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Kansas man who was falsely accused of being a shooter after Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win has died • Apr. 12, 2025, 2:09 PM ET (AP)
States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions • Apr. 10, 2025, 6:30 PM ET (AP)
State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different path • Apr. 6, 2025, 8:05 AM ET (AP)
A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas • Apr. 3, 2025, 10:34 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Sunflower State
Capital Topeka
Population1 (2020) 2,937,880; (2024 est.) 2,970,606
Governor Laura Kelly (Democrat)
Date Of Admission January 29, 1861
U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (Republican) • Jerry Moran (Republican)
State Nickname Sunflower State • Jayhawker State
State Motto "Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties)"
State Bird western meadowlark
State Flower common sunflower
State Song “Home on the Range”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 4 (of 435)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours) • Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 213,100
Total Area (Sq Mi) 82,278
1Excluding military abroad.

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