A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

American Airlines said American Eagle Flight 5342, en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA), was involved in an accident and landed in the Potomac R

As chairman of a panel on aviation safety, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran is uniquely poised to investigate Wednesday’s plane crash.

A devastating plane crash this week has drawn Wichita, known as the "air capital of the world" and its aviation roots, into the national spotlight.

I am aware that a plane inbound from Wichita was involved in a crash at Reagan National Airport. I am actively in contact with authorities. My thoughts go out to those involved. I will share more information as it becomes available,

During a community prayer service at Wichita City Hall on Thursday, religious leaders urged residents to grieve together and comfort their neighbors during a time of uncertainty.

Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

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

The U.S. senator from Kansas who leads the Senate's aviation safety subcommittee talks about what Congress can do after the deadly plane crash in D.C.

Residents in Wichita, Kansas, came together Thursday to mourn the lives of those lost on board a passenger jet that was involved in a deadly mid-air collision overnight at Reagan National Airport.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Here, we look at what happened and, more broadly, at aviation safety in the U.S.

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