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If you walk into the arena at State Fair Park during the Oklahoma Youth Expo, you’ll walk away with dusty shoes and a new respect for the hard work of kids in 4-H and FFA programs across the state. With thousands of head of livestock on site, you can reach out and touch a pig, goat, sheep or cow at nearly every turn, and for every animal it feels like there’s at least a couple of humans. The expo brings together Oklahoma students to show off animals, knowledge and technical abilities. Some walk away with cash prizes or scholarships, but the overall consensus is the biggest rewards come in the lessons learned along the way.

KYIV, Ukraine – Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban attacks on a school, a hostel and other sites.

NEW YORK – Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. “When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple terms that they’re explosive devices used in warfare that are capable of releasing tremendous amounts of energy and causing widespread harm and damage,” said the Annapolis, Maryland, founder of a support group called Moms for Mental Health.

Quincy Brown is a hooper. He’s known the basketball court his whole life.

CHICAGO – Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.

Last week Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer presented an update about funding that could be used to improve a longtime need — the city's water and sewer lines. The American Rescue Plan Act (AR-PA), signed into law in March 2021, was established to provide additional financial relief in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As part of a series, two student honorees for each month of the school year are being named as nominees for the 2022 Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced in June. These are the November honorees who are finalists for a chance to win a new vehicle from Patriot Auto Group.