Past Events

Gov. Burgum will deliver the 2020 State of the State Address at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 29 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks.

Gov. Doug Burgum will deliver his 2020 State of the State address at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 29 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks.

Gov. Doug Burgum will pay tribute to military veterans Monday, Nov. 11, during the annual Veterans Day observance event at the North Dakota Heritage Center. The event’s guest speaker is Larry Young, vice president of the North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America.

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum will continue a long-standing tradition by welcoming Halloween trick-or-treaters at the Governor’s Residence.

Gov. Doug Burgum, current chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), will host and deliver remarks at the first regional workshop for the Reimagining the Rural West Initiative on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Fargo.

Gov. Doug Burgum will host the third annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education on Aug. 14-15 in Jamestown, N.D.

Gov. Doug Burgum, in partnership with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler, has invited officials from all public school districts in Williams County to a joint meeting on Aug. 12 in Williston to explore areas for collaboration and ensure the best possible outcomes for students.

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.