Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill requiring the Kansas State Historical Society to give the Shawnee Tribe ownership of a cemetery where many of its tribe members are buried. The Shawnee Tribe of ...
The third episode of the City of Topeka’s “History of Topeka” docuseries is all about the oldest cemeteries and those buried ...
WINFIELD, Kan. (WIBW) - With nearly 1,300 new spaces to intern the state’s veterans who have passed away, Gov. Kelly said the new columbarium wall at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Winfield is to ...
For some of us, visiting a family member’s grave in a cemetery can be an almost mathematical process. Every memorial day, it’s two rows down, three over to find my grandfather and leave plastic ...
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Andrew Jackson Lipe was 21 when he enlisted in the Ninth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. He served from 1861 to 1864. Lipe also spent two months incarcerated in the ...
Members of the Elmwood Cemetery Society hope the 150-year-old graveyard can once again be a place for family picnics and walks. When Elmwood Cemetery opened 150 years ago this month, it was difficult ...
SCRANTON, Kan. (KSNT) – A cemetery in Scranton is facing controversy after dozens of gravestone decorations were collected without warning and crammed into trash bags for people to sort through.
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kansas ...
A Kansas City, Kansas cemetery was robbed of more than 200 brass vases last weekend. Mike Matney, the owner of Maple Hill Cemetery, said 230 brass vases were stolen overnight on April 16. He said ...
Home movies are treasured time capsules documenting birthdays, weddings and other cherished memories. Reader Barbara Walsh acknowledges her fortune in having a collection of 8mm films of her family ...
Authorities are investigating a double homicide at a Kansas cemetery where the bodies of two men were mysteriously discovered early Thursday morning. The yet-to-be identified men, described as found ...