Tanner Colvin

In early April, the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission set a new distance-from-Earth record, traveling 252,756 miles from our planet. After orbiting the Moon, the crew held a press conference during their voyage home aboard the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity. During the press conference, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran invited the crew to visit the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. Prior to Moran’s invitation, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman had told the senator that the Cosmosphere...

Hanna Mick is an elementary school counselor in Topeka and a counselor leader consultant with the Kansas State Department of Education. A Kansas native and K-State graduate, Hanna was named Kansas School Counselor of the Year and a finalist for the national award. Her work focuses on helping students build academic, social-emotional and career skills while preparing them to navigate an increasingly digital world.

The 92nd NBC World Series brought nearly two weeks of high-level summer baseball to Wichita, featuring 18 teams, five Kansas squads, and the return of the legendary Baseball Around the Clock challenge. We look back at the tournament, its Kansas roots, and the teams that battled for the 2026 championship.