News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

11/03/26: Dr. Kari Odermann is a North Dakota native and lived in Ukraine with her family. They fled Kyiv prior to the attacks on the city. She has been a political commentator in Ukraine and covered President Zelensky when she was a news anchor.

(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.)

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11/02/26: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Joel Heitkamp on the day before the Midterm Election. She's running for Governor of Minnesota against Speaker Lisa Demuth.

Learn more about Amy Klobuchar and her campaign at amyklobuchar.com.

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11/02/26: Bjorn Solberg is running to represent District 1 in the Minnesota State Senate. He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio do talk about his campaign, why he decided to run, and some of his top priorities.

Learn more about Bjorn and his campaign at bjornforminnesota.com.

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10/28/26: Matt Dunlap is running for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Matt was born and raised on a farm near Bar Harbor, and worked as a dishwasher, bartender, and fur-trapper before his time in government service. He joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to talk about his campaign for Congress.

Learn more about Matt and his campaign at https://www.mattdunlapforuscongress.com/.

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10/30/26: Dr. Cory Steiner began as Superintendent of Fargo Public Schools in July 2025. He joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about the Fargo School District Mill Levy.

Learn more about the mill levies and find some frequently asked questions online here.

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10/30/26: Will Westmoreland is a small farmer, and political consultant with a passion for the health of rural America and sustainable agriculture. He also founded The Back Forty, with the mission to use local events and media to turn the national focus toward rural America.

Check out his Youtube page and videos here.

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10/30/26: Vern Thompson is a former farmer and state legislator and now trucker, and is the Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, running against incumbent Doug Goehring.

Learn more about Vern's campaign and upcoming events at thompson4nd.com.

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10/29/26: Rick Wilson is a political strategist, author, and co-founder of the anti-Trump political action committee The Lincoln Project. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss key races to watch in the upcoming election, and the work that The Lincoln Project has done ahead of it.

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10/29/26: The studio is full for another week of making picks for the upcoming NFL games. Joel Heitkamp, Jack Michaels, Rusty Halvorson, Tom Szymanski, and guest-picker and owner of West Main Pizza Todd Sawrey make their picks thanks to West Main Pizza and United Automotive Tech Center.

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10/29/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by John Pederson, candidate for North Dakota Public Service Commission. John is a Professor of History and Economics at Mayville State University, was the President of the North Dakota General Education Council, served six years as the president of the MSU Faculty Association, and served six years on the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Learn more about John and his campaign at demnpl.com/pederson4psc.

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10/28/26: Doug Goehring has been North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner since 2009, and is a third-generation farmer.

Learn more about Doug and his campaign at douggoehring.com.

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10/28/26: Ross Lockhart is a candidate for North Dakota House District 45 and 4th generation farmer. He works with his father on the family farm and followed in his mother’s footsteps to coach speech at Northern Cass.

Learn more about Ross and his campaign atrosslockhart.com.

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10/27/26: Trygve Hammer is a retired Marine Corps officer and a veteran of the Global War on Terror. He also taught 7-12 grade science in a rural school, worked on oil rigs in the Bakken, as a freight rail conductor, and as a counselor for Job Corps in Minot.

Learn more about Trygve and his campaign athammerfornd.com.

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10/27/26: Stacy Heidenreich and Dr. Chris Tiongson are running for the North Dakota House in District 41 out of Fargo.

North Dakota’s District 41 is located in southwest Fargo and includes a mix of established neighborhoods and newer, fast-growing areas. The district is largely residential, with nearby access to schools, parks, and local businesses that serve a growing population of families and professionals.

Learn more about Stacy at https://demnpl.com/stacyheidenreich/ and Chris at demnpl.com/drtfornd41.

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10/27/26: Dustin Gawrylow is the Managing Director of the North Dakota Watchdog Network, and
North Dakota Senator David Hogue is the Majority Leader representing District 38. Dustin is against North Dakota Ballot Measure 1, and Senator Hogue is a sponsor of it, and they join Joel on "News and Views" to discuss it.

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10/26/26: Rick Brandvold is the Owner of Icewind Brewing in Mapleton, North Dakota. KFGO has teamed up with Icewind Brewing to bring you the best frozen pizza AND support your local Sanford Children’s Hospital. Now through November 2nd, you can pre-order frozen pizza from Icewind Brewing at KFGO.com.

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10/26/26: Morton County resident Signe Snortland has been endorsed by the Bis/Man Democratic-NPL Party for senate for District 33 of the state legislature. She joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about her campaign and the biggest concerns from voters, including data centers.

You can learn more about Signe and her campaign at bismanleaders.com.

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10/23/26: At 25 years old, Owen Werner made the choice to run for Minnesota House of Representatives District 9B. He joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about his decision to run and what his goals if elected will be.

You can learn more about Owen and his campaign at wernerforhouse.com.

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10/23/26: Joel is joined by Dan Stensvold on "News and Views" to share the stories of our veterans and learn more about his efforts of bringing Vietnam Veterans to Vietnam. Learn more and sign up for the trip by calling Dan at 701-331-2104.

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10/22/26: Blake Nixon is the President of Geronimo Power. Geronimo Power develops, owns and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage and powered data parks.

He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio ahead of a moratorium public hearing and proposed vote taking place tonight.

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