Lecompton's Constituion Hall, 319 Elmore St., as seen on March 5, 2026. The Lecompton Historical Society is hosting a special event celebrating the 170th anniversary of the building — which played a ...

The article draws a parallel between the historical "Bleeding Kansas" era and the state's current political climate. It argues that both citizens and legislators are increasingly avoiding political ...

They’d lived through a bitter conflict between Jayhawkers and border ruffians, and one between the North and the South. They’d seen the bloody birth of a state — and the breakup and reconstruction 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. LIVE STREAM: Fans ...

Senate Representative Preston Brooks caning Senator Charles Sumner for his speech on "The Crime Against Kansas" is an event that showed how polarized the nation had become over slavery. An event that ...

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 led to a violent conflict known as Bleeding Kansas over whether the territory would be a free or slave state. The state has a complicated past that includes both ...

This story is the second of three in the series “Border Tales,” which chronicles the unique hostility between Mizzou and Kansas ahead of their football game Saturday. It dates back to at least the ...

America again flirts with its own “Bleeding Kansas”—a cycle of partisan violence and defiance where lawless zealots are hailed as patriots and the rule of law bleeds away.