Lance Bergstrom and Haiti Eye Mission Executive Director Kristin Follman join guest host Jim Shaw. 

Lance Bergstrom and Haiti Eye Mission Executive Director Kristin Follman join guest host Jim Shaw.&nbsp;

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.

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07/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Angie Bear, the Deputy City Auditor for Fargo. They have a conversation about the progress that’s been made on the installation of digital water meters throughout Fargo. Fargo has installed roughly 10,000 new digital water meters, which means the project is nearly 35% complete.

(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.)

07/01/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Angie Bear, the Deputy City Auditor for Fargo. They have a conversation about the progress that&rsquo;s been made on the installation of digital water meters throughout Fargo.&nbsp;Fargo has installed roughly 10,000 new digital water meters, which means the project is nearly 35% complete.
(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.)

Have you installed your new digital water meter in Fargo?

07/10/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Robin Nelson, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley. Joel asks Robin about how the federal funding freeze is impacting after-school programs in North Dakota.

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget withheld $6.8 billion in federal education grants for the upcoming school year for further review. The total withheld for North Dakota is estimated to be about $25.4 million, based on what the state received in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. That represents about 15% of what the state receives annually in K-12 funding from the U.S. Department of Education, according to the Learning Policy Institute. 

(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.)

07/10/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Robin Nelson, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley. Joel asks Robin about how the federal funding freeze is impacting after-school programs in North Dakota.
<a href="https://kfgo.com/2025/07/10/nd-after-school-providers-school-districts-in-limbo-due-to-frozen-federal-grants/">The U.S. Office of Management and Budget withheld $6.8 billion in federal education grants for the upcoming school year for further review. The total withheld for North Dakota is estimated to be about $25.4 million, based on what the state received in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. That represents about 15% of what the state receives annually in K-12 funding from the U.S. Department of Education, according to the Learning Policy Institute.</a>&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.)

Robin Nelson speaks to federal funding freeze impact on Boys and Girls Club

07/09/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Emergency Management Director for Richland County, Brett Lambrecht, and the Communications/911 Manager for Richland County, Jill Breuer. Joel asks them about our emergency alert system and how rural North Dakotans would be alerted in an emergency. This conversation comes after Texas and New Mexico had flash floods that have caused an increasing death toll. 

(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.)

07/09/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Emergency Management Director for Richland County, Brett Lambrecht, and the Communications/911 Manager for Richland County, Jill Breuer. Joel asks them about our emergency alert system and how rural North Dakotans would be alerted in an emergency. This conversation comes after Texas and New Mexico had flash floods that have caused an increasing death toll.&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.)

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