06/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Minot City Council Member, Mike Blessum, to have a conversation about the Burdick Job Corps in North Dakota. A proposed letter of support for the Burdick Job Corps Center in Minot was voted on, and fell short of being approved. Mike Blessum was one of the Council Members that voted against it, and shares his reasoning with Joel. Afterwards, Joel also shares his thoughts and reads texts from the "News and Views" listeners.

You can see the numbers Mike refers to through the Department of Labor.

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06/20/25: Tom Gould joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views" to talk about the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. The 2025 Inductee Banquet and Ceremony on is tomorrow at 5PM with a social and silent auction. Join them to honor Greg Eslinger, Randy Hedberg, Sheri Kleinsasser Stockmoe, and Tim Olson.

(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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06/20/25: James Mickelson is the civil engineer for the 32nd Avenue South project, and brings an update to "News and Views" with Joel Heitkamp on what's been done, and what's left to do.

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06/20/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by United States Senator John Hoeven to talk about everything from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to his work on the Veterans Cemetery in Fargo to public lands.

From his Press Release:

Senator John Hoeven today announced he has secured an agreement in principle for the Veterans Memorial Center at the Fargo National Cemetery (FNC) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The agreement in principle combined with the funding which has already been raised, will enable the project to move forward thanks to innovative and creative federal, state, and private partnerships, similar to the model used to advance permanent flood protection for the region.

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06/19/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Chad Greenway to reminisce on his football career during the Roger Maris All-Star Week at the Celebrity Golf Tournament. Chad spent his entire 11-year career as a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft.

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06/19/25: During Roger Maris All-Star Week, Joel is broadcasting from the celebrity golf tournament and is joined by Theresa Larson. Theresa is the Chief Nursing Officer at Sanford Health Fargo Market, and speaks to the benefits of having the Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo.

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06/19/25: While broadcasting from the Roger Maris celebrity golf tournament during the Roger Maris All-Star Week, Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Kevin O'Connell. KOC was named the 10th head coach in Minnesota Vikings history on Feb. 16, 2022, after serving as the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams during the 2020-21 seasons.

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06/19/25: During Roger Maris All-Star Week, Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from the golf tournament and is joined by Marney Gellner. Marney is well known to fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx as well as listeners of KFAN. She is native of North Dakota, and talks about her cancer journey with Joel on "News and Views."

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