The museum now includes sections called Changing Kansas, Connecting Kansas, Making Kansas, and Bleeding Kansas, each focusing ...

Volunteer Mike Wallen sifts dirt and debris through a dry-screening tripod at the Kansas Historical Society’s archaeological field school, held this year in Lecompton. Just a few stone walls remain of ...

Episode six of the eight-part “Kevin Costner’s The West” documentary is called “Bleeding Kansas.” “Kevin Costner’s The West” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 16, on the History Channel. The synopsis for ...

The museum in Topeka reopens on Nov. 22 with free admission, special guests and activities. It will ask visitors to focus on ...

Dive into the dark heart of American history. 1873 – Kansas. Based on the true story of the West’s first known serial killing family, the Bloody Benders, this bold new play shatters time and space to ...

The book 'Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder' by Rachel McCarthy James tells the story of the axe as both a tool of survival and a weapon of convenience. "Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder' by Rachel ...