PHOTO GALLERY: Black Kettle Festival
Here is a look back at the 2026 Black Kettle Festival, held June 5-6, courtesy of Brianna Kate Studios.
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Youth fishing derby reels in fun for all
Young anglers tested their casting capabilities June 20 at the pond in Moundridge’s Pack Park. Moundridge resident Eli Corino helps his 7-year-old daughter Kassidy weigh…
Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text
Karen Stollznow, Griffith University; University of Colorado Boulder You’ve probably seen it on social media before: a paragraph of scrambled…
What courage is, how to build it and why you should take a risk
Gregory Crawford, Miami University and Cynthia Pury, Clemson University From ancient epics to contemporary headlines, humans have spent centuries canonizing…
Kansas educators, task force members wrangle over data as school funding hangs in the balance
by Baya Burgess, Kansas Reflector June 3, 2026 TOPEKA — A Lawrence second grade teacher said educators in the beginning…
The Signal for June 5, 2026
Cars on display during the 2009 Black Kettle Festival Car show. (photo by Todd R. Vogts) Black Kettle Festival begins…
Buzzing to volunteer? Kansas looks for help with Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas
by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector June 1, 2026 TOPEKA — Kansas needs help documenting bumble bees to develop a catalogue…
Charting a Course for Community Connection
For the inaugural episode of Plains Pilot Radio, host Todd R. Vogts welcomes his wife (and business partner and teammate…
U.S. Senate confirms first of three Kansas nominees for federal district court judge
by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector June 4, 2026 TOPEKA — The U.S. Senate confirmed on a party-line vote one of…
Invasive pest that threatens livestock, pets found in Texas calf as Kansas tracks situation
by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector June 4, 2026 TOPEKA — Scientists identified a case of New World screwworm in a…
As the World Cup descends on Kansas City, a literary warmup for understanding soccer’s spread
by Tim Bascom, Kansas Reflector May 12, 2026 Because soccer is the most popular sport worldwide, there are many books…