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Cass County coroner reports rising deaths in 2025, describes new fingerprint system and staffing adjustments
Summary
Cass County coroner updated commissioners on 2025 caseload trends, fingerprinting equipment that sped identifications, increased cremations, reliance on UND/Grand Forks for autopsies and internal office moves to relieve crowding.
Christy, the Cass County coroner, told the county commission that deaths in 2025 have exceeded last year’s totals and that the office is likely to hit an all-time high by year-end.
The coroner said the office has four full-time staff who rotate death investigations and weekend calls for a 24/7 operation. She reported relatively few homicides so far in 2025, but said suicides are trending upward and could exceed 2024 totals by year-end. Drug-related deaths remain steady, with fentanyl and methamphetamine the most common substances; the office has recorded about five deaths involving xylazine this year.
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