Cookie walk is Dec. 7 at Holy Redeemer Church

The eighth annual Cookie Walk starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Holy Redeemer Church, Carlin Hall. The event is sponsored by Holy Redeemer Council of Catholic Women.

Purchase a bucket for $15 or bring back a previously purchased bucket and only pay $13. Santa will be available along with a Kids’ Craft Corner. Rolls and beverages will be served.

All are welcome.

‘Northern Lights: Music for a Minnesota Winter’ Dec. 5

The SMSU Men’s Glee Club and Bella Voce, directed by Stephen Kingsbury, will perform “Northern Lights: Music for a Minnesota Winter,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Marshall.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Judge denies challenge to Indiana religious objection limits

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge has canceled a trial challenging limits on the state’s religious objections law, finding conservative groups failed to prove they were harmed by changes the Republican-dominated Legislature approved shortly after then-Gov. Mike Pence signed it.

In calling off the trial that was scheduled for February, Hamilton County Judge Michael Casati agreed with arguments the state and four cities made that the groups lacked standing to sue.