Geronimo Power President discusses proposed data center in Harmony Township

10/14/26: Blake Nixon is the President of Geronimo Power. Geronimo Power develops, owns and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage and powered data parks. He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO stu…

Grand Forks and Fergus Falls Nelson Auto join "News and Views"

10/14/26: Mary Dolan with the Nelson Auto Group Fergus Falls Dealership and Josh Nesdahl is the Sales Manager for the Grand Forks dealership.  (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…

West Fargo candidates participating in "Civic West Fire Hall Chat" on Thursday

10/14/26: Mary Tintes is vice president of the League of Women Voters of North Dakota. She joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the "Civic West Fire Hall Chat" taking place tomorrow in West Fargo.  Six candidates for the North Dakota Senate and House of Representatives will be participating in the Civic…

State Superintendent Levi Bachmeier discusses proposed bonuses for all ND teachers

10/14/26: Levi Bachmeier is the state school superintendent and administrator of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, and is running for reelection. He joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to discuss annual bonuses proposed for North Dakota teachers.  Learn more about Levi and his…

Veteran Tim Lamb campaigns to serve as the next Attorney General of North Dakota

10/13/26: Tim Lamb is an attorney in private practice, an Army veteran and former Grand Forks School Board member, running for North Dakota Attorney General. He previously challenged Wrigley in 2022 for attorney general. In 2024, he unsuccessfully ran for state auditor. Learn more about Tim and hi…

Thaddeus Laugisch hopes to represent Minnesota House District 4B

10/13/26: Thaddeus Laugisch is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for MN House of Representatives in House District 4B. He is a business owner and has 18 years in designing and problem solving our regional grain industry. Learn more about Thaddeus and his campaign at tl4mnh4b.com. (J…

MN State Senator Rob Kupec addresses accomplishments and voter concerns

10/12/26: Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec was elected in 2022 and is running for reelection. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss his campaign, rural healthcare, taxes, and more.  Learn more about Rob and his campaign at kupec4mnsenate.com. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO…

ND Governor Kelly Armstrong supports bill to give public and private teachers bonuses

10/09/26: North Dakota Governor and former Congressman Kelly Armstrong joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." Joel and Governor Armstrong discuss a bill that would give all licensed North Dakota teachers, private and public, a $3,400 bonus. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KF…

Congressional candidate Trygve Hammer hopes to debate Congresswoman Fedorchak

10/09/26: Trygve Hammer is a retired Marine Corps officer and a veteran of the Global War on Terror. He also taught 7-12 grade science in a rural school, worked on oil rigs in the Bakken, as a freight rail conductor, and as a counselor for Job Corps in Minot. Learn more about Trygve and his campai…

Moorhead completes $171 million underpass, Mayor Shelly Carlson speaks to it

10/09/26: Mayor Shelly Carlson was elected in November 2018 as a City Council Member and appointed Mayor in February 2021, and was elected to serve as Mayor in 2022. Moorhead officially celebrated the completion of the $171 million 11th Street underpass Wednesday, capping off the largest transport…