News & Views with Joel Heitkamp
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04/01/24: Abdallah Salha is a 22-year-old Concordia College student from Gaza, and Prairie Johnson is a Fargo advocate for a ceasefire. They both join Joel Heitkamp for a conversation about the Israel-Hamas war. The Fargo City Commission will be voting tonight either for or against a cease-fire resolution, and Abdallah and Prairie are pushing for the resolution to pass. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/01/24 Dr. Rick Becker served in the State House from 2012 to 2022, and is running for US House. He joins Joel on "News and Views" for a conversation covering everything from his campaign finances, to the state GOP resolutions heading to convention, to his recent endorsements. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/29/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Athletic Director at UND, Bill Chaves, to preview tonight's hockey game where UND will face Michigan. The talk about UND hockey, as well as basketball and football. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/29/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from Superior Sales in Hawley, MN and is joined by Lynn Stuhaug to talk about all their services and products. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/28/24: Congressman Kelly Armstrong joins Joel again on "News and Views" to bring updates on Congress and his campaign for Governor of North Dakota. They cover everything from the disarray in the House, when the Farm Bill will get taken care of, and negative campaigning. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/28/24: Retired Navy Commander Joe Fraser is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota against Senator Amy Klobuchar, hoping to flip the seat from blue to red. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about his campaign and what makes him stand out as a candidate, and they also dive into hot topics including the southern border and overturn of Roe v. Wade. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/28/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the President of the Fargo School Board, Melissa Burkland. She talks with Joel about Tuesday's school board meeting, where many attendees expressed their frustrations with a fetal development video being played in Fargo public schools. She also breaks down their long-range facilities plan and how to accommodate a growing population of students. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/28/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by North Dakota's Attorney General Drew Wrigley to talk about a release of late Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's deleted emails. The 2,700-page document, released Wednesday, contains about 2,000 thousand emails from Stenehjem’s personal phone. Stenehjem’s former deputy and his long-time administrative assistant deleted thousands of emails shortly after his death. Attorney General Wrigley takes questions from Joel and listeners regarding the release, if there will be more, and how they play into the Ray Holmberg investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/27/24: Joel Heitkamp goes over the current 15 resolutions that the state committee of the North Dakota Republican Party has approved, and will be voted on at the state GOP convention next month in Fargo. Some of the topics in these resolutions deal with property taxes, gay marriage, and withdrawing from the United Nations. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/27/24: Steve Hunegs is the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Steve is in Israel now with the JCRC, and tells Joel about their trip and talks about the relationship between the US and Israel. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/27/24: Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski joins Joel for a monthly conversation on KFGO. They talk about the safety of officers during poor weather conditions, the recent report of the Police Department, current staffing and facility needs, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/26/24: North Dakota State Representative Jim Jonas joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about a resolution approved by the NDGOP's resolutions committee regarding abortion. The resolution would call for the outlawing of all abortions, and would provide for criminal charges against a woman who has an abortion, as well as “co-conspirators.” The issue will be up for a vote in the first day of the Republican state convention next month. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/26/24: Laurie Levenson is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School and Legal Commentator for CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and NPR. She frequently joins Joel on "News and Views," and joined today to talk about Donald Trump's legal battles and the current case being heard by the Supreme Court. An appeals court ruled yesterday that Donald Trump can have 10 additional days to pay a reduced $175 million bond to appeal the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him, his adult sons and his company. The Supreme Court today appeared likely to reject a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone, with a number of justices indicating the lawsuit should be dismissed. The court heard oral arguments on the Biden administration's appeal of lower court rulings that restricted women's access to the pill, including its availability by mail. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/25/24: Joel Heitkamp and former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer sit down together for a conversation covering everything from Trump republicans, to the Stenehjem emails, to the ethical (or lack thereof) behavior within state and national governments. They'll join for a monthly, on-air conversation where they'll cover current events and take calls and texts from listeners. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/22/24: Joel starts of "News and Views" off with Jim Hulseth and Tom Brosowske from Wyndmere Auto in Wyndmere, North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/22/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Wyndmere Auto in Wyndmere, ND, and is joined by Jim Hulseth and Tom Brosowske to talk about the business. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/22/24: Mark Jendrysik is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and has been a faculty member at the University of North Dakota since 1999. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the gubernatorial election in North Dakota, particularly how Kelly Armstrong and Tammy Miller are each running their campaigns. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/20/24: Joel is broadcasting live from the 25th Joint Annual Conference of the Red River Watershed Management Board in Moorhead. The joint conference consists of the (RRWMB) and the Flood Damage Reduction Work Group (FDRWG). Brian Fuder and Linda Vavra both join Joel in Moorhead for a conversation on flood mitigation and water quality projects. Linda is a Red River Watershed Management Board Manager and Bois de Sioux Watershed District President and Brian is the Red River Retention Authority (RRRA) Executive Director. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/20/24: Joel is broadcasting live from the 25th Joint Annual Conference of the Red River Watershed Management Board in Moorhead. The joint conference consists of the (RRWMB) and the Flood Damage Reduction Work Group (FDRWG). Joel has a conversation with Dan Money and Theresa Ebbenga. Dan is the Two Rivers Watershed District Administrator and FDRWG Co-chair, and Theresa is the Northwest Regional Director for the Minnesota DNR. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/20/24: Joel is broadcasting live from the 25th Joint Annual Conference of the Red River Watershed Management Board in Moorhead. The joint conference consists of the (RRWMB) and the Flood Damage Reduction Work Group (FDRWG). While broadcasting from Moorhead, Joel is joined first by Rob Sip, the Executive Director of the Red River Watershed Management Board, and Jason Braaten, the RRWMB Treasurer and Manager of the Roseau River Watershed District. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/20/24: Joel is broadcasting live from the 25th Joint Annual Conference of the Red River Watershed Management Board in Moorhead. The joint conference consists of the (RRWMB) and the Flood Damage Reduction Work Group (FDRWG). Joel is joined by Chuck Fritz, the Executive Director of the International Water Institute, as well as Jeppe Kjaersgaard, a Research Scientist for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/21/24: Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski joins Joel in the KFGO studio to talk about their 2023 annual report. The report showed officers responded to more than 94,700 service calls in 2023, and there was a 126% increase in fentanyl pills seized. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/21/24: Troy Hall is the Water Utility Director for the City of Fargo. He joins Joel Heitkamp for a conversation about the Fargo Water treatment plant that recently received a national award for Facility of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/21/24: Julian Aguilar is an El Paso-based Reporter for the Texas Newsroom, and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the southern border. A controversial Texas law that allows local police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally was blocked a second time after a order from a Court of Appeals. Hours before the block, the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed the law to go into effect as the court case challenging it played out. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/19/24: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo, and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices. They join Joel in the KFGO studio for another conversation about what to recycle, where to find locations, and answer all of your questions around recycling. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/07/24: Dale Niezwaag is now retired and was a Senior Legislative Representative at Basin Electric Power Cooperative since the 1990's. He joins Joel live from Florida for a conversation about the Co-op and their work together when Joel was in the state legislature. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/18/24: Pulled from the archives is Joel Heitkamp's interview with former First Lady of North Dakota, Grace Link. She recently passed away at the age of 105, but this interview took place at the time of her 100th birthday. Grace was raised the daughter of homesteaders in western North Dakota. She eventually married one of North Dakota's most revered public servants, Art Link. Together, Art and Grace raised an incredible family, all while they served the state of North Dakota. Art was a state legislator, one-term congressman and governor. And Grace? She was his partner, confidant and best friend. In this interview, Grace talks about her life with pure humility and sprinkles in wisdom throughout. Her advice to all of us having lived to see 100? "I think you need to be true to yourself and your beliefs, and work to make our country better." See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/18/24: Phil Davis is the Workforce Services Director with ND Job Service, and joins Joel on "News and Views." They talk about an upcoming job fair on March 20th from 3pm to 6pm at the Delta Hotel in Fargo, as well as the current labor market. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/15/24: Tyler Axness is filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined by Minnesota State Senator, Rob Kupec, for a conversation about a few pieces of legislation. One piece of controversial legislation would transfer state-owned land from the 160,000-acre White Earth State Forest to the White Earth Nation by the end of the decade. Senator Kupec represents District 04 in Minnesota, and also talks about his work on rail safety legislation with Tyler. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/14/24: Ken Martin is currently Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, President of the Association of State Democratic Committees, and a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. Guest Host Mike McFeely talks with Ken about the Vice President's upcoming visit to Minnesota. Vice President Harris will tour a Minnesota clinic that does abortions, which is a first for a president or VP. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
