Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ceremonially signed Senate Substitute for House Bill 2172, establishing the water program task force ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A measles outbreak continues to plague Kansans, and the number of cases in Missouri also continues to climb. In May, FOX4 reported that there were 56 confirmed cases of measles in ...

A Wyandotte County organization's proposal for the Unified Government states the plan could save the county millions of ...

Now, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is weighing in. The organization said the problem is iron and manganese in the water. The agency said the contamination was caused by two water ...

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

Government & Politics Kansas rolls back public health officials’ authority amid TB, measles outbreaks By Matthew Kelly Updated April 12, 2025 9:54 AM Evert Nelson Topeka Capital-Journal file photo ...

Politics & Government Kansas rolls back public health officials’ authority amid TB, measles outbreaks By Matthew Kelly Updated April 12, 2025 9:54 AM Evert Nelson Topeka Capital-Journal file photo ...

Erin Corriveau: Tuberculosis is something that a lot of our public health laws actually protect. And so outbreaks of TB don’t happen very commonly anymore in the United States.

Kansas legislators debate slew of COVID-inspired attacks on public health laws Of particular concern to some lawmakers was that the bill largely applies to all infectious diseases, not just COVID-19.

Public health is not optional — it is the foundation of a functioning, thriving society. Jack Gruber USA Today Network Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s.

Public health is not optional — it is the foundation of a functioning, thriving society. Jack Gruber USA Today Network Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s.