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.

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 ...

Kansas has the nation’s most restrictive policies for accessing contraceptives, resulting in health disparities for ...

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

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A measles outbreak continues to plague Kansans, and the number of cases in Missouri also continues to ...

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

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.