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

The real stories behind how all the U.S. states got their names What’s in a state name? Place names can tell you a lot about ...

The Gibbon Heritage Center Museum displays artifacts from the Civil War to present day, and even features a veterans wall honoring military service members from the community.

"We are emphatically reminding KHP that it has been violating the Constitution," judges said in a ruling on Kansas Day involving the Highway Patrol.

Russian forces have started withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria still controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Associated Press journalists visited a base near Qamishli airpor ...

More than 19,000 naked baby dolls at varying stages of fetal development were splayed on tables Wednesday in the heart of the ...

Three candidates are running in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on May 19, 2026: incumbent ...