Past Events

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and First Lady Kjersti Armstrong invite the public to join them for the annual North Dakota State Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony with music, readings and remarks at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Memorial Hall at the Capitol.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will lead a groundbreaking ceremony for the new North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown on Monday, Aug. 18, joined by state legislators, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) officials and community leaders. 

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will join U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to discuss efforts to advance U.S. energy dominance during a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven on Wednesday in Grand Forks. U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer and Rep. Julie Fedorchak also are expected to participate in the discussion at the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will join local, state and federal partners for an event Thursday marking the rerouting of the Red River through a control structure as a major milestone in the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project designed to protect the metro area from catastrophic flooding. Armstrong will highlight the state’s $850 million investment in the $3.2 billion project, which he has supported as a state senator, congressman and now governor.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will testify Wednesday to a U.S. Senate committee about the importance of transportation infrastructure to rural states like North Dakota as work continues on the federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong and members of his Cabinet will meet with leaders and members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMBCI) on Thursday in Belcourt as part of his commitment to strengthen state-tribal partnerships and visit all five tribal nations in North Dakota during his first year in office.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday will survey tornado and wind damage from last Friday’s storm, meet with local leaders and thank volunteers helping with cleanup in and around the communities of Enderlin, Page and Hunter. The governor will hold a media availability while in Page.

Registration is now open for the seventh Government-to-Government (G2G) Conference June 4-5 at the Bismarck Event Center.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will join officials from Talon Metals and Westmoreland Mining on Wednesday to announce a milestone in the development of the proposed Beulah Minerals Processing Facility, which will process nickel and copper minerals for batteries from raw ore. Talon announced plans for the facility in Mercer County in October 2022, supported by a nearly $115 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong will meet with local officials Wednesday, May 14, in Watford City to discuss the community’s continued focus on workforce livability initiatives and visitor attraction efforts.