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First Time Marcher Joins Community In Demanding Justice For Vanessa Guillen

She says Vanessa's story inspired her to take to the streets

FARGO-MOORHEAD – “How can this be happening to our soldiers?” That’s the question Martha CastaƱon asked herself after learning about Vanessa Guillen’s story and the thousand of others that came soon after on social media. “It doesn’t matter if you’re white, Black, Brown, Asian, Native American. These are our soldiers that are going into the service and they should be…

Minnesota Man Claims He was Removed from Train for Being Black

The incident occurred on May 29, 2019.

MINNEAPOLIS–A Mahnomen, Minn. man is suing Amtrak, claiming he was kicked off a train for being black. The incident occurred on May 29, 2019. Court documents say Xavier Edison was traveling from Detroit Lakes to the Twin Cities when he moved seats to get away from a passenger who smelled of alcohol. Edison says he was ordered by the conductor…

Family Experiences 1 in 11.2 Million Chances of their Cow Birthing Four Quadruplet Calves

Just northwest of Sebeka Minnesota, in Hillview, the Beldo family welcomed four Black Angus quadruplet calves onto their farm on May 24th

HILLVIEW, Minn. — The chance of a cow giving birth to four calves is one in 11.2 million, but the rare event happened in our region! Just northwest of Sebeka Minnesota, in Hillview, the Beldo family welcomed four Black Angus quadruplet calves onto their farm on May 24th. On their first night, the family kept the babies in a pallet…

Police Release Photos Of Alleged Robbery Suspects At Canad Inn

Two Black Men Are Accused Of Robbing Two Hotel Guests

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks have released images of two suspected armed robbers. Surveillance photos at the Canad Inn show the suspects entering the hotel prior to the robbery early Sunday morning. Two victims say the two black men between 20 and 30 years old pulled out a gun and demanded money. One of the victims was…

Man With “Police Lives Matter” Sign Returns To Fargo Police Station

FARGO, N.D.

A West Fargo man who spent part of the year holding a “police lives matter” sign in front of the Fargo police station is back. Nick Barth’s sign reads, “Thanks Fargo Police for all your work this year.” Barth says he gets mostly positive responses but also gets a small amount of negative responses. With many calling for police reform…