Lead exposure is a common issue in southeast Kansas and nearby parts of Missouri and Oklahoma. Health experts say there are ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed legislation Friday that would have stripped the power to enforce quarantines from public health officials and squashed COVID-19 vaccination requirements for children ...

The targeting of commonplace public health measures comes as the coronavirus omicron wave recedes across the state. But the COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. Kansas surpassed 8,000 deaths attributed ...

The Kansas Legislature enacted a law removing local health officials’ authority to issue orders on masking and public gatherings after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kansas SB29 strips away key tools and the authority that public health officials may need in the event of a major health emergency,” Johnston said. Public health and individual freedom ...

Here are eight Kansas laws that take effect in July 2025. Under this new law, child support payments can start at the date of conception and can include costs of pregnancy and childbirth. Now parents ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — More than 50 public health workers in Kansas have lost their jobs after the loss of $33 million in federal health and mental health grants, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dangerous trend: the intentional creation of public health law vacuums, in which no ...

Kansas ranks 33rd among U.S. states for smoking, Ashley Goss, KDHE deputy secretary for public health, told the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee earlier this month.

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. detailed a funding proposal covering stadium improvements, public safety ...

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature approved a bill that restricts the power of public health officials in a reaction to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By 1909, Kansas became the first state to outlaw the public drinking cup. Crumbine encouraged brick manufacturers to stamp “Don’t Spit on Sidewalk” on the bricks used for sidewalks. Most ...