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 helping with flood and storm cleanup, but his team can still help North Dakotans anytime!  Learn more on their website and book the…

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 North Dakota and previously served as North Dakota’s 17th United States Attorney. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mig…

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 live in the areas they serve. Former Fargo City Commissioner Arlette Preston and Fargo resident and minister Sekou Sirleaf join Joel…

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-Glyndon-Felton School District. His findings range from sexism, to mice in the school, to homophobia, which he discusses with Joel Hei…

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 City Council and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about it.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in…

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 Dakota Monitor after working at the Forum for over 30 years, and also was Editor of the Devils Lake Daily Journal. Jane Ahlin is a …

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, enrollment numbers, athletics, and more.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winnin…

Mike Rasmusson shares family ties to Dazey, ND and The Rough Riders

08/26/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Duluth and is joined by Mike Rasmusson from Midwest Communications. Mike's great grandpa was a believed to be a Rough Rider or with the Co. G, 1st N. Dakota Inf. U.S. Volunteers and served in the Battle of Manila Bay. Mike shares his family history with …

MN Secretary of State Steve Simon addresses mail-in voting and election integrity

08/26/26: Steve Simon is Minnesota’s 22nd Secretary of State, and was sworn into office in January 2015. Before being elected Minnesota’s Secretary of State, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for ten years representing the communities of St. Louis Park and Hopkins. (Joel Heitkamp…

Dr. Ezioma Gbujie answers kratom-related questions ahead of ND Special Session

08/25/26: Dr Ezioma Gbujie MD, MPH, MBA is a board-certified Internist and Addiction Medicine specialist who believes that prevention through education is the cheapest way of tackling the Addiction epidemic. She is passionate about leveraging the intersections between the clinical, public health, e…