08/07/2026: Tyler Axness is in for Joel Heitkamp as he is joined by Matt Perdue. Matt was elected president of North Dakota Farmers Union in December of 2025. Tyler and Matt discuss the farm bill that stalled in the Senate Ag Committee. 

(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.)

08/07/2026: Tyler Axness is in for Joel Heitkamp as he is joined by Matt Perdue. Matt was elected president of North Dakota Farmers Union in December of 2025. Tyler and Matt discuss the farm bill that stalled in the Senate Ag Committee.&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.)

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.

 NDFU President Matt Perdue speaks to Farm Bill status

08/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ben Holsen from Holsen Solar.

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(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.)

08/11/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Ben Holsen from Holsen Solar.
Learn more on their website,<a href="https://www.holsensolar.com/"> www.holsensolar.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.)

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08/10/26: Congresswoman Angie Craig is facing Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan in the Minnesota primary election on August 11. She talks with Joel about the election, Farm Bill, and more on "News and Views."

(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.)

08/10/26: Congresswoman Angie Craig is facing Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan in the Minnesota primary election on August 11. She talks with Joel about the election, Farm Bill, and more on "News and Views."
(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.)

Congresswoman Angie Craig speaks with Joel ahead of MN Primary Election

08/10/26: Senator Tina Smith became Minnesota’s 48th Lieutenant Governor in 2015, was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2017 and won in 2020 for her full 6-year term. She announced in February that she will not run for reelection. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Congresswoman Angie Craig are both hoping to win the August 11th primary for the November election. 

Senator Smith talks about the Minnesota primary, President Donald Trump, and other Washington, D.C. news with Joel Heitkamp. 

(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.)

08/10/26: Senator Tina Smith became Minnesota&rsquo;s 48th Lieutenant Governor in 2015, was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2017 and won in 2020 for her full 6-year term. She announced in February that she will not run for reelection. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Congresswoman Angie Craig are both hoping to win the August 11th primary for the November election.&nbsp;
Senator Smith talks about the Minnesota primary, President Donald Trump, and other Washington, D.C. news with Joel Heitkamp.&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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