Kids in Manhattan are kicking off Kansas Day festivities a little early this year. The 158th anniversary of Kansas being granted statehood is on Tuesday, but the celebration started at the Flint ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Happy 164th Birthday Kansas! There were many celebrations today which included local kids learning about the state’s uniqueness at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center (KCDC).

Not all proposals for state symbols get through the committee process. In 2012 there was a failed attempt to name the Cairn terrier –the same type of dog as Toto – as the state dog of Kansas.

Like all states, Kansas has symbols that it honors and that set it apart from the rest of the country. Here are just a few of them. The state flag was introduced in 1927.

As families plan for the summer, Kansas Tourism is offering the Sunflower Summer program allowing for free trips for kids to more than 200 attractions in the Sunflower State.

Students curious about the state amphibian and flying fossil — the barred tiger salamander and the pteranodon, respectively — can find representations of both along S. Kansas Avenue.