The name Kansas derives from the Algonquian term, Akansa, for the Quapaw people. These were a Dhegiha Siouan-speaking people who settled in Arkansas around the 13th century. The stem -kansa is named after the Kaw people, also known as the Kansa, a federally recognized Native American tribe. [24] The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although ...

2 days ago · Kansas, constituent state of the United States of America. It is bounded by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. Lying amid the westward-rising landscape of the Great Plains of the North American continent, Kansas became the 34th state on January 29, 1861.

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5 days ago · A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

6 days ago · Kansas is facing one of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 days ago · Kansas is not the only state in the region dealing with tuberculosis. In Missouri, its neighbor to the east, 87 cases of the disease had been recorded from Jan. 1 through Tuesday, according to the ...

Jul 19, 2024 · With an area of 213,100 sq. km, the State of Kansas is the 15 th largest and the 34 th most populous state in the USA. Located at the heart of Shawnee County, along the Kansas River, in the northeastern part of the state is Topeka – the capital city of Kansas.

5 days ago · A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related to the ...

Plan your next Kansas Adventure! As part of the Department of Commerce, Kansas Tourism’s mission is to inspire travel to and throughout Kansas to maximize the positive impacts that tourism has on our state and local communities. There are several state entities that provide oversight, regulations, or support for tourism and recreation in Kansas:

Jan 17, 2025 · Kansas - Plains, Agriculture, History: Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861. During the American Civil War, two-thirds of Kansas men of military age enlisted in the Union Army, and, with nearly 8,500 dead or wounded, Kansas suffered the highest rate of casualties (in proportion to its population) of any state in the Union.