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

State health officials estimate that the response to the measles in outbreak in Kansas will cost taxpayers at least $2.6 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The southwest Kansas measles outbreak continues to grow, but some counties have reached resolved status while others remain ...

Check-it: In the last week, the Kansas health department has recorded four additional measles cases. That brings the state's ...

Most tuberculosis cases in Kansas have been in Wyandotte County in the northeast part of the state, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The agency said they hope to get ...