FESTIVAL OF HOPE: A group of teachers in a small Iowa town saw the needs in their community and worked to fulfill them

“Usually it’s silence on the other end of the phone… they just can't believe someone's doing this for them,” says...

13 CARES: A man in need of a kidney transplant is given the gift of life from an unexpected source

Religious leaders often ask their congregations to help those in need but one Des Moines pastor knew he was making a really big request....

AMAZING ABILITY: Just a few years after a devastating injury, Mark Block climbs to the top of a Chicago landmark

It is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.  It opened in 1973 and became the tallest building in the world, at more...

BEATING ODDS: It isn't a quick fix, but the people who work and volunteer at one Madison County Ranch, say it works.

Every day there are dozens of kids at the Grubb YMCA – before school, after school, during the summer – and the situation is...

FATHER'S FIGHT: Channel 13's Erin Kiernan tells the story of her father's journey to recovery after a ruptured brain aneurysm threatened to take his life

It’s funny the things you take for granted.  The things you don’t realize you’ll miss… until they’re...

CALMING COMPANIONS: A family pet brings comfort to a sick father and healing to a grieving family

There’s just something about animals and the effect they have.  They make us smile and laugh, and when animals show up at...