Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Jill Kringstad, manager of business operations for the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC), to fill the PSC seat vacated by former commissioner Julie Fedorchak, effective immediately. Fedorchak was elected to Congress in November and sworn in Friday to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong today welcomed news that President Joe Biden has approved North Dakota’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration to assist in recovery from historic wildfires that swept across parts of western North Dakota in early October, causing damage estimated at more than $8 million.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong  announced that North Dakota’s population grew to a record high of 796,568 people as of July 1, 2024, marking the largest increase since 2020, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden held their first meeting with the full Governor’s Cabinet, welcoming the agency heads as key leaders in the administration.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong assumed office Sunday, Dec. 15, as the 34th governor in the 135-year history of North Dakota.