Growing up, I loved reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books. So I'm a little peeved they're just getting around to making the movies now.

For this raised-as-only-child girl, watching shows about families of 15 is facsinating. And a bit overwhelming.

St. Joseph band Injected Element has only been around for a little over a year, but they’ve already managed to accomplish some pretty big things.
The band won first place at Metal Wars 2008 in Kansas City, beating out more than 30 of the Midwest’s best metal groups for the title. They also were nominated as one of the best new bands of 2007 by the Kansas City-based Heavy Frequency Magazine.
Yeah, the past year’s been pretty good for Injected Element.

Under the ivy-covered basement ceiling, Gregg Lynn and Judy Clark stand in position, waiting for their music to come on.
They dance a cha-cha to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” Gregg moving somewhat stiffly. He ran a marathon the weekend before, and his feet and legs are still a little swollen.
He works through it, though, because there are only a few more practices before show time. And he wants to perform well. Not only that, he wants to win.

It used to be that Patti Steele would collect 15 to 20 plastic bags a week from her shopping trips. Now she only has six bags, all canvas, that she uses for groceries. “I think you get more groceries in the (canvas) bags,” the St. Joseph resident said, “and it’s easier to carry.” It’s no longer a case of deciding between paper or plastic at the grocery stores. Canvas grocery bags are becoming more and more mainstream.

Julie Halloran, a kindergarten teacher at Lake Contrary Elementary School, has a love for science she wants to share with students. So much so that she spends two afternoons a month leading the Hometown Scientist Club, bringing science to students.
It was when she was teaching fourth grade at Lake Contrary that Mrs. Halloran first thought of the club. She was showing her class a “Bill Nye the Science Guy” video featuring a scientist whose job included testing the carbon for Coca-Cola. She paused the tape to tell her students they could do that for a job.
“They said ‘Well, we don’t have scientists in this town,” she says.
And the idea for the Hometown Scientist Club was born. The club, now in its seventh year, is open to students in the third through fifth grades.

Life can get pretty lonely when you have a problem and feel like you don’t have anyone to talk to, especially if that problem is a big one.
Luckily, finding help can be as easy as going to your school counselor, who can recommend a support groups.
Schools host support groups for teens dealing with all sorts of issues. Eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, grief, pregnancy, teens who cut, low self-esteem... pretty much anything you might be going through.

Some say the pictures are tasteful and beautiful, others say Miley Cyrus is on her way to becoming the next Britney Spears. Are the 'Vanity Fair' photos really that bad?

Cinco de Mayo is almost here, and whether you’re planning on celebrating this weekend or on the actual Cinco de Mayo, it’s likely that a fiesta is in your future.
Your fiesta menu is one of the first things you’ll want to figure out. Rick Palma, owner of Palma’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant, says tacos and enchiladas are always popular Mexican dishes. He also suggests pork chili, which is cubed pork cooked in a spicy red chili sauce.

If you watched the premiere of CMT’s newest show, “Can You Duet,” you might have seen local country duo Phil Vandel and Matt Snook (aka Vandel-Snook) on it. You’d have to look closely though. They only appear in crowd shots.
Vandel-Snook made the trip to Nashville in January to try out for the show, and they made the first round of cuts. The crowd of thousands was cut down to 200 duos, who were given a number and told to wait for a call.