10/21/26: Ariston Johnson is a Watford City-based attorney who has represented clients in mineral rights, civil rights and other cases - he’s now running for North Dakota State Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Jerod Tufte.

Learn more about Ariston and his campaign on his Facebook page.

(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.)

10/21/26: Ariston Johnson is a Watford City-based attorney who has represented clients in mineral rights, civil rights and other cases - he&rsquo;s now running for North Dakota State Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Jerod Tufte.
Learn more about Ariston and his campaign <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NDSCJohnson">on his Facebook page.</a>
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day. From politics to public service announcements and sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program on KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day in the upper Midwest region. From politics to public service announcements to sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.

Ariston Johnson is challenging an incumbent for the ND State Supreme Court

10/21/26: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota against GOP sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. 

Peggy was raised by a single mom in St. Louis Park, Peggy’s family was able to make it because of hard work and help from public programs like Section 8 housing, SNAP, and childcare assistance. Peggy is Ojibwe and a member of the White Earth Nation. At just 25, Peggy became the youngest member of the Minneapolis School Board. In 2015, Peggy was elected to the state legislature and became Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor in 2019.

Learn more about her and her campaign at peggyflanagan.com.

(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.)

10/21/26: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota against GOP sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya.&nbsp;
Peggy was raised by a single mom in St. Louis Park, Peggy&rsquo;s family was able to make it because of hard work and help from public programs like Section 8 housing, SNAP, and childcare assistance. Peggy is Ojibwe and a member of the White Earth Nation. At just 25, Peggy became the youngest member of the Minneapolis School Board.&nbsp;In 2015, Peggy was elected to the state legislature and became Minnesota&rsquo;s Lieutenant Governor in 2019.
Learn more about her and her campaign at<a href="https://peggyflanagan.com/"> peggyflanagan.com.</a>
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan hopes to be Minnesota's next U.S. Senator

10/21/26: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices Inc.

(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.)

10/21/26: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices Inc.
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Learn about "Cans for Kids" from Jen Pickett and Mary Aldrich

10/20/26: Dr. Thorvald “Tod” Dahle graduated from the Criminal Justice PhD program at NDSU in 2016. He taught at Minnesota State University Mankato in the criminal justice program, is a former Police Chief in Oregon, and former Police Captain for the Fargo Police Department. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the recent shooting in Oregon and gun safety. 

(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.)

10/20/26: Dr. Thorvald &ldquo;Tod&rdquo; Dahle graduated from the Criminal Justice PhD program at NDSU in 2016. He taught at Minnesota State University Mankato in the criminal justice program, is a former Police Chief in Oregon, and former Police Captain for the Fargo Police Department. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the recent shooting in Oregon and gun safety.&nbsp;
(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &ldquo;News &amp; Views,&rdquo; can be heard weekdays from 8 &ndash; 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Ariston Johnson is challenging an incumbent for the ND State Supreme Court

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