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Making A Difference

Makiing A Difference Mike Bush

One question we keep hearing is “why don’t we see more good news on the news?”  Well, we've made a commitment to bring you more positive stories.

If you know of a unique positive story or if you know of an individual who is under the radar but going above and beyond to make a difference in the community, let me know personally at mbush@ksdk.com

At NewsChannel 5 Good News IS News.

Pearl Harbor: Survivor stories 70 years later

10:51 PM, Dec 7, 2011

Those who believe you can't go back in time have never met Elmer Luckett or Hank Metzler. A few hours with them is like a portal to our past.

Wash U. students help blind students in Ethiopia

10:42 PM, Nov 22, 2011

The smartest people sometimes think with their hearts.

Local judge sends kids to school instead of prison

6:51 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Juvenile Court Judge Jimmie Edwards opens a school for at risk kids

 

United Nations honors local 8th grader

10:49 PM, Nov 10, 2011

13-year-old Naomi Kodama from Chesterfield is honored by the United Nations for her humanitarian work.

One week camp lasts a lifetime for kids with MD

8:47 PM, Sep 1, 2011

For years, we've been telling you about the Muscular Dystrophy Association and this year's theme is: "Make a Muscle, Make a Difference.

Featured Stories

Local judge sends kids to school instead of prison

6:51 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Juvenile Court Judge Jimmie Edwards opens a school for at risk kids

 

Coach gives home and kidney to former player

2:24 PM, Jun 16, 2011

Coach honored in St. Louis for opening his home to a former player and then donating his kidney to save the player's life.

Local Marine badly wounded fights new battle

10:49 PM, May 3, 2011

Just days after the death of Osama Bin Laden, a U.S. Marine is in a new battle.

Saving Patrick: 4-year-old's journey and recovery

12:03 AM, Mar 2, 2011

The amazing story we've been following for months. How a St. Louis family and St. Louis doctors saved a 4 year old boy living half a world away.

Four-year-old African boy flown to St. Louis for life-saving surgery

2:58 PM, Nov 25, 2010

A local couple flies a four-year-old African boy to St. Louis for life-saving surgery.

Wounded Warrior: Quad amputee Marine loses limbs, but not his spirit

7:31 PM, Sep 14, 2010

A roadside bomb in Afghanistan cost Marine Cpl. Todd Nicely from Arnold, Missouri his arms, his legs and nearly his life.  His recovery is nothing short of amazing as are his courage and determination.  See pictures of Todd's recovery.

Zachary's Playground: Accessible fun for all kids

7:30 PM, Sep 14, 2010

It's the one place where a child can feel more at home than home -- a playground. And on this day in Lake St. Louis, it would have been hard to measure the smiles per hour.

Troubled teens marching to a different beat

2:13 PM, May 18, 2010

Former military man from Alton, IL comes home to try and help troubled youth march to a different beat.

89-year-old veteran finally gets his diploma

7:06 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Even on graduation day, the Class of 2011 at Potosi High School is about to get one more lesson in history. Among the hundreds on hand for the ceremony is 89-year-old Frank Boyer.

Making a Difference: League of Miracles

2:16 PM, May 18, 2010

WINNER: NATIONAL EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD On every baseball field, you can find an infield, an outfield and a pitcher's mound. But in the Hill neighborhood in St. Louis, there's a field where you can also find compassion, hope and joy.

A new wrinkle to the senior prom

6:49 PM, Nov 30, 2009

It's the time of year when teenage girls aren't just putting on makeup, they're putting on the glitz.

Fairytale Wedding for woman with ALS

8:07 AM, Jan 18, 2010

Friends, family and even strangers make a dream come true for a woman dying from ALS.

Portrait of Courage

7:41 PM, Oct 13, 2009

A talented woman gives the families of fallen soldiers, a lasting memory.

Local man dies of ALS exactly 70 years after Lou Gehrig's famous speech

7:05 PM, Sep 30, 2009

41 year old Jack Orchard dies of Lou Gehrig's disease exactly 70 years after Gehrig's farewell speech.

A "dreamcatcher" for young heart transplant patients

11:02 PM, Jan 10, 2010

Children who need heart transplants at St. Louis Children's Hospital have found a good luck charm and a bond between their families.