Kansas entered the union as the 34th state on January 29th, 1861. Kansas Day has been celebrated around the state since 1877.

Many Kansans may not know it, but the state over the past 15 years has adopted symbols that include the state grass, fish, ...

Courtesy of Smoky Hills PBS BUNKER HILL — Smoky Hills PBS proudly announces the return of The Kansas Legislature, premiering ...

Smoky Hills PBS has received a $2,500 donation from the Sarver Charitable Trust to support children’s skill books and PBS ...

BUNKER HILL – "Doctors on Call," a trusted local production of Smoky Hills PBS, is excited to announce its next episode, ...

Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday called for investments in water resources and public schools, streamlining early childhood regulation, pursuit of sustainable tax ...

And the Kansas Farm Bureau opposed the constitutional amendment because it favors cutting the mill levy for schools instead. But Republicans said constituents made it clear during last year’s election ...

(Grace Hills/ Kansas Reflector) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has hit the home stretch of her second term. She will give only one more State of the State speech after this one, and Wednesday evening found ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly proposed spending more money to preserve the state's dwindling water supply in her State of the State Address Wednesday night. (Grace Hills/Kansas Reflector) Kansas Gov. Laura ...

Smokey "Allen" Struss, age 75, passed away on December 26, 2024. The family will hold a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Harrisburg (SD) United Methodist Church ...

Photo Credit: GRACE HILLS / KANSAS REFLECTOR By Tim Carpenter and Anna Kaminski Kansas Reflector Members of the Kansas Legislature gathered with family and friends Monday to convene the 2025 ...

TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas Legislature gathered with family and friends Monday to convene the 2025 session and welcome three dozen new lawmakers and test the influence of expanded Republican ...