Kansas history

The museum in Topeka reopens on Nov. 22 with free admission, special guests and activities. It will ask visitors to focus on a singular question: What is Kansas?

Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district.

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

On June 8, 1966, an F5 twister touched down in Topeka, Kansas, killing 17 people and injuring hundreds. All of these years later, some locals still wonder if it happened because the city ignored an urban legend.

Staff said Freedom's Frontier, a National Heritage Area that recognizes historic, cultural and natural resources, would have ceased to exist without federal funding.

A new art installation at the Wyandotte County Museum commemorates three Native American sisters who barricaded themselves in a tribal burial ground in what is now downtown Kansas City, Kansas. “Trespassers Beware” gives visitors a chance to experience the Conley sisters' story.

A new book by the author and historian Caleb Gayle tells the story of Edward McCabe, one of the leaders of Nicodemus, a Kansas town founded by the formerly enslaved.

Sure, it's hot. But things were a lot worse 151 years ago. Not only was there no air conditioning, but in 1874, Kansas was under attack - from giant swarms of grasshoppers. The swarms were so large they blocked out the sun.

The pledge from David Booth, a KU alumnus, was one of the biggest single donations in the history of college athletics. The money is intended to help build a Gateway District next to the new Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Dozens of rare and historic Civil War battle flags stored at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka are falling apart and in desperate need of restoration. But repairing just a single flag can cost tens of thousands of dollars.