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

A former Miss Kansas contestant and attorney Kiah Duggins has been named as one of the victims of the flight from Wichita, Kan. that crashed into the Potomac on Wednesday night.

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.

Kiah Duggins — a 30-year-old Civil Rights attorney, aspiring Howard Law professor, former Michelle Obama intern, and former Miss Kansas contestant — has been identified as one of the victims in the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash outside of Washington,

As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among the 67 people dead.