Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just ...

Governor Laura Kelly responded to plans for a “Black Mass” event scheduled for March 28 at the Kansas State Capitol.

State health officials in Kansas have issued a warning to healthcare providers this week as measles cases climb across the ...

Kansas is "below the herd immunity threshold" for measles, as measured by KDHE's estimated MMR immunization rates for kindergarten students.

The organizer of the group planning the “black mass” has been telephoning the Kansas Catholic Conference, even texting the executive director personally to harass him and boast of his intention to ...

The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment shouldn’t let politics undermine public faith in their work. Getty Images For more than a year, local, state and federal public health officials ...

As Kansas is in the midst of an unprecedented tuberculosis outbreak, state lawmakers are considering eliminating the quarantine power of public health officials. The Senate health committee last ...

Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is costing Kansas too much money. But supporters say it's helping ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces that it will be responsible for administering the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) across Kansas. The YRBS ...

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) has announced that the State Senate voted ... to restrict or prohibit public gatherings even during public health emergencies.

The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment shouldn’t let politics undermine public faith in their work. Getty Images For more than a year, local, state and federal public health ...