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Representative Ron Estes (R-KS) was sworn in as a new member of the House of Representatives. He replaced Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS), who resigned to become CIA Director.

Tom Clavin talked about his book Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West, in which he provides a history of Dodge City, Kansas, once considered one of…

The Wichita Eagle's Dion Lefler previewed the day’s special election in Kansas' 4th Congressional District, in which Republican Ron Estes and Democrat James Thompson were vying to fill the…

Justin Sochacki gave a tour of Monroe Elementary School, one of the four formerly segregated schools for African Americans in Topeka, Kansas, and talked about the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court…

Justin Wingerter, federal and state government reporter with the Topeka Capital-Journal, spoke by phone about Representative Tim Huelskamp’s (R-KS) primary loss in Kansas.

Mary Madden gave a tour of the library at Cedar Crest, the Kansas Governor’s home, and talked about the importance of its collection of books. Cedar Crest was built in 1928 by Kansas newspaper founder Frank…

Debra Goodrich Bisel talked about her book, The Civil War in Kansas: Ten Years of Turmoil, about how fighting in Kansas began six years before the Civil War officially started in 1861. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Topeka, Kansas, from April 5-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the…

Lin Fredericksen talked about William Allen White and his efforts to push the Ku Klux Klan out of Kansas in the early 20th century. Ms. Fredericksen also showed items related to the case that brought and end…

Nova Cottrell and Debra Goodrich Bisel talked about the Charles Curtis House, the former home of the United States' 31st vice president. Charles Curtis was a Kaw Nation Native American and was the fist…

Time Rues talked about and presented items related to territorial Kansas, including two of the state’s first four constitutions, an earl map of the Kansas Territory, and a letter written by abolitionist John…

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) talked about the history and politics of his state. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Topeka, Kansas,…

Bill Wagnon talked about “Bleeding Kansas,” the series of violent political confrontations from 1854-1961 between anti-slavery and pro-slavery elements in the Kansas Territory and neighboring towns in the state of…

Andrea Burton talked about the history of the Kansas State Capitol and showed some of its most notable features. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Topeka, Kansas, from April 5-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with…

Governor Sam Brownback (R) delivered a state of the state address from the State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas.

Greg Orman (I) spoke to supporters following his defeat in the 2014 Kansas U.S. Senate election. He was running against incumbent Senator Pat Roberts (R).

Senator Pat Roberts (R) spoke to supporters following his victory in the 2014 Kansas U.S. Senate election. He was running against Greg Orman (I).

Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Greg Orman (I) met in a debate in the Kansas U.S. Senate race. The debate took place at the KSNW-TV studios in Wichita, and was sponsored by KSNW-TV, KSNT-TV,…

Former presidential candidate and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) was a featured speaker at a campaign event for Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), who was running for re-election. Former…