04/13/21 : Dr. John Bitzan is the Director of the Sheila and Robert Challey Institute and is a professor of management at NDSU. He joins Joel to tell "News and Views" listeners about a virtual event today with World Trade Organization chief economist Robert Koopman at NDSU. 

https://www.ndsu.edu/challeyinstitute/events/

Register for the event with Robert Koopman here!

04/13/21 : Dr. John Bitzan is the Director of the Sheila and Robert Challey Institute and is a professor of management at NDSU. He joins Joel to tell "News and Views" listeners about a virtual event today with World Trade Organization chief economist Robert Koopman at NDSU.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ndsu.edu/challeyinstitute/events/">https://www.ndsu.edu/challeyinstitute/events/</a>
<a href="https://ndsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rt6ypo2xTVOha7AX2O5nsQ">Register for the event with Robert Koopman here!</a>

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02/18/26: Jason Lalljee is a reporter for Axios and joins Joel Heitkamp to have a conversation about the SAVE Act. The SAVE America Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 11, 2026, includes both a documentary proof of citizenship requirement and a requirement that voters provide a photo ID in order to vote.

(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.)

02/18/26: Jason Lalljee is a reporter for Axios and joins Joel Heitkamp to have a conversation about the SAVE Act. The SAVE America Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 11, 2026, includes both a documentary proof of citizenship requirement and a requirement that voters provide a photo ID in order to vote.
(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.)

Joel Heitkamp speaks with Axios about the controversial SAVE Act, regarding voting

02/17/26: Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Raiklin is a former Green Beret and Constitutional Attorney that served 25 years in the Department of Defense and national guard across five states and five continents. He’s now maybe more known for his beliefs that the January 6th insurrection was a setup and for his “Deep-state target list” with names that he believes wronged Donald Trump.

Ivan will be speaking in Fargo on February 20th with the Fargo Area Conservatives for their “Liberty and Justice for All” event at the Avalon. Learn more and buy your tickets at FargoConservatives.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.)

02/17/26: Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Raiklin is a former Green Beret and Constitutional Attorney that served 25 years in the Department of Defense and national guard across five states and five continents. He&rsquo;s now maybe more known for his beliefs that the January 6th insurrection was a setup and for his &ldquo;Deep-state target list&rdquo; with names that he believes wronged Donald Trump.
Ivan will be speaking in Fargo on February 20th with the Fargo Area Conservatives for their &ldquo;Liberty and Justice for All&rdquo; event at the Avalon. Learn more and buy your tickets at <a href="https://fargoconservatives.com/gun-raffle/">FargoConservatives.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.)

Conservative speaker Ivan Raiklin pushes back on January 6 and COVID beliefs

02/16/26: Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today announced it has initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Read more of the article from Rusty Halvorson 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.)

02/16/26: Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today announced it has initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
<a href="https://kfgo.com/2026/02/16/smithfield-foods-to-build-new-state-of-the-art-processing-facility-in-sioux-falls/">Read more of the article from Rusty Halvorson 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.)

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