Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secession movements in places like eastern Oregon continue to make headlines today, but back in the 1990s, parts of western Kansas ...

More than 30 years ago, a group of southwest Kansas counties tried to secede and form their own state called West Kansas. It’s largely forgotten now, but the political divisions that caused it remain.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There are currently secessionist movements active in 12 U.S. states ...

Secession movements in places like eastern Oregon continue to make headlines today, but back in the 1990s, parts of western Kansas made an effort to secede that previewed the political divisions that ...