
KFGO talk-show host Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day.

Clint Hill, Secret Service agent and North Dakota native, dies at age 93 - hear him on "News and Views"
October 27, 2017 interview between Joel Heitkamp and Clint Hill February 20,2019 interview between Jim Shaw and Clint Hill June 25, 2019 interview between Joel Heitkamp and Clint Hill Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy's limousine after the president was shot, the...
Feb 25, 2025

Depends on who you are
What would you have done if you were Joe Biden? It's the end of your Presidency, and people are putting all kinds of names on your desk to be pardoned. They go so far as to even mention preemptive pardons like Liz Cheney and your son, Hunter, for example. Choices have to be made, and the window is narrow. So you decide...
Feb 22, 2025

He knows everything
Now that Elon Musk and all his young minions have your social security number and tax returns, he is in complete control of your life. He's a man that controls people by algorithms from your private information. He puts things in front of you in hopes of changing your mind. That is, if you disagree with him in the firs...
Feb 21, 2025

We're not hypocrites
I agree with State Representative Nico Rios. Did I shock you? Rios is a legislator that when getting arrested for a DUI, called the officers every name he possibly could. One of those names being the n-word. He also took another step towards proving what a disgusting racist he is when he threw out on social media askin...
Feb 11, 2025

Why does he have it?
I'm proud of the fact that I'm not an election denier. Unlike many Republicans, I'll admit when Donald Trump wins...or when he loses. He didn't win this last election by as much as he says he did, and he didn't win the age groups he said he did. But, he did win. That being said, I'm not willing to say it was Elon Musk ...
Feb 07, 2025

Super Bowl LIX - Jack Michaels Questionnaire
Good luck and have fun!! - Joel, Jack, Rusty, and Abby SUPERBOWL LIX MIDWEST RADIO QUESTIONNAIRE.docx
Feb 06, 2025

She was right
What did Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde say in her sermon that was wrong? At the Washington National Cathedral, the Bishop pleaded for three things: She asked for dignity, honesty, and humility. She accurately pointed out that certain groups of people in this country are scared. People that work hard everyday doing jobs th...
Jan 24, 2025

Goal achieved
Inaugural speeches are opportunities to make history. They give a President a chance to be remembered in a good way next to giants. Trump did exactly the opposite. He used his second inauguration to continue a campaign by tearing down the previous administration bit by bit. Trump didn't win by a landslide. The percenta...
Jan 20, 2025

The way it's supposed to be
The 2024 election has been certified and there was no riot. No one stormed the Capitol, bludgeoned police officers with an American Flag, or wiped feces on the walls of the U.S. Capitol. In other words, there wasn't an attempt to overthrow our government. There wasn't an insurrection. I've always wondered if all the pe...
Jan 14, 2025

There's work to do
2024 is over and a new year has begun. The decisions that were made in 2024 will be decisions that will define this country for decades to come. People have been placed in power, some with ideals and others with fear, that are going to be part of a change in how our nation governs. No longer will the version of three e...
Jan 02, 2025

Look in the Mirror
In his final address to North Dakota, Doug Burgum couldn't help himself. He had to go to his new boss's playbook and criticize someone just to make himself look better. Never mind the fact that different times call for different measures. Burgum went all the way back to the 1980's to find someone to attack. He went aft...
Dec 13, 2024

He was a good man
A lot of things have happened since we last spoke by blog. So let's look at just a couple of big things: Tony Bender passed away. It's a huge loss to all of us, and I have no doubt that in my lifetime, there'll never be a better writer. If you're like me at all, there wasn't one article of his you hadn't read. The shee...
Dec 04, 2024
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Nov 29, 2024

Wake up!
Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. The campaign he ran worked...twice. And the tactics he used to connect with a majority of Americans worked...twice. They love him, and want their kids to turn out just like him. And by being the way he is, they gave him their vote...twice. Democrats need to ...
Nov 07, 2024

They call him lazy
Call it polling data or just a waste of time, but recently I was talking to two Trump Republicans. And by Trump Republicans, I mean the kind of MAGA supporters that are all in with the flags, bumper stickers, and hats. I know this isn't scientific by any standard, but what they told me might interest you. They will be ...
Oct 31, 2024

How did we get here?
Now Donald Trump is talking about Arnold Palmer's penis. That's right. The Republican-endorsed candidate for President of the United States spoke to America how other golfers commented on the size of Palmer's genitalia. Now I know for sure he's losing it. I asked a Trump supporter why he thought Trump would do somethin...
Oct 21, 2024

Answers to the questions
I've been getting some calls into the show about the statewide measures and what they do. Listeners are asking how I would vote, so I'll give you my recommendations. Let's take them one at a time. Measure 1 does something that has been long overdue. It changes the names of some of our state institutions to something mo...
Oct 11, 2024

A lost opportunity
In the last 20 years of being in the media, I've had the pleasure of getting to know Merrill Piepkorn. Merrill is full of life and understands what this region loves, and it's why everyone likes him. He's a folksy person with the power to make people smile. That's why it didn't surprise me when he was elected to the No...
Oct 09, 2024

What are they afraid of?
There's an energy out there that Donald Trump can no longer disregard. It's an energy that I would argue, America has been hungry for. Americans are sick of conflict everyday and the name-calling from elected officials. If Kamala Harris wins in November, I think that ends. I don't believe in polls as much as I used to....
Oct 01, 2024

Just tell us why
Donald Trump has done many disgusting things in his life, but his latest has to rank amongst his worst. To go to Arlington National Cemetery and degrade the hallowed ground it represents is unforgivable. The men and women that lie there gave the ultimate cost you can pay for the very freedom he enjoys. To go there and ...
Sep 06, 2024