Kansas governor orders flags lowered for 9/11 anniversary

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 121

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Friday in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The lowering of flags from sunup to sundown will honor those who lost their lives in the attacks, Kelly said Thursday.

“Twenty-five years after the unthinkable tragedy that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and injured thousands more, we uphold our commitment to remembering those whose lives were …

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