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6 days ago
- Yahoo
Man killed at Euclid apartment identified
EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) — Euclid police are investigating a homicide that happened inside an apartment complex off of Euclid Avenue Friday afternoon. Euclid Chief Scott Meyer says the victim was shot multiple times. According to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner, the victim was identified Demario Graham of Cleveland. Detectives are talking to a person of interest. So far no arrests have been made. The investigation is in the early stages and no other information is available at this time. Anyone with any information is asked to call Euclid police. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
11-07-2025
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Sparks fly in 100-mph chase captured on FOX 8 camera
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – A Fox 8 camera was rolling as a high-speed police chase came to a crashing end. The scene unfolded just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday. A station photographer was set up along E. 55th Street in Cleveland when the suspect in a police chase attempted to exit I-90 with at least 8 police cruisers in close pursuit. Wrong-way driver causes Akron highway crash: PD The chase ended when the suspect missed the exit, crossed the exit ramps, and crashed over a hill, ultimately landing on the Lake Front bike path. Sparks could be seen flying from the wheels of the suspect's vehicle. (Watch in the video player below.) According to police, the chase started in Euclid, reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour and lasted about 10 minutes. Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer tells the FOX 8 I-Team that the chase started after a Flock Camera, a license plate recognition camera system, alerted officers that a stolen vehicle was spotted near Hartland Road around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday. The chief said the vehicle was reported stolen during a car jacking in Cleveland on July 5. Street taken over for fireworks; where were police? 'The suspect is a person wanted in a recent carjacking and we take that very seriously,' the chief said. According to Meyer, when the suspect saw the police officer's cruiser, he took off at a high rate of speed. Several Euclid officers tried to get the driver to pull over, but he refused, said Meyer. The suspect was taken into custody. Officials have not yet released his name or charges. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Health
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Health care legislation will improve access, affordability for North Dakotans
Supporters watch as North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs a bill April 23, 2025, with reforms for health insurance prior authorization. (Photo provided by Office of the Governor) North Dakotans want to keep their family members and the state's workforce healthy. When health care isn't prioritized, small issues can quickly turn into large problems and treatable conditions can become life-threatening, such as late-stage cancer. When the time comes to make an appointment, everyone wants the same things: simplicity, accessibility and affordability. All the data indicates, and headlines tell us, that cutting through red tape to ensure health care access and avoiding medical debt are top-of-mind issues. They can be some of the most frustrating parts of our lives. This year the North Dakota Legislature did something about it. By passing laws reforming insurance company practices on prior authorization and copay accumulator adjustments, the North Dakota Legislature made the health care process easier for those who need it most, including cancer patients and others with serious illnesses. Prior authorization reform Prior authorization was once used sparingly by insurers to determine whether costly medical procedures or medications were needed. But the process has devolved into a system requiring providers to get approval to prescribe even the most routine medications and procedures. Physicians report the process can lead to significant delays in care, contributing to negative outcomes for patients, including abandoned treatment altogether. Senate Bill 2280 standardizes the prior authorization process and establishes time limits for review – 72 hours in cases of emergency or seven calendar days for more routine requests — helping those in need of critical medical care avoid prolonged delays in treatment. It also eliminates artificial intelligence and business consultant overview from the process, making sure a doctor is doing the authorization and not a bot or bean counter. We are so grateful to the bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Scott Meyer of Grand Forks, with Sens. Jeff Barta (Grand Forks), Brad Bekkedahl (Williston) and Sean Cleary (Bismarck) co-sponsoring in the Senate and Reps. Jonathan Warrey (Casselton) and Jon Nelson (Rugby) in the House. For the more than 4,500 North Dakotans who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, this legislation is a major step forward in making their treatment process less about red tape and more about recovery. Copay accumulator adjustments Legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Karls of Bismarck, House Bill 1216 requires all prescription drug copayments made by patients, directly or on their behalf, to count toward their overall out-of-pocket maximum or deductible. This law essentially ends an insurance company practice that did not allow payments from outside entities to count toward a patient's out-of-pocket cost obligations. Real life example: A cystic fibrosis patient received $5,000 in copay assistance to help with prescription drug out-of-pocket cost. That amount would cover the patient's copay for the year, saving her $5,000. Under the old rules, the copay assistance would not count, and she would still have to pay $5,000 to meet her deductible or out-of-pocket maximum before her health plan started paying for her subsequent health care costs. It's like getting a scholarship to attend college but having the university keep the money … and your tuition remains the same. That amount of money is life-changing for many, many North Dakotans. The new law will help ease the financial burden of some patients, many of whom are fully inundated with debt already. A 2022 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network study found 31% of cancer patients noted paying for prescriptions as a challenge and 20% indicated that financial considerations had caused them to skip or delay taking prescribed medication. Missed opportunity As always, we should celebrate the wins, but there is always more that needs doing. One piece of legislation that did not advance this session involved diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer screenings. House Bill 1283 would have required all state-regulated health policies to eliminate patient out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. Essentially, it would require breast diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans be covered by insurers at no-cost-share when needed after an abnormal initial screening or because of personal risk factors. Mammograms are a great detection tool and, for many, enough to give a full and clear breast cancer screening. But other patients need more and this legislation would have required insurance companies to pay the bill when doctors indicated additional tests were required to get that full and clean bill of health. Legislation around biomarker testing is also in the future here. Biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. It can open the door to precision treatments that can improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with many diseases and conditions. Biomarker testing can allow some patients to access targeted therapies and avoid more generalized treatments like chemo. It's about precision medicine, making sure folks get the right treatment at the right time. Similar legislation has been enacted in 21 states including Texas and Georgia. North Dakota is falling behind best practices in this regard, a situation that needs remedied. It was a good session for North Dakotans who need health care. Which is to say, for all North Dakotans. We are grateful for the steps taken and look forward to moving ahead further in the months and sessions to come.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
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Meyer: Grand Forks casino proposal could emerge again this session in another form
Mar. 12—BISMARCK — A proposal that could eventually lead to a new casino and resort in Grand Forks was voted down in the state Senate last month, but it could be resurrected in another form, according to a sponsoring lawmaker. Sen. Scott Meyer told the Grand Forks Herald that discussions are happening and ideas are being considered but said more details are not yet available on its next iteration, if it does indeed reemerge during the current session of the Legislature. "Conversations are being held with leaders in both chambers to bring it back," said Meyer, R-Grand Forks. "We just haven't yet decided (how)." Senate Bill 2376 sought to add language into state law regarding the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa's current gambling abilities. At present, the law declares the band may only operate "on land within Rolette County held in trust for the band by the United States government which was in trust as of the effective date of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988." SB 2376 sought to add "and on land within Grand Forks County" to the language. The bill was defeated in mid-February on a 29-15 Senate vote. SB 2376 would not have necessarily meant the casino would be built in Grand Forks, but simply would have cleared one of a number of hurdles before the casino could become reality. On Jan. 27, the Grand Forks City Council decided, in a 4-3 vote, to enter a non-binding letter of intent with the Turtle Mountain Band; the next step then would have been to amend state law to allow the tribe to operate a gaming site outside of its traditional boundaries. More approvals — from the U.S. Department of Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs — would have been necessary after that. The proposal calls for an approximately $300 million casino to be built on tribe-owned land just west of Interstate 29 and just south of the current city limits. Early projections show it could draw as many as 400,000 non-local guests per year and generate gross gaming revenue of nearly $80 million in its first year. Although the casino itself would not be taxed in a traditional sense — since it would technically be operating on tribal trust land — the city and tribe have discussed annual payments to local taxing entities in lieu of typical taxes. The tribe, meanwhile, has said it seeks no funding from the city. Opponents have voiced concern about its impact on legal charitable gaming and also that it could spur other casino projects elsewhere. And just before the Senate vote on Feb. 14, Sen. Diane Larson, R-Bismarck, wondered aloud — during a speech on the Senate floor — if the tribe might be financially backed by "cartels." Although she later was apologetic and said it was a "reckless statement," Turtle Mountain Chairman Jamie Azure called the comment "a slap in the face."
