Joel and Ben talk about the federal tax credit status on solar power, electrical work, solar panel upkeep, and more. 

Learn more on their website, www.holsensolar.com

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08/05/25: After two shootings and one press conference, Joel Heitkamp is joined by Fargo City Commissioners Dave Piepkorn and Denise Kolpack. Commissioner Piepkorn expresses safety concerns for Downtown Fargo, pushes for a change in leadership of the Fargo Police Department, and shares disappointment in the handling of the recent press conference. 

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08/05/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Dr. Tim Mahoney, the Mayor of Fargo and Department Liaison for the Fargo Police Department. He speaks to Joel about the details of the two shootings in Fargo, ND over the weekend, as well as the behavior of the Fargo Police Chief at yesterday's press conference. 

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08/04/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Aaron Navarro from CBS to talk about the recent national jobs report and President Trump's firing of the Labor Statistics Chief. 

(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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08/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from 701 Boutique and Antiques in Hankinson, ND, and is joined by Shannon and Matt Lugert to talk about their new business. 

You can learn more about 701 Boutique and Antiques, as well as all of their businesses, on their website. 

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08/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Shannon Curfman, a Fargo native blues artist, to talk about the Fargo Blues Festival that takes place this weekend!

Along with being a member of Kid Rock's band 'Twisted Brown Truckers' for the past twelve years guitarist and singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman burst upon the blues and roots rock scene in 1999 with her major-label debut for Arista Records, ‘Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions.' Lea...

08/01/25: While broadcasting from the newly opened 701 Boutique & Antiques, in Hankinson, ND, Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Mayor of Hankinson, Jordan Krump, to speak to the progress in the small town. 

(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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08/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from 701 Boutique and Antiques in Hankinson, ND, and is joined by his wife, Sue with SueBee's Redo, as well as Melanie Herding from Eclectic Eccentric. Melanie is a full-time home health registered nurse, and farm wife in her spare time.

You can learn more about Eclectic Eccentric and 701 Boutique and Antiques on their website. 

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