Congressman Johnson, "a lot of my colleagues take a tough vote and go run and hide"

05/17/24: Joel is joined by Brent Odde on "News and Views" to preview the Pollock Men’s Club 46th annual walleye tournament in Polluck, South Dakota coming up on June 15th. The tournament has a guaranteed $8500 first place payout, so get signed up today! Check out their website to sign up and find all the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/17/24: Tori Benders is the Marketing and Communications Specialist for the Fargo Park District. She joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the Fargo Parks Sports Center that's opening soon, and what visitors will all find in it. She also talks about summer activities and programs put on by the Fargo Park District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/17/24: Jane Matejcek is the President of the Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN Board, and joins Joel to talk about the upcoming honor flight to DC. The flight leaves on Sunday the 19th and comes back to Fargo the following Tuesday, and Joel Heitkamp and Ryan Janke from KFGO will both join the flight. Jane previews the flight and group of veterans on it, and talks about other upcoming flights as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/16/24: Patrick Yoes is the National President of the Fraternal Order of Police and Joe Johnson is a retired Fargo Police Officer and North Dakota Fraternal Order of the Police State Trustee. They both join Joel on "News and Views" while in DC for National Police Week to have a conversation with Joel about working to repeal the windfall elimination provision. The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a Social Security rule that reduces Social Security benefits for people who also receive non-covered pensions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/16/24: Ryan Janke heads to the KFGO studio from the newsroom to talk with Joel about an interview he recently did and wrote about. He recounts his interview with North Dakotan, Kurt Groszhans, who was imprisoned in Ukraine, accused of ordering the assassination of a government official, and escaped.  Read the full story at KFGO.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/16/24: Emily Althoff is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor at River Haven Counseling. She joins "News and Views" to talk about the importance of taking care of your mental health and seeking counseling.  Learn more about River Haven on their website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/15/24: Joel Heitikamp is joined by Pastor Sue Koesterman, the Executive Director of Churches United for the Homeless. They talk about homelessness in the community and the FM Dorothy Day House of Hospitality suspending operations earlier this month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/15/24: Marriah Marsh joins Joel on "News and Views" to express her frustrations over a new television ad released by the Tammy Miller campaign. The ad says, "Before Congress, Armstrong helped a child molester avoid prison. After abusing two little girls, even got him out of paying restitution to the victims." Marriah is frustrated, as she is one of the two girls mentioned in the ad, but did not give consent for the ad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5/14/24: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo, and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices. They talk about clean-up weeks wrapping up and where to leave your recycle bins on the curb.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/13/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined again by Congressman Kelly Armstrong on "News and Views." Congressman Armstrong is the lone Congressman representing North Dakota, and is now running for Governor of North Dakota. He and Joel talk about Congressional topics like the SAVE Act and GOP majority, as well as campaign topics including his availability and plans for property taxes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.