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More than 150 Kansas communities participate as exhibitors at the annual event.

This year's tree is a Scotch pine from the Strawberry Hill Christmas Tree Farm.

Fireworks have been banned in many areas of Kansas due to drought conditions, but the recent rains mean some communities are considering a change in policy.

The celebration is taking place on the tribe's own land for the first time in more than 140 years.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.