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Federal Law Requires Hospitals to Post Prices Online

The Department of Health and Human Services enforced the law as of Jan. 1 to "promote transparency" between hospitals and their consumers

January 14, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — The Department of Health and Human Services started enforcing a federal law on January 1 in order to reduce the “challenges that exist for patients due to insufficient price transparency.” While it may be promoting that hospitals be more clear with patients about pricing, it’s also creating some confusion on both ends. “It’s very nondescript as far as…

How Could Someone Like Jayme Closs Recover From Trauma?

January 14, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – For Jayme Closs, the process to get back to normalcy is not one someone can predict. “One trauma doesn’t necessarily impact each kid that might go through the exact same thing in the same way,” Child Therapist and Clinical Supervisor at The Village Family Service Center Shauna Erickson said. That’s why there isn’t a one size fits all…

Decision On St. Paul’s Newman Center Development Delayed

While the developer downsized the project, it is still unacceptable to many neighbors

January 14, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Fargo City Commissioners are delaying for one month a decision on plans for the St. Paul’s Newman Center addition. The joint venture of the Fargo Catholic Diocese and Roers Development planned just off the NDSU campus has met with strong opposition from the surrounding Roosevelt neighborhood. While the developer downsized the project, it is still unacceptable to many…

GoFundMe Raises Money For The Care of Jayme Closs

A fund has also been started at Sterling Bank called the Closs Family Benefit Fund.

January 14, 2019

TJ Nelson,

BARRON, WI — GoFundMe has approved a fundraiser for Jayme Closs and her family. It was established to raise money for Jayme’s aunt, who is now taking care of the teen. The story on the website says the funds will help with the ongoing costs of Jayme’s medical care and recovery. More than $7,000 of a $20,000 goal has been…

Fish House Provided For Veterans And First Responders Burglarized

The Becker County sheriff says locks were cut to gain entry

January 14, 2019

TJ Nelson,

BECKER COUNTY, MN — The Patriot House Ice Castle on Little Detroit Lake was broken into over the weekend. The Becker County sheriff says locks were cut to gain entry and the area around the trailer was vandalized. An ice auger and fish locaters were stolen. The burglary is believed to have happened between 8 Friday night and Saturday. The Patriot…

Accused Closs Kidnapper Has Bail Set At $5 Million

Jake Patterson appeared in court via video feed from the Barron County Jail.

January 14, 2019

TJ Nelson,

BARRON, WI — A Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents sat impassively as a judge set his bail at $5 million. Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Jake Patterson with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of kidnapping and one count of armed burglary. Patterson appeared in court via video feed from the Barron County…

21-year-old man charged in Jayme Closs abduction, parents’ murders

January 14, 2019

KVRR Staff,

BARRON, Wis. (FOX 9) – Jake Patterson, 21, is now charged in connection with the abduction of 13-year-old Jayme Closs and the murders of her parents, James and Denise, in their home in Barron, Wisconsin on Oct. 15. After missing for 88 days, Jayme escaped from Patterson’s home in Gordon, Wisconsin on Thursday and found help from a dog walker, who…

End of an Era: Community Says Farewell to Fargo Pastor

Pastor Mytch Dorvilier is set to receive a new assignment to another synod

January 13, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — When it comes to helping others, the impact of kindness can stretch beyond geographical boundaries. Growing up in Haiti, Mytch Dorvilier knew from a young age her life’s work would be centered on helping others. “I went out and I helped the government do vaccinations for the kids and also with literacy programs for young girls and adults,…

Community Members, Kids Embrace Last Chance to Fight the Frost

more than 2,500 people came to the Fargodome Sunday

January 13, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — This was the last of three days that kids and parents could “Fight the Frost” with a little help from Games Galore. The party service put up more than 30 inflatables at the Fargodome to help kids burn off some energy and stay active indoors during the winter. Just today, more than 2,500 kids walked through the…

Nine Girls, Women Take Home Honors at 2019 North Dakota International Pageant

Winners will compete in Charleston, West Virginia in July

January 13, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota’s International Pageant is celebrating women and helping them change their communities in the process. Underneath all the glitz and glam lies what it truly takes to shine on stage. “It takes a lot of courage to win and prepare for everything like getting ready for the dresses and interviews. It’s just a lot of work,”…