06/25/24: Merrill Piepkorn has represented District 44 as a ND State Senator since 2017 and is now running for Governor of North Dakota. He wants to bring a new perspective to Bismarck in the fall, and joins Joel in the studio to talk about women's healthcare, negative campaigning, property taxes, and more. 

06/25/24: Merrill Piepkorn has represented District 44 as a ND State Senator since 2017 and is now running for Governor of North Dakota. He wants to bring a new perspective to Bismarck in the fall, and joins Joel in the studio to talk about women's healthcare, negative campaigning, property taxes, and more.

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.

Merrill Piepkorn wants to bring a new view to Bismarck

06/26/24: Marc Simonet is with the FM Legion Riders, and is often seen at the Moorhead American Legion helping the ND/MN Honor Flight. He joins Joel Heitkamp and Jack Michaels in the KFGO studio to talk about the Vietnam Remembrance Moving Wall coming to Moorhead in July. It'll be there for a few days, starting July 25, and they need volunteers to help while it's in town!

Learn more about it and volunteer on their website. 

06/26/24: Marc Simonet is with the FM Legion Riders, and is often seen at the Moorhead American Legion helping the ND/MN Honor Flight. He joins Joel Heitkamp and Jack Michaels in the KFGO studio to talk about the Vietnam Remembrance Moving Wall coming to Moorhead in July. It'll be there for a few days, starting July 25, and they need volunteers to help while it's in town!
<a href="https://moorheadlegion.com/events">Learn more about it and volunteer on their website. </a>

The Vietnam Remembrance Moving Wall is coming to Moorhead in July!

06/26/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Riaz Aziz in the KFGO studio to dive into the economy. They cover the national debt, questions that Donald Trump and Joe Biden may get in their debate tomorrow, inflation, and more. 

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. 

06/26/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Riaz Aziz in the KFGO studio to dive into the economy. They cover the national debt, questions that Donald Trump and Joe Biden may get in their debate tomorrow, inflation, and more. 
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.

Riaz Aziz breaks down national debt records from Trump and Biden

06/25/24: Former North Dakota Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children.   

In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague between 2011 and 2016 to have sex with adolescent-aged children and that there is enough evidence to find him guilty at trial.  

After this story broke, Joel shares his thoughts on "News and Views." 

06/25/24: <a href="https://kfgo.com/2024/06/24/breaking-holmberg-to-plead-guilty-to-traveling-overseas-to-have-sex-with-children/">Former North Dakota Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children.   </a>
<a href="https://kfgo.com/2024/06/24/breaking-holmberg-to-plead-guilty-to-traveling-overseas-to-have-sex-with-children/">In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague between 2011 and 2016 to have sex with adolescent-aged children and that there is enough evidence to find him guilty at trial.  </a> 
After this story broke, Joel shares his thoughts on "News and Views."

Merrill Piepkorn wants to bring a new view to Bismarck

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