10/15/26: 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 guest columnist for The Forum and taught English at MSUM, and is an alum from UND and MSUM.

(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.)

10/15/26: 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 guest columnist for The Forum and taught English at MSUM, and is an alum from UND and MSUM.
(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.

Journalists Jack Zaleski, Jane Ahlin, and Al Aamodt share their perspectives on treatment of reporters and more

10/15/26: The studio is full for another week of making picks for the upcoming NFL games. Tyler Axness, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, Tom Szymanski, and guest-picker Dave Schultz make their picks thanks to West Main Pizza. 

(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.)

10/15/26: The studio is full for another week of making picks for the upcoming NFL games. Tyler Axness, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, Tom Szymanski, and guest-picker Dave Schultz make their picks thanks to West Main Pizza.&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.)

NFL Pick it or Stick it - Week 6

10/15/26: From 2008 to 2016, Jerod Tufte served as a Judge Advocate in the North Dakota Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Major and serving overseas in Kosovo. From 2011 to 2014, he served as legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple. In 2014, Governor Dalrymple appointed Justice Jerod Tufte as a district court judge in the Southeast Judicial District. In 2016, North Dakota voters elected him to the North Dakota Supreme Court. He took office in January 2017. This is his first campaign for re-election to the Court.

Learn more about Jerod and his campaign at https://tufte.us.

(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.)

10/15/26: From 2008 to 2016, Jerod Tufte served as a Judge Advocate in the North Dakota Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Major and serving overseas in Kosovo. From 2011 to 2014, he served as legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple. In 2014, Governor Dalrymple appointed Justice Jerod Tufte as a district court judge in the Southeast Judicial District. In 2016, North Dakota voters elected him to the North Dakota Supreme Court. He took office in January 2017. This is his first campaign for re-election to the Court.
Learn more about Jerod and his campaign at&nbsp;<a href="https://tufte.us/">https://tufte.us.</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.)

Justice Jerod Tufte hopes to be re-elected to the ND Supreme Court

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 studio after a public forum at Grand Farm to discuss a proposed data center west of Fargo. 

Read more 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.)

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&rsquo;s Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage and powered data parks.
He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio after a public forum at Grand Farm to discuss a proposed data center west of Fargo.&nbsp;
<a href="https://kfgo.com/2026/10/13/geronimo-power-pushes-back-against-proposed-harmony-township-moratorium-with-140m-incentive-pitch/">Read more 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.)

Journalists Jack Zaleski, Jane Ahlin, and Al Aamodt share their perspectives on treatment of reporters and more

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