GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Landon Johnson’s Christmas list was not unlike the list of any little boy.

MISHAWAKA — A big donation for the Salvation Army. Someone dropped a gold coin into a red kettle.

ELKHART COUNTY — A barn fire in Elkhart County killed 10 calves Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the 22,000 block of CR 40. Authorities say the building was a dairy barn. Fortunately a majority of the cattle, about 90 of them, were in a separate milking station building. They are all okay. Crews say the …read more.

EVANSVILLE — An Evansville mother told 14NEWS about a scary situation involving her 3-year-old daughter.

CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati man is getting in trouble over his nativity scene.

Santa Claus, IND. — Marian Balbach may be one of the busiest postmasters in the country this month.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A 5-year-old New York girl who lost her family in a fire that was intentionally set has one wish this holiday season: Christmas cards from around the world.

SAN DIEGO — The man who was once the voice of the “Peanuts” TV cartoon character Charlie Brown will go to prison for making criminal threats.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Makers of e-cigarettes claim their products are far safer than burnt tobacco products, but a study published Tuesday shows that may not always be true.

SOUTH BEND — Come visit Potawatomi Zoo during their Winter Days while the Zoo is closed for the season and see what your animal friends are up to during the snowy chilly months.

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Monday announced 29 pugs recovered from an abusive environment in a Tonopah home last month will go to Arizona Pug Adoption and Rescue Network for long-term care.

MIDDLESBROUGH, U.K. — Get ready to feel all the feels, because this heartwarming moment between a mall Santa and a little girl with a hearing impairment is basically the best thing to ever happen.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A Utah family witnessed an early Christmas miracle when they managed to bring a kitten back to life after finding him frozen in the snow.

EERIE, PENN. — The latest social media sensation is a nun from the Erie Catholic Diocese. Sister John Paul Bauer shot a 10-point buck early this week A Facebook page with a photograph now has over a million views.

HUNTNGTON COUNTY — An off-duty Indiana State Trooper is credited with being not only in the right place at the right time this past Saturday night; he also had the proper lifesaving equipment needed to help save the life of a 48 year old Huntington County man outside of the Wal-Mart in Huntington.

INDIANAPOLIS — Joey Feek, in hospice care with cervical cancer, was nominated for a Grammy award Monday.

MIDDLEBURY — Carbon monoxide poisoning has sent some workers from Forest River RV plant in Middlebury early this morning, Monday, Dec. 7. Emergency crews were called around  7 a.m. to the plant were at least five were taken by ambulance to the hospital with around a dozen taken by bus. Middlebury Fire Chief Jeff Wogman …read more.

LOS ANGELES — Twelve-year-old Lexi Brown has cancer, and she recently spent some time at the MattelChildren’s Hospital UCLA in California.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANA. — Everyone knows the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the plucky misfit who earned his place at the head of Santa Claus’s pack by guiding his sleigh through a particularly hazardous Christmas Eve snowstorm. Midwesterners know a different legend about Christmas.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gen Con is growing, and in 2016 it will expand its event space into Lucas Oil Stadium.

FORT WAYNE — Brightpoint is trying to break a cycle that traps the working poor.

FORT WAYNE — Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign will be making a stop in Fort Wayne.

INDIANAPOLIS — If your family doesn’t polish off that 20-pound turkey, pot of sweet potatoes, and the half-dozen pies your guests brought, you can just pop the leftovers in the fridge and eat them all week, right? Not quite.

KOKOMO — A 12-year-old Kokomo boy is hoping you’ll send him a Christmas card this year.

HOUSTON — Two people were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a southwest Houston home late Wednesday.

ELKHART — The Indiana State Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously denied a petition to rehear cases for three members of the Elkhart Four who had convictions overturned.

MARSHALL, IND. — See live raptors up close, visit bald eagle nesting and hunting areas, and more during Turkey Run State Park’s Eagles in Flight weekend, Jan. 29-31.

TULSA, OKLA. — A 3-year-old girl got a Halloween do-over thanks to her neighbors.

BILLINGS, MONT. — Jacob Studer is a second grader, a businessman and a philanthropist. He founded Billings Best Hiking Sticks to help raise money for those in need.

CHICAGO — It’s time to keep an eye out for the CTA Holiday Train!

NILES, MICH. — On Giving Tuesday the Niles Haunted House Scream Park says it raised more than $106,000 for more than 65 area children’s organizations, civic groups and other charities.

SAN BERNARDINO, CALF. — Police in San Bernardino, California, tweeted a warning Wednesday that there was an active shooter situation.

LAWRENCE, IND. — When an attacker broke into her home Monday night, a Lawrence grandmother took action to protect her family.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) today announced over $9 million in funding for the Stormwater Improvements Program (SIP) was awarded to 11 communities throughout the state, including Ligonier.

KENT COUNTY, MICH. — A Michigan woman is getting lots of attention on social media after sharing a heartwarming encounter she had at a Meijer bakery on Facebook.

OMAHA — If you woke up this morning believing there’s no particular reason to envy moviegoers in Omaha this month, think again!

HOLLYWOOD — “Bones” stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, and author Kathy Reichs, have filed suit against Fox, claiming that the studio has cheated them out of tens of millions in profits from the series via self-dealing and misallocation.

YARDLEY, PENNS. — Seinfeld character Elaine Benes once told pal Jerry Seinfeld, “Ugh, I hate people.”

ONTARIO, CANA. — Two brothers saved a trapped bald eagle, and at the same time, took a memorable selfie.

MUNCIE — David Letterman was back at his alma mater and made a major announcement.

MINNEAPOLIS — A check for $500,000 was dropped in a Salvation Army kettle over the weekend in Rosemount, a startling act of generosity that a couple said was their way of saying thank you.

MONTGOMERY — It was 60 years ago Tuesday that a simple act of civil disobedience galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.

By MARIANNE HOLLAND Hoosier Environmental Council ELKHART — People in a working-class Elkhart community, who endured 11 years of hazardous fires, constant dust, acrid smoke, and obnoxious odors from the dangerous practices of an industrial waste processor, VIM Recycling, have been awarded $50,568,750 in a class action lawsuit. “This judgment puts into perspective the enormous …read more.

SWETT, S.D. — Just in time for holiday shopping: An entire South Dakota ghost town, complete with its own watering hole, is on sale for $250,000, a real estate agent said on Monday.

LONDON — Britain’s royal family released new photos of Princess Charlotte, and the internet is going crazy.

FRESNO COUNTY, CALIF. — A suspected burglar who became stuck in a chimney in Central California died Saturday afternoon after the unsuspecting homeowner lit a fire, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

EAU CLAIR, WISC. — No one puts October sunflowers on postcards. The same flowers that glowed in summer, are sad and broken by fall – their best days behind them. At times the past year, Don Jaquish could relate.

Motorists in Xingtai, northern China, were astonished to see three vehicles independently leap into the air at a busy intersection.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Police have reportedly contained a gunman near the Planned Parenthood on Centennial in Colorado Springs, Colo.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Reports of domestic violence resulted in a web of confusion earlier this week when Australian police arrived to find a man attacking not a woman as initially reported, but a spider. Neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming “hysterically” and a man making threats through the walls of a housing unit. Police arrived …read more.

LOS ANGELES — For 13 straight years, energetic REI store manager Nikki Mashapure spent her Black Friday in the retail trenches, trying to keep from being overrun by invading shoppers at work.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After Hyong Yi’s wife Catherine Zanga died last year, his first reaction was to curl up in bed for as long as possible.

CENTERVILLE, UTAH — It’s a diagnosis rarely seen in someone so young. A Salt Lake City-area 8-year-old is fighting breast cancer.

Expect to hear a whole lot more about Li-Fi – a wireless technology that transmits high-speed data using visible light communication (VLC) – in the coming months.

RIVERSIDE, N.J. — Good deeds are contagious, as the saying goes.

HOLLYWOOD — In its first three days of release, Adele’s “25” has already sold at least 2.3 million in pure album sales in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.

TORONTO — Shane Farberman knows how to clown around.

He’s been doing it professionally for 32 years, but it’s not his funny chops giving Farberman — known better by his clown name, Doo Doo — worldwide attention.

OTTAWA, CAN. — A yoga instructor who says her free class at the University of Ottawa was cancelled because of concerns over cultural appropriation believes the student union’s issues are misplaced.

Finally, there’s a 4-pack of underwear you can actually look forward to receiving in your stocking on Christmas morning.

IRVING, TEXAS — Attorneys for the family of Ahmed Mohamed, the Irving high school student who made international headlines after being arrested earlier this year for bringing a homemade clock to school, have sent letters to both the city of Irving and the Irving School District demanding apologies and $15 million in damages.

LONDON, ENGL. — Sometimes the best place to hide is in plain sight.

[weaver_youtube gnV_TyslqDE rel=0] Video Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ATLANTA, GA. — The news in this year’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on sexually transmitted diseases is not good. The number of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States increased between 2013 and 2014, after being on the decline for several …read more.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Sony is working on bringing PlayStation 2 titles to the PlayStation 4, the company confirmed to WIRED Thursday evening.

INDIANAPOLIS — Approximately 800 students from across Indiana attended the “Educating Youth About Native Truth” event at the Indiana State Museum Friday, Nov. 13, as part of Native American Heritage Month.

INDIANAPOLIS — Changes are coming to the restrooms at IUPUI.

PORTLAND, ORE. — Adidas today announced it will lead a nationwide voluntary initiative for high schools who want to change mascot names and identities.

MISHAWAKA — Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Mishawaka is set to open at the end of December, but they are looking to fill 100 positions now.

SANTA CLAUS, IND. — The seventh annual Santa Claus Land of Lights Family Christmas Light Adventure opens for the season on Thanksgiving Night, Nov. 26.

SOUTH BEND — Beards, goatees and mustaches.

NEW YORK CITY — In a squeaky voice, a little girl with a mousy bob asks, “Where are all the people?”

CROATIA — Every Sunday vendors and visitors attend a flee market in Croatia. And every Sunday, farmer Pavao Bedekovic warns them against parking on his land, which is nearby.

NEW YORK — Two years after McDonald’s phased out its highly popular Dollar Menu without offering diners a suitable substitution, the restaurant chain is set to launch its “McPick 2” menu early next year.

LONDON, ENGLAND — Every parent with a Lego-loving child will at some point have experienced the pain of stepping on a rogue Lego brick. Now ad agency Brand Station has worked with the famous Danish toy firm to come up with a solution — Lego-branded slippers with an extra-thick sole, protecting sensitive feet from the agony …read more.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro, Inc. is bringing joy, fun and happiness to an entirely new demographic this winter through an animatronic pet with soft fur, soothing purrsand pleasant meows: Hasbro’s Joy For All Companion Pet Cat.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates will play an exhibition baseball game at Victory Field next April.

LONDON, U.K. — CAROCAP cyclists, sponsored by Bimuno, successfully ride the length of Africa in just 38 days. Clasado, the producers and suppliers of the second generation prebiotic Bimuno, is excited to announce the CAROCAP Team Time Trial Cycling event was successfully completed on Sunday.

ATLANTA — An Atlanta resident snapped a touching photo at the Lindbergh Center MARTA station while waiting for a train over the weekend. He called it “humans & humanity” and it’s quickly going viral.

OXFORD, ENGL. — Oxford Dictionaries’ 2015 Word of the Year is impossible to pronounce.

NORTHVILLE, MICH. — If you are away from your family and friends on Thanksgiving for whatever reason, a Metro Detroit restaurant is making you an honorary member of its family.

AKRON, OHIO — For once, the shelter was completely silent.

INDIANAPOLIS — The woman assaulted and shot Tuesday morning during a northwest Indianapolis home invasion has died, according to her family’s church. Amanda Blackburn passed away Wednesday morning.

LIMA, PERU — A bulldog has set a world record for the longest human tunnel travelled through by a dog on a skateboard.

LONDON, ENGL. — The development of a warped sense of humor could be an early sign of dementia, scientists have found.

FORT WORTH, TEX. — The loyal Texas dog found waiting beside his fallen friend this week will be reunited with his family, animal rescuers said Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The zoo announced Wednesday that its 22-year-old Sumatran orangutan, Sirih, is pregnant with her second offspring.

MORGAN COUNTY, GEORG. — A single good deed by a Georgia state trooper has netted over $470,000 in donations for four children orphaned on Halloween.

INDIANA — FOP has urged its 2,300 lodges and 330,000 members to boycott Tarantino’s latest project in reaction to his inflammatory remarks describing law enforcement officers as “murderers” while attending an anti-police rally. Canterbury sent a letter to the Weinstein Company informing them of the reasons the FOP would be boycotting the film.

ELKHART — A more than 100 year-old manufacturer in Elkhart is rising along with the reinvigorated recreational vehicle industry.

FORT WAYNE — The number of restaurants and other businesses offering discounts or freebies to veterans continues to grow.

JASPER — A Southern Indiana family came home to find someone, rather something, trying to get comfortable in one of their bedrooms.

SPRING, TEX. — “Star Wars” fan Daniel Fleetwood, who’d been diagnosed with terminal cancer, feared he wouldn’t live to see the latest film in the franchise. Just last week, director J.J. Abrams made sure Fleetwood didn’t miss “The Force Awakens.”

FISHERS — IKEA has submitted plans for opening an Indianapolis-area store in the fall of 2017, according to their website.

MERIDIAN, MISS. — An IHOP restaurant in Mississippi became the scene of a strange parking lot collapse Saturday.

DANVILLE, CALIF. — A small calf that was rescued by a California family now thinks it’s a dog.

MINNEAPOLIS — When Shaina Serelson took up roller derby in 2011 in her hometown of Cheyenne, Wyoming, she wasn’t exactly thinking about someday playing in a World Cup.

GREENSBURG, IND. — A Greensburg mother who posed as her teen son on Facebook was instrumental in the arrest of an alleged sexual predator, police say.

ONTARIO, CANADA — Like some people who might rather not admit it, wolves faced with a scarcity of potential sexual partners are not beneath lowering their standards. It was desperation of this sort, biologists reckon, that led dwindling wolf populations in southern Ontario to begin, a century or two ago, breeding widely with dogs and coyotes.

MORGAN COUNTY, GEORG. — A Georgia State Patrol Trooper went above and beyond the call of duty after a Halloween tragedy.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis zoo announced Thursday its newest member to its forests family — a baby white-handed gibbon. And, it’s the first gibbon ever born at the zoo!

BURBANK, CALIF. — A 20-year-old Burbank man whose body landed on an overhead exit ramp sign after a rollover crash near Griffith Park was passing vehicles on the right shoulder of the 5 Freeway before veering out of control.