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Nearly two-thirds of North Dakotans have Real ID as May 7 deadline approaches

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8 months ago

May 1, 2025

Nearly two-thirds of North Dakotans have Real ID as May 7 deadline approaches

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – As the Real ID deadline approaches, the North Dakota Department of Motor Vehicles is reporting that two-thirds of drivers have a Real ID.

Come March 7th, adults will need a Real ID if they want to use it as a form of identification for domestic airline travel, and to access federal buildings such as a courthouse or airbase.

There are certain documents that you must bring to get a Real ID at the DMV during your appointment.

Things to know are:

You will need to provide proof of Legal Presence, Citizenship, or Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.
If your current name is different from the name on your ID, you will need to bring additional proof of your legal name.
You must provide proof of your Social Security Number.
You must provide proof of your current address. All documents must contain your name, physical residence address, and be the most current document. Post Office boxes are not acceptable.

“If you’re not planning anything for the next couple of months or well into the late summer or fall, make an appointment later on,” said Brad Schaffer, North Dakota’s DMV Service Director. “Right now, we are at capacity, it’s a pretty heavy volume.”

Following May 7, Schaffer expects appointments made at DMVs to drop. That will be a time for those who plan on flying later this year to get a Real ID instead of having to show a Passport while traveling.

“A lot of people have heard that May 7th is the deadline, and they think that’s the last day we’re going to be printing Real ID, and that’s not true,” Schaffer said. ” We’re still going to be creating Real ID after that. If you’re not in a time crunch, if you’re not flying on May 7th, 8th, or 9th, you still have time and just plan accordingly, and it will be a much easier process.

For the full list of documents that you can bring to your local DMV, click here.

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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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