ADI ‘ramp up’ continues with more than 600 employees working
Each “charge” loaded into a furnace at Aluminum Dynamics Inc. represents five truckloads of aluminum.
In memoriam: Clay supervisor remembered for service, leadership
Most might remember Daryl Thomas as the District 2 supervisor for Clay County or as the first Black lineman hired by West Point Water and Light.
End of an Era: Final T-1 Jayhawk departs CAFB
While the sound of aircraft roared overhead Tuesday, instead of looking to the skies, a crowd of more than 200 people at Columbus Air Force Base had their eyes focused on one jet stationed in a hangar.
Unclaimed dogs terrorize Crawford cattle herds
By the time farmer Bud Holtcamp hears the barking during his pre-dawn chores, it’s already too late.
Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
In a strongly worded decision last week, a federal judge ordered that the Voice of America — its mission to provide news for countries around the world largely shut down for the past year by the Trump administration — come roaring back to life.
Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters’ access to Pentagon
A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, agreeing with The New York Times that key portions of the new rules are unlawful.
As demand for GLP-1 pills and shots surges, healthy habits are still key
Whether they’re using weekly shots or daily pills, more Americans than ever are turning to anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and boost health.
Trump says US is talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for striking power plants
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war.
Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation.
Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign
Although President Donald Trump is the top Democratic nemesis, some of the party’s most ambitious leaders are increasingly looking past him and at Vice President JD Vance.
Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11,
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor Nicholas Brendon dies at 54
Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died.
Community Profile: From personal experience to professional purpose
Odds are good that Catherine Cotton would not have spent all of her adult life working in speech pathology if it weren’t for Stefani.
Councilman bemoans inefficiency in city government
Ward 3 Councilman Rusty Greene said he regrets walking out of a special-call city council meeting Friday, forfeiting his vote to hire for two key city positions.
MSU Fraternity builds high school, homes in South African village
One of Jesse Carver’s most memorable moments from four years of volunteer work in the remote village of Katse, high in the mountains of Lesotho, came just a few weeks ago, when he and 39 members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity handed out 70 green soccer jerseys to a schoolyard full of children.
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.
Iran threatens world tourism sites, as the US sends more Marines to the Middle East
Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, the U.S. is sending more warships and Marines to the region, and Iran threatened Friday to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide.
