KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks today amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked a Kansas law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications to voters who request them, ordering the state to pay the attorney fees…

Thirteen cement truck drivers descended upon Monarch Cement in Humboldt Saturday for a truck rodeo. The event gauged their skills on maneuvering the behemoth trucks through a series of obstacles, including making their way through…

At-home COVID-19 tests provided by the government at no charge have been arriving in local mailboxes, leading to some questions about how to use the test kits. Up to four free tests are available through…

Opportunities present themselves. Paul Miller has learned that through his experience both as a teacher and a pastor. Last fall, he took advantage of an opportunity to teach wind energy at the Rural Regional Technical…

For Jadyn Kaufman, competing on an FFA team has “helped me put myself out there,” she said. “It’s been a boost to my self-confidence to learn how to speak in front of strangers at the…

Leah Mueller likes to learn. About livestock. Science. Nutrition. Math. So it comes as no surprise that Leah likes FFA. Having just emerged from a swine reproduction and nutrition presentation at Wednesday’s FFA Career Day,…

Bailey LaRue isn’t afraid of a little competition.  In fact, she thrives on it. Bailey, a junior at Marmaton Valley High School and secretary for her school’s FFA chapter, said her favorite part of FFA…

Ethan Prasko, a senior at Crest High School and the reporter for his school’s FFA chapter, remembers practicing for one of his first competitions in parliamentary law. The team wasn’t doing well. The officers were…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine today, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and…