Nante Niemi.Photo: Hurley School District/Facebook An 8-year-old boy who wasmissing in the Michigan wilderness for two dayssays he feared he might never be rescued. Second grader Nante Niemi, of Wisconsin, disappeared Saturday during a family camping trip in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, according to a previous Michigan State Police (MSP)press release. The boy was found in “good health” two days later underneath a log about two miles from the campsite, state police said....

Photo: GoFundMe “He has proved everyone wrong and is still holding on, he is breathing on his own and so far has been able to protect his airway,” an update on Boggs’GoFundMe pageread. “Since he continued to breathe for over 90 minutes, he is no longer a donor candidate. He has not had any ‘neuro storming’ episodes which the doctors said he would.” “This has been an emotional roller coaster for the family, as I am sure you can imagine....

Photo: Shannon Miller; Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock An 11-year-old boy says a Marvel Studios superhero and Jesus Christ played a key part in his recovery after he wasimpaled through his head with a meat skewer. With the skewer inside of him, Xavier was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City where doctors were shocked to find that the metal tool had missed vital parts such as the boy’s nerves or brain stem....

Photo:Louisville Metro Police Department Louisville Metro Police Department Police officers in Kentucky turned out to show their support for the son of a fallen officer on the boy’s first day of kindergarten. On Tuesday, members of Louisville Metro Police Department’s first division lined up to surprise Riley Cottongim as he made his way into elementary school for the first time,Louisville Police shared in a Facebook post. “Riley has a great support system in place and we hope he has a great day today!...

“And the young colleague in the back?” Sanders said. “One thing that affects mine and other students’ mental health is the worry about the fact that we or our friends could get shot at school,” he said. “Specifically, can you tell me what the administration has done and will do to prevent these senseless tragedies?” Sanders, who has three children, choked back tears as she responded with, “I think that as a kid, and certainly as a parent, there is nothing that could be more terrifying for a kid to go to school and not feel safe....

Photo: Supportful Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Irving police responded to a 911 call for an unconscious person, tragically when they arrived, 8-year-old Joevani De La Pena was already dead, theFort Worth Star-Telegramreports. His mother Tisha Sanchez, 30, was charged with capital murder of a person under the age of 10-years-old, according to online court records. At Sanchez’s home, a relative told officials Sanchez allegedly said demons told her she needed to sacrifice her son,theDallas Morning Newsreports....

Nearly a year after a teenager with autism died after being physically restrained at a California school for students with special needs, several school employees are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in his death. On Tuesday, the El Dorado County District Attorney announced the filing of charges against three people working at Guiding Hands School, Inc., a school in El Dorado Hills. The school’s executive director and site administrator, Cindy Keller, as well as the principal, Staranne Meyers, and a special education teacher, Kimberly Wohlwend, were all charged with felony involuntary manslaughter stemming from the death of Max Benson....

A young boy battlingcanceris making it through his health journey with the help of some new friends andPost-it notes. Meyer Mixdorf, a 5-year-old fighting a brain tumor at Children’s Mercy Kansas City hospital, was struggling with his treatment when his mother, Liz Mixdorf, decided he needed something to brighten up his days, according to ABC affiliateKMBC. After creating a Post-it note picture of a smiley face on her son’s hospital window to entertain the young boy, the family was reportedly surprised to find a similar smiley face on a building across the street in the days that followed....

Photo: Courtesy Tiffany McPherson Carter McPherson has even more reasons to love Halloween! The four-year-old boy from Florida — who adores the annual holiday — recently received over 300 Halloween cards and gifts in the mail from people around the country, wishing him well as he undergoes his cancer treatments. Mom Tiffany McPherson had asked just a few neighbors to help cheer up her son, who was diagnosed with Pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in February 2017, with festive cards....

A 7-year-old boy is being praised as a hero after he managed to save his family from a carbon monoxide leak — against all odds. Since Michael Martinez was born, he has been living withcerebral palsyand relies on a wheelchair to get around, CBS affiliateKHOUreported. “I thank God he’s here,” his mom, Angie Martinez, told the outlet of her son, who was born at 27 weeks weighing just 3 pounds....

Photo: Brandon Hill Wonder, the film about a fifth-grader with facial differences, captivated the nation when it came out in 2017. Nathaniel Newman, a 15-year-old boy who has the same Treacher Collins syndrome as the main character Auggie, has a story that’s just as compelling. And he has both his mom Magda and the film’s popularity — plus his own indomitable spirit — to thank for the amazing transformations in his life....

Photo: Facebook “He got his kidney,” said a family friend, according to a separate post on theFacebook page for VIP Kidney Health. “The timing is crazy. I’m utterly amazed at the timing.” “He’s recovering very well!!!” the post from December 28 reads. Kincaid Needs a Kidney/Facebook Darrell was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 16 years, reports theCherokee Tribune & Ledger-News. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...

A 4-year-old boy from Minnesota made a new friend after he received treatment for a rare genetic condition last year.Cooper Baltzell has already endured many hospital stays in his young life due to Hirschsprung disease, a rare birth defect that affects his body’s digestive system, reports NBC affiliateKARE. The condition — which causes muscles in the bowels to lose their ability to move stool through the intestine — occurs inone in every 5,000 childrenand is usually appears shortly after birth, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders....