In honor of National Police Week and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, the State of Kansas will be holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony Friday,May 19th. A candlelight vigil will take place on Thursday. The public is encouraged to attend the memorial events that take place in Kansas. The Annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Candlelight Vigil, will be today, May 18th, in the first floor Rotunda area of the Statehouse, with a candle lighting ceremony to follow at the Kansas Law Enforcement Monument. The vigil will begin at 8:00 in the evening.
The Annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will be held Friday, May 19 at the Kansas Statehouse, second floor Rotunda, at 11:00 in the morning. A Wreath Laying Ceremony will follow at the Kansas Law Enforcement Monument, which is on the northeast quadrant of the Statehouse grounds.