The following are the events for the 2026 Kansas Wheat Festival for Tuesday, July 7. For the full schedule, click here.

Thursday, July 2, 2026 •10:30 a.m. Officers took a Misc. Report in the 400 block N. Washington Ave., Wellington. •2:14 p.m.

Monday, 6 a.m. to Monday, 6 a.m. WEEKLY BOOKINGS: 06/29/2026 thru 07/06/2026: NAME: Age: HOMETOWN: LOCATION OF ARREST: ...

Governor Laura Kelly has declared the state of Kansas a disaster area for the storms that occurred from July 20 to July 31. The Sumner County Em ...

The Wellington Fire Department reported there were two injuries from a mortar shell blast. An adult female was transported to the Via Christi Emergency Room with her child. There were no fires from ...

Rylie McCarron, age 9, is bravely fighting stage four aggressive T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Chil ...

Friday, July 3 — Clue #5: The beginning. Thursday, July 2 — Clue #4: Arkansas bound. Wednesday, July 1 — Clue # ...

Commentary by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Happy Semiquincentennial Day. 250 years. Wow, it’s been quite a ride. Since this is our big birthday, I wanted my annual Fourth of July list to be something ...

Sumner Newscow report — The 2026 Kansas Wheat Festival will have a band lineup that includes a little bit of something for everyone. Here’s what you will hear at Heritage Park (barring rain) on ...

Sumner Newscow report — The following updates have been provided by Lake Staff as of today: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has notified City Staff that the Hazardous Algae Bloom (HAB) ...

Wednesday, July 1 — Clue #3: We released this clue at 6:30; Some would argue we could have released it at 6:13. Tuesday, June 30 — Clue #2: We said it before, and we will say it again. No digging, no ...