2025 in North Dakota

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in North Dakota .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Kelly Armstrong (R)
• Lieutenant Governor: Michelle Strinden (R)

Events

• January 6 – North Dakota State beats Montana State 35–32 to win the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, earning their tenth overall title. ^[1]
• February 27 – Minot based Christian radio station KHRT ceases operations. ^[2]
• May 2 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: North Dakota Health and Human Services confirms the state's first measles case since 2011. ^[3]
• June 20 – A tornado kills three people in the Enderlin area. ^[4]
• July 18 – A B-52 bomber flies near a SkyWest flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul, forcing the commercial flight to make a sharp turn to avoid it. The SkyWest flight lands safely at Minot International Airport. The Air Force says the B-52 was conducting surveillance of the North Dakota State Fair, also in Minot. ^[5]

Deaths

• January 22 – Neil Hensrud, 84, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1974–1976). ^[6]
• February 18 – Josh Christy, 43, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 2022). ^[7]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "Bison Win 10th FCS National Championship 35-32 Over Montana State". North Dakota State University. January 6, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
2. "North Dakota AM Station Returns License after FM Partner Sold". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. February 26, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
3. "First case of measles reported in North Dakota since 2011". Health and Human Services North Dakota. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
4. "A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead". The Associated Press. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
5. Dura, Jack; Beck, Margery A. (July 21, 2025). "A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
6. "Dr. Neil Barry Hensrud Obituary (2025) - Crystal, MN - Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels - Bloomington". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
7. "Fargo lawmaker Josh Christy, dead at 43, remembered as 'gentle giant'". Jamestown Sun. February 19, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.