Nikki Gronli hopes to serve as the next member of Congress from South Dakota

07/23/26: Nikki Gronli is the former vice chair of the South Dakota Democratic Party and former state director for USDA Rural Development under the Biden administration. She is currently running for South Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat. Learn more about Nikki and her campaign at nikkigforsd.com. (…

SD State Senator Voita defends July as "a time of prayer and fasting"

07/23/26: South Dakota State Senator Mykala Voita was the prime sponsor of a concurrent resolution that was passed back in January. The resolution says it is, "urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota."  Joel Hei…

Jen Pickett and Mary Aldrich join "News and Views" for another Recycling Reality Check

07/22/26: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager for MinnKota Enviroservices.  (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…

President of ND Farmers Union, Matt Perdue, speaks to Farm Bill on Co-op Day

07/22/26: It's Co-op Day at the North Dakota State Fair, and to celebrate it, Joel Heitkamp is joined by the President of North Dakota Farmers Union, Matt Perdue. They talk about the importance and benefits of cooperatives, and Matt shares his thoughts on the current Farm Bill.  (Joel Heitkamp is …

North Dakota State Fair Co-op Day with Kennedy DeLap

07/22/26: It's Co-op Day at the North Dakota State Fair, and Joel Heitkamp is joined by Kennedy DeLap with the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. Kennedy was Miss North Dakota 2025 and is the Editorial Assistant at North Dakota Living.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on t…

Live from Dilworth Loco Daze with the Mayor and other town leaders

07/21/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from the Roasted Rail in Dilworth, MN for Loco Daze. Joel is joined by the Mayor of Dilworth, Chad Olson, Mike Atanasio from the Rail district, and Jim Schaefbauer with United Savings.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorh…

Live from Dilworth Loco Daze with Stems of Joy Floral and

07/21/26: Joel is broadcasting live from the Roasted Rail for Loco Daze in Dilworth, MN. He chats with Tanya from Stems of Joy Floral and Sue Heitkamp from SueBee’s ReDo. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be …

Jamie Selzler discusses upcoming DNC trip and midterm election

07/20/26: Jamie Selzler is a DNC Committeeman from North Dakota and frequent guest host at KFGO. He’s heading to Washington, D.C. to finalize the schedule for the presidential nominating process, and shares his thoughts on the Midterm Election with Joel.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the …

University of MN Dr. Galin Jones speaks to rise of data centers

07/20/26: Dr. Galin Jones is currently leading the AI Hub at the University of Minnesota. He is the Associate Editor for Journal of the American Statistical Association and Harvard Data Science Review. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the rise of data centers across rural U.S. (Joel Heitkamp is a…

Former Fargo City Commissioner Arlette Preston hopes to make Fargo a ward-based city

07/17/26: Fargo Wards for Equal Representation, led by former Fargo City Commissioners Tony Gehrig and Arlette Preston, wants to replace the city’s commission system with a ward-based city council where representatives would be required to live in the areas they serve. Arlette Preston joins Joel He…