Bleeding Kansas wasn’t just a territory — it was a warning. As settlers flooded in, pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces ...

Fort Scott stands as one of Kansas’ most important frontier outposts a place where soldiers, settlers, and America’s future ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - January 8, 1861. Just weeks before Kansas was officially admitted to the Union, President James Buchanan delivered his final message to Congress defending the use of federal ...

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 ...