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Boy Scout Leaders Pass Vote To Allow Gay Scouts [Video]

Steph — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:26:37 +0000

It’s been a controversial rumor for months, but the iconic Boy Scouts organization made up its’ mind late yesterday. Were you a Boy Scout or do you have children in Boy Scouts, and how do you feel about this new decision? The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to lift its’ ban on gay boys [...]

School Bus Driver Plays Epic Prank On Students [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:21:32 +0000

School being cancelled is pretty much the greatest thing that can happen to a kid. How many of you remember waiting for your school district to crawl along the bottom of the TV screen when it snows? That’s why this video is so cruel, and yet so awesome! A bus driver pranked a bunch of [...]

White Cloud, MI High School Says No To Yearbook Photos With 'Baby Bumps' [Video]

Steph — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

Deonna Harris and Kimberly Haney were both taken aside by school officials at White Cloud High School here in Michigan this week and told that their pictures were unfit for publication in this year’s school yearbook. See if you agree with the reason why. The photos that Deonna Harris and Kimberly Haney thought would be [...]

Could An Opossum Be The Best Pet Ever? Vet Tech Says 'Yes' [Video]

Steph — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000

According to Lea Murray, a vet tech from Florida, her rescued opossum is “the best pet ever”. Get Barley’s story here. Barley is a very young opossum who’s mom and seven siblings were killed by a car. Lea Murray is the Florida vet tech who happened upon the baby marsupial huddled against the bodies on [...]

Watch High School Student Say Enough To Bad Teaching [Video]

Steph — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:47:38 +0000

A Youtube comment from hmetz1787 says it best. “The student has become the teacher.” His name is Jeff Bliss, and he is the new hero of Duncanville High School. Jeff was tired of spending class time doing nothing but “packets” and was trying to encourage his teacher, Julie Phung, a World History teacher, to “spark [...]

Daycare Workers Facing Charges After Posting Video Of Childs Attack On YouTube [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:50:58 +0000

Do you ever really know how safe your kids are when you leave them somewhere? This happened at a daycare facility in Racine, Wisconsin.The mother noticed scratches and cuts on her two-year-old when he came home from daycare. The attack on her child by a couple of other kids was caught on video. The teachers [...]

Dirty Dancing During Grand Blanc Prom Gets Kids Booted – Again

Steph — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:59:25 +0000

Didn’t Grand Blanc students learn anything from the homecoming dance fiasco that got almost 30 kids kicked out of their dance last fall? Apparently not! It was a packed house of almost 600 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Center on Friday evening for the Grand Blanc High School prom, but unfortunately, for the second time [...]

Flint Mom Upset With School District After Son Was Attacked On Bus [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:05:46 +0000

This is every parent’s worst nightmare. A Flint mother is outraged after her 9-year-old boy was allegedly attacked on his school bus by another student. The boy’s mother says her son was attacked on a Flint school bus April 17. Concerned mother Karen Tuford said a 12-year-old boy shoved her son’s head through a bus [...]

Longer School Year Will Soon Be an Option For Lapeer Middle School Students [Video]

Steph — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:00:32 +0000

If you have one of those rare children who dread the summer break….who miss the structure, their friends and the time spent learning new things, the Lapeer school district has an new option that may work out well for you. In August of this year, 120 middle school students will have the option of starting [...]

Happy Story Alert! Mid-Michigan Student And Service Dog Graduate Together Last Night [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:48:16 +0000

Graduation season is here.Delta College held its commencement ceremony last night, but the graduates were not the only ones being honored.A dog was also recognized for her work in helping a student get his diploma. Twenty-one year old Alan Reno graduated with an Associates of Arts degree as a member of Phi Theta Kappa with high [...]

9/11 Museum Opens In Less Than A Year; Here's An Early Tour [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:54:22 +0000

The events in Boston last week took me back to Sept. 11, 2001, as I’m sure it did for a lot of you as well. The 9/11 Museum opens in less than a year. 60 minutes got an early tour and we have it here. About a year from now, at ground zero in New [...]

Ypsilanti Girl Urges Teens To Say 'No' To Potentially Deadly Cinnamon Challenge

Steph — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:40 +0000

Dejah Reed took part in a popular stunt called the cinnamon challenge three times with no consequences. The fourth time didn’t go so well. Now she’s speaking out. The cinnamon challenge is all over Youtube. The wildly popular stunt encourages young people to eat a spoon full of cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. It [...]

Do Tears Fall In Space? [VIDEOS]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:56:54 +0000

When we were kids, we never got to learn about space from a man actually in space. In today's day and age, kids can!

Get Dating Advice From A 1953 Encyclopedia Britannica [Video]

Steph — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:50:49 +0000

Do you remember the Encyclopedia Brittanica? It was a childhood 'go to' for homework and research papers back in the day. Apparently, it was also a good source for dating tips. Watch the video and marvel at how simple it all seemed back then!

Nine Life Skills That Your Teenager Needs To Learn Now

Steph — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:55:19 +0000

Rod and I covered this topic on today’s show. We got a lot of great feedback and more than a few requests to post this list on our Facebook page. Take a look. How did you do mom or dad? Do your teens have these skills? 1. Tip a Waiter If your teen is eating [...]

FDA Issues An Urgent Warning About Popular Antibiotic [Video]

Steph — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:00:39 +0000

Just as we are in the thick of cold and flu season, The Food and Drug Association has just issued an urgent health warning about one of the most prescribed antibiotics on the market. Click here for the official Food and Drug Association warning regarding Azithromycin, Zithromax or Z Paks. Will this FDA warning [...]

GVSU Agrees To Pay $40,000 To Student Because They Restricted Her Access To Therapy Guinea Pig

Steph — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:06 +0000

I have been the proud owner of three different guinea pigs, and I can say that they make great pets. They are certainly cute enough and they are very personable as well. But as a service/therapy animal? I didn't think so at first, and neither did Grand Valley State University. According to the news, the guinea pig is having the last laugh today!

Girls Bare Some Skin For 'Operation Beautiful' [Video]

Steph — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:54:12 +0000

These young ladies have a very liberating idea and the strength of character to pull it off!

Cupcake Topping Causes Controversy In Mid-Michigan Elementary School [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:29:45 +0000

OH PLEASE! A local third grader who took cupcakes to class in celebration of his 9th birthday was told a topping on those cupcakes was inappropriate.I’m very familiar with this school district, my kids went to elementary in this school. To be honest with you I’m surprised. Last week, Casey Fountain’s third-grade son had a birthday [...]

Florida Teen Suspended After Disarming Student With Gun

George McIntyre — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:19:35 +0000

A 16-year-old student at Florida’s Cypress Lake High School has received a three-day suspension after he wrestled a loaded gun from another student on the bus. The unidentified student believed the 15-year-old gunman was about to shoot a third teen. “I think he was really going to shoot him right then and there,” the student said. [...]