For World Kindness Week, USA TODAY is celebrating inspiring acts of kindness in sports, where compassion and teamwork shine on and off the field. From a soccer fan helping his blind friend enjoy a ...

Coincidentally and perhaps fittingly, World Kindness Day immediately follows the anniversary of Peter Bonn-Elchoness’ untimely passing. Observed each year on Nov. 13, the annual day of awareness ...

Talk about a kickflip of fate! When TJ begged his mom to stop at a skatepark on their way home from picking up his bike from the shop, she had no clue what was about to unfold. TJ had been trying to ...

Northern Michigan Voices is a series by 9&10 News reporter Olivia Fellows in which she interviews a person in the community about a story or experience from their life. Everyone has an interesting ...

Out of five community-nominated finalists and five finalists chosen from past Dispatch reporting, or "Dispatch Picks," Sean ...

The 2025 semifinalists shared their thoughts below. You can also read more about these honorees via our colleagues at ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - As a child, Jodi Rae Ingstad would pass by a sign in her hometown that read, "Kindred: Where kindness is a way of life." The positive affirmation was instilled in her early on; she ...

The venom that people feel justified in throwing at each other online never ceases to amaze me. Fortunately, neither does the kindness that people show to each other face to face on a regular basis.

In a little town that doesn't get much press is a woman who quietly goes about the task of teaching kids. Pamela Wiese is a truancy officer and paraprofessional at a school in Henning, Minn., a town ...

Columbus Monthly, The Columbus Dispatch and Columbus CEO celebrate 18 people who are quietly leading with kindness and ...