Past Events

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum will join officials from Cankdeska Cikana Community College and the United Health Foundation along with tribal leaders from the Spirit Lake Nation for a grand opening ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, for a new residential substance abuse treatment center for adults.

Gov. Doug Burgum will tour the city of Mott on Tuesday, July 16, to survey tornado damage, observe recovery efforts and visit with local leaders and residents affected by Friday night’s twister.

At around 9:24 p.m. Friday, an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of up to 105 mph damaged homes, caved in garages, flipped over campers and leveled a building at the Hettinger County Fairgrounds. Authorities also reported downed power lines and branches, uprooted trees, roofs blown off storage units, tipped over grain bins and damaged crops.

Gov. Doug Burgum will deliver welcoming remarks Wednesday at the Drone Focus Conference 2019 in Fargo, highlighting North Dakota’s leadership in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) field, including a recently approved $28 million investment in a statewide UAS network.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford will hold a media availability after a Main Street Initiative listening session with city leaders and community members on Thursday in Watford City.

Gov. Doug Burgum will sign an executive order Tuesday creating the Complete Count Task Force to recommend strategies for the 2020 Census to ensure a fair and accurate count for North Dakota.

State leaders will join Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford for the ceremonial bill signing of House Bill 1018, which authorizes a $33 million investment in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry, a majority of which will be used to build out infrastructure to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS across North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Sponsors and supporters of a recently signed bill that makes North Dakota the fifth state to observe Patriots’ Day as an official state holiday will hold a celebration Monday at the Capitol in Bismarck, with Gov.

Gov. Doug Burgum will deliver remarks and sign a proclamation Friday declaring March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day in North Dakota during a ceremony at the Capitol honoring Vietnam War veterans.

Gov. Doug Burgum and emergency services officials on Wednesday will tour flood-affected areas along the Yellowstone River in western North Dakota and eastern Montana and meet with residents displaced by the floodwaters.

BISMARCK, N.D. (March 19, 2019) – Gov. Doug Burgum will testify Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs during a field oversight hearing in Bismarck chaired by Sen.