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Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced he has directed more than $1.5 million in state funds to support food assistance programs during the ongoing federal government shutdown, while also urging North Dakota residents to consider donating food or money to their local food pantries to help meet the needs of those losing federal food assistance.

The Department of Public Instruction has been inundated with questions about whether the pause in SNAP funds will affect students’ ability to access free and reduced-price meals at school. It will not. Students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals will get them for the remainder of the school year, Baesler said.

A public event was held in Watford City, Community Strong: Remembering the 2024 October Wildfires and Those Who Stood Together. Among the impacted landowners, community leaders, and first responders gathered for the event was the widow of Johannes Nicolaas van Eeden, traveling from South Africa to visit the place of her late husband’s last days. Edgar Coppersmith and van Eeden both tragically lost their lives due to impacts from the wildfires.

The public is invited to attend Community Strong: Remembering the 2024 October Wildfires and Those Who Stood Together, an evening to honor the resilience of the community and the heroic efforts of first responders.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has activated the North Dakota Harvest Hotline.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced a Grain Storage and Facility Rebuilder Program to help agricultural producers quickly replace infrastructure lost in recent severe storms.

Armstrong declares disaster for tornado damage, extends sympathy to victims’ families

Godfread urges North Dakotans to check for storm damage and file insurance claims promptly

A large-scale domestic operations training exercise led by the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services and the North Dakota National Guard will be conducted across North Dakota from June 9-13, 2025, centered in Bismarck.