Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...

165 years ago on Jan. 29, 1861, Kansas became the 24th state to join the Union.

Hawkins framed the 2026 Republican agenda around tax relief and budget cuts. He prioritized K-12 funding, cellphone bans, housing and road investment. He proposed health, tort and housing reforms to ...

If there is one rule in college basketball that gamblers and pundits alike tend to forget, it’s this: rarely is it a good idea to bet against Bill Self and Kansas when his back is against the wall.

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins underscored the force of the Republican supermajority and its 2025 policy wins in his response to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's final State of the State address.

Missouri (12-3), which entered 0-9 at Rupp Arena, is also 2-0 for the first time in Southeastern Conference play. January 8, 1861. Just weeks before Kansas was officially admitted to the Union, ...

Kansas Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 29, marking the day Kansas was admitted to the Union in 1861 as the 34th state.

Wintry conditions may have altered local plans to celebrate Kansas’ birthday, but it did not cancel them outright as the Lyon ...

Every Jan. 29, Kansans celebrate the state’s birthday, but Kansas Day is more than a yearly shout-out to statehood. It is a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - January 8, 1861. Just weeks before Kansas was officially admitted to the Union, President James Buchanan delivered his final message to Congress defending the use of federal ...

Kansas State looked like it was left for dead when it fell behind by 10, but it came back to make a game out of it. The ...