Both of Kansas' senators shared their second public comments since the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C., that occurred Thursday afternoon.

As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among the 67 people dead.

Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,

Among the 67 killed the three soldiers aboard the helicopter identities have not yet been released however, the wife of one of the pilots says that her husband, Andrew Eaves from Mississippi, was killed.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.

Jon Maravilla, the U.S. figure skater who was in Kansas with his teammates, said he was not allowed to board a plane because of his dog, but not the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S.

Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff immediately until sundown on Thursday, February 6, to honor those who lost their lives in

Outside City Hall in downtown Wichita, Kansas roses and a teddy bear were laid in remembrance of the lives lost in the plane crash in Washington D.C. They were placed here after a prayer vigil inside earlier Thursday where faith leaders shared words of encouragement to the community.

The tragic loss of life due to the commercial plane and military helicopter crash that took place in Washington D.C. is being felt by the Kansas City skating community.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.