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Crash of two semis leaves one driver with serious injuries

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12 months ago

January 11, 2025

Crash of two semis leaves one driver with serious injuries

GRENORA, N.D.— One man had serious injuries and another man had minor injuries after a crash between two semis Friday morning near this town in northwest North Dakota.

Hunter McLean, a 27-year-old Williston man, was seriously injured after his semi rear-ended the other semi about one mile south of Grenora on Williams County Road 5 around 9:06 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10.

Anthony Brumfield, a 58-year-old Williston man, was driving north on Williams County Road 5 in a 2020 Kenworth semi when he slowed down to turn into a disposal site. McLean, driving a 2015 Freightliner semi, was also driving north behind Brumfield.

As Brumfield began making the left turn, McLean came up over the crest of a small hill, saw the Kenworth semi and began applying the brakes, the North Dakota Highway Patrol reported.

Due to the extremely icy road conditions, McLean’s Freightliner began sliding and struck the rear end of the trailer attached to the Kenworth semi.

McLean was taken by Ambulance to CHI St. Alexis Hospital in Williston for serious injuries. Brumfield sustained minor injuries, the North Dakota Highway Patrol release said.

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

A small section of Williams County Road 5 was shut down for about nine hours while the scene was cleared.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

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10 hours ago

January 10, 2026

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – On Friday, North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven, Governor Kelly Armstrong and Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor explained how the state plans to use millions of dollars from the Big Beautiful Bill’s Rural Health Transformation Fund to transform healthcare across the state.

They spoke extensively about the special session to allocate the funds, and confirmed that it is still tentatively set for Jan. 21.

The Big Beautiful Bill allocated $25 billion for rural healthcare nationwide. North Dakota received $500 million for five years and $200 million for the first year. There is still another $25 billion left to be spent, and North Dakota is hoping to receive an extra $500 million.

“I truly believe that with the plan we’re putting in place and the things we built that line up with that, we’ll get a billion dollars over five years,” said Hoeven.

Federal rules require the state to lock in contracts for the money by October first— a deadline officials say is driving the need for a special session.

In the first year, North Dakota will focus on retention grants to keep existing staff, technical assistance and consultants for rural hospitals, as well as telehealth equipment and home patient monitoring.

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Governor Armstrong says the special session will include policy bills tied to how much federal rural health funding the state can earn.

“We’re going to have a physical fitness test for physical education courses, nutrition education, continuing education requirement for physicians, physician assistant licensure compact—which North Dakota has been doing, dealing with that since the heart of the oil boom and moving forward—and then an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists,” said Armstrong.

Hundreds of millions of dollars could reshape healthcare in rural North Dakota, and state leaders say the next few weeks are key to receiving and spending that money wisely.

The governor says he only wants to focus on bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program during the special session and doesn’t intend to deal with other state issues during that time.

Politicians outline plans for ND Rural Health Transformation Program

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North Dakota officials celebrate being among big winners in federal rural health funding

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22 hours ago

January 9, 2026

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North Dakota officials celebrate being among big winners in federal rural health funding

North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Friday touted the success of the state’s application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding, which landed one of the largest per-capita awards in the nation.

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Tony Osburn’s 27 helps Omaha knock off North Dakota 90-79

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January 9, 2026

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Tony Osburn’s 27 helps Omaha knock off North Dakota 90-79

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tony Osburn scored 27 points as Omaha beat North Dakota 90-79 on Thursday.

Osburn shot 8 of 12 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 9 from the line for the Mavericks (8-10, 1-2 Summit League). Paul Djobet scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds. Ja’Sean Glover finished with 10 points.

The Fightin’ Hawks (8-11, 2-1) were led by Eli King, who posted 21 points and two steals. Greyson Uelmen added 19 points for North Dakota. Garrett Anderson had 15 points and two steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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