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Fargo Board of Education Votes 7-2 Against Reciting Pledge of Allegiance

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s Board of Education votes 7-2 to reverse course and discontinue reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before its meetings. The motion was put forward by member Seth Holden who doesn’t believe it is appropriate since the text includes “GOD” and no other faiths. He says that goes against the district’s policy of inclusion. “The exclusion of…

South Dakota high school rodeo club cancels ‘Slave Auction’

FAITH, S.D – After several years, a high school rodeo club in the small South Dakota town of Faith has ended its annual “Slave/Branding Auction.” The Faith High School and the rodeo club were facing a large amount of backlash on social media and around the region. The idea behind the fundraiser is that members of the club would work…

North Dakota Senators Meet Latest Supreme Court Nominee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee continues to make the rounds on Capitol Hill. Judge Amy Coney Barrett stopped by the offices of North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer. “And I do want to say at the offset that I think you’re an excellent candidate for the Supreme Court and I appreciate your record, your judicial…

Casselton Congregation Says Goodbye To Old Martin’s Lutheran Church Building After Over 80 Years Of Service

The new church will have an open house on July 8 from 6-8 and hold it's first worship service on July 12 at 9:30 a.m.

CASSELTON, N.D. — Outside the Martin’s Lutheran Church, people are walking in to take their seat for one final service. As this congregation of hundreds are saying their final prayers for this old church building that’s been around for decades. “Both my children were baptized here, both were confirmed here it’s just those memories and fortunately we are able to…

Battle Lake’s Bethel Lutheran Church Moving Forward After Fire

A group of churchgoers are fundraising to help in the rebuilding effort

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The winds of change are blowing hard at Bethel Lutheran church in Battle Lake as the congregation packs the parking lot for Sunday service. Behind Pastor Todd Hylden lies the charred remains of the century old church on the hill which burned last weekend. “There were a lot of wonderful memories that went down in flames…

Fargo United Methodist Church Runs Sunday Easter Service Out Of Parking Lot

All Of These Things Make Good Friday Seem More Real Than Ever Before

FARGO, N.D. — The sounds of vehicles running overtake the Sunday silence in the parking lot of Faith United Methodist Church in Fargo as the congregation is switching from their seats in the pews to the ones in their car. “Keep us patient in making peace and building justice teach us to trust the slow process from seed to stem…

Moorhead Man Uses Illness To Raise Awareness About Chronic Kidney Disease

He says he wants to use his battle to help inspire others and raise awareness about a disease he says can sneak on people as they may not even realize they have the disease.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — “I lost purpose, I mean I couldn’t work anymore, I couldn’t support my family anymore,” FM Kidney Warriors Founder, Chris Brown said. Chris Brown of Moorhead has a terminal Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD, Brown does his dialysis at home and says the situation he’s in could have been avoided. “I had some signs of kidney problems…

Community Mourns As Grand Forks Boy Is Laid To Rest

A Dessert Cabaret Fundraiser will be held Saturday night at 7 at Hope Lutheran Church with proceeds going to Borth's family to help with funeral costs.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The sounds of music fills the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Grand Forks, as 15 year old Jonah Borth is laid to rest. Those who came to knew Jonah say he had a big heart. “Pastor Daniel Voth” “Even if he had stood 7 feet tall his chest cavity would have been nothing but heart…. Love and…

Baha’i Faith Community Hosts World Religion Day

The Group Says The Main Message Is To Spread Tolerance And Acceptance In The Community

FARGO, N.D. — People packed into West Acres’ community room for the annual World Religion Day Celebration. The celebration is hosted by the Fargo-Moorhead Baha’i Faith Community. They say they are there to hand out some important lessons. “We had a lot of youth come in; we were just trying to tell them that there is a chance for everybody…

West Fargo Church remembers Landon Solberg

"You do not need a Ph.D. an IRA and MRA or a BMW in order to serve other people,"

WEST FARGO N.D. — “You do not need a Ph.D. an IRA and MRA or a BMW in order to serve other people,” Pastor Of Prairie Heights Community Church John Hauser. These were just some of the words spoken at the Prairie Heights Community Church on Sunday only two days before Landon’s passing. “We know we got to meet Landon…