BATON ROUGE, La. — Even St. Julien has been known to break a news story before other media outlets in his hometown in rural Acadia Parish, sometimes even upsetting spokespeople for agencies when he shares information before they do. The pushback doesn’t bother the 13-year-old. He’s not ...

MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University fisheries management class spent a recent Friday afternoon wading with nets in Whetstone Brook near Founders Landing in Marquette. With the guidance of NMU graduate student Chase Daiek, they were learning equipment operation and safety ...

SHIPROCK, N.M. — The wheels on Neshaun John’s skateboard were among the first to roll on the ramps, rails and grind boxes at the new skate park at Nizhoni Park. For John, the layout and equipment provide space where he can practice his skills closer to his home in Sanostee. Many ...

Last October I went on a Disney cruise. My whole family went. We got on a boat in New York City. The boat was red, black and white. It was huge!!!!!!! The first thing I thought when I saw the boat was that it was going to be so much fun. We got to our rooms and there was a bunkbed and it ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — When Ellie Dufilho, 15, starts driving next year, it will be behind the wheel of her own custom-built vehicle. Not only that, it will be a complete rebuild of a classic model—the 1965 Ford Falcon—that she and her dad, Matt, did themselves at their Spotsylvania ...

MARQUETTE — Alliteration can be overdone in the literary world, but in the new book, “Harry: The Very Hairy Hare,” it’s justified. The book, written by retired teacher Dan Wohlleber of Houghton, targets children ages 4-8, and teaches “kindness, respect, compassion and ...