Alex Brown, from New Hope, wowed coaches Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg with his audition for the NBC reality series.

Kimberly Sixta, who has taught social studies in south Kansas City since 1998, is the Hickman Mills district’s second-ever Teacher of the Year.

One person's findings at a rubbish dump pose a stark question: Just how much stuff are we throwing into the trash?

Horses are not the kind of animal most of us are able to have, or to witness for long enough to see their sillier sides. It's unfortunate, too, because horses are awesome. There is nothing not to like ...