Gov. Kelly directs flags to be flown at half-staff in Kansas on Sept. 11 anniversary Posted on September 10, 2023 by The Joplin Globe TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly has issued an executive order directing flags in Kansas be lowered to half-staff from sunup to sundown Monday to mark the nearly 3,000 lives lost to terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.