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KS flags to fly half staff as Kelly, KS delegation, mourn crash

By Brian Hagen

01/30/2025

(MSC News)--Saying she is "devastated" by Wednesday night's Washington D.C. crash of a plane that originated in Wichita, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has directed that all flags throughout Kansas be flown at half-staff immediately until sundown on Thursday, February 6, in honor of those who lost their lives aboard the flight.

Kelly, who calls the tragedy "a sad day for our state and for our nation," is joined in her condolences by the Kansas Congressional delegation of Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representatives Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids, and Ron Estes.

The group of six issued a joint statement regarding the crash, saying their prayers are with the family and friends of those affected, adding that the Wichita community "will feel the pain of this catastrophe for years to come.”

They join Kelly in voicing gratitude for the first responders and rescue crews who worked through Wednesday night at the scene of the fatal crash.

The Kansas Delegation says their current focus "is supporting the family and friends of those who perished, including the crew and military personnel, and then getting answers for the grieving individuals who have lost a loved one and making sure this doesn't happen again."

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