Guest host Jim Shaw visits with Jim and Stacey Simle about how the F-M acro team has been shaping the lives of gymnasts for years.

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.

Jim and Stacey Simle discuss the legacy of the F-M Acro Team

02/17/26: Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Raiklin is a former Green Beret and Constitutional Attorney that served 25 years in the Department of Defense and national guard across five states and five continents. He’s now maybe more known for his beliefs that the January 6th insurrection was a setup and for his “Deep-state target list” with names that he believes wronged Donald Trump.

Ivan will be speaking in Fargo on February 20th with the Fargo Area Conservatives for their “Liberty and Justice for All” event at the Avalon. Learn more and buy your tickets at FargoConservatives.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.)

02/17/26: Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Raiklin is a former Green Beret and Constitutional Attorney that served 25 years in the Department of Defense and national guard across five states and five continents. He&rsquo;s now maybe more known for his beliefs that the January 6th insurrection was a setup and for his &ldquo;Deep-state target list&rdquo; with names that he believes wronged Donald Trump.
Ivan will be speaking in Fargo on February 20th with the Fargo Area Conservatives for their &ldquo;Liberty and Justice for All&rdquo; event at the Avalon. Learn more and buy your tickets at <a href="https://fargoconservatives.com/gun-raffle/">FargoConservatives.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.)

Conservative speaker Ivan Raiklin pushes back on January 6 and COVID beliefs

02/16/26: Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today announced it has initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Read more of the article from Rusty Halvorson at KFGO.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.)

02/16/26: Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today announced it has initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
<a href="https://kfgo.com/2026/02/16/smithfield-foods-to-build-new-state-of-the-art-processing-facility-in-sioux-falls/">Read more of the article from Rusty Halvorson at KFGO.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.)

Rusty Halvorson shares news of new pork processing facility in South Dakota

02/16/26: Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship. 
Riaz is also the CEO of the Begunahi Foundation USA, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India. 

(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.)

02/16/26: Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship.&nbsp; Riaz is also the CEO of the<a href="https://www.begunahi.org/"> Begunahi Foundation USA</a>, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India.&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.)

Jim and Stacey Simle discuss the legacy of the F-M Acro Team

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