12/12/25: Joel is broadcasting live from Bismarck, but is still joined by a Minnesota candidate for a conversation on "News and Views." Kassi Sofferman, a local social worker and founder of the nonprofit Midwest Family Support and Advocacy, officially launched her campaign for Mayor of Moorhead on Monday. For more information, voters are encouraged to visit www.SoffermanForMoorhead.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.)