02/07/25: Shareen Stark is the Kiwanis Pancake Karnival Chair, and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the 67th Annual Pancake Karnival. This year, all proceeds support a special area in Island Park dedicated to Mental Wellness.

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02/06/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Pastor Devlyn Brooks, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Churches United. Learn more and donate to Churches United here!

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02/06/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Andrea Hsu from NPR to have a conversation about today being the deadline for federal employees to decide if they accept Trump’s “buyout" offer and resign. Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent, and talks about the legalities and legislation around this offer, and what it could mean for the government if employees take the offer.

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02/05/25: Tyler Axness, host of "Afternoons Live," is joined by Denise Kolpack in the KFGO studio. Denise is a Fargo City Commissioner, and talks about the future convention center, commissions and boards going forward, and security at City Hall.

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02/02/25: Tyler Axness, host of "Afternoons Live," is filling in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined by Carl Hulse. Carl is the Chief Washington Correspondent at the New York Times and primarily covers Congress, the intersection of Congress and the White House and national political races and issues. He's been covering Washington since 1985, and shares his expertise on the Cabinet appointments and work that Elon Musk is doing.

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02/05/25: Tyler Axness is filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined by Linda Kenyon from CBS News. Linda is an Anchor and Reporter for CBS Radio. She has covered Congress, the White House and anchored the news for several radio networks before she came to CBS. Tyler brings her onto "News and Views" to talk about President Trump's plan to take over Gaza.

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02/04/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Temple Grandin while broadcasting live from the McKenzie County Ag Expo in Watford City, ND.

Dr. Temple Grandin became a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Today she is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Learn more about her on her website, templegrandin.com.

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02/03/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by North Dakota State Representative Eric Murphy to talk about his abortion bill in the state legislature. He’s been in the State House since 2023, representing District 43 out of Grand Forks.

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