Kansas public officials offered condolences Thursday for the nearly 70 people killed in a collision between a passenger jet from Wichita and a military helicopter near Washington, and at least one state lawmaker denounced those who have politicized the tragedy.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Flags across the state will be lowered in honor of dozens of victims killed in a plane crash. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ordered flags to fly at half-staff until sundown on Thursday, Feb. 6. It is believed 67 people died in a mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.

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