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

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

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 ...

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.

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 officials ...

Five years after COVID shut down the Big 12 Tournament, KSHB 41 anchor Taylor Hemness went to Jackson County Public Health to ...

Kansas has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The Republican-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov.

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 ...

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 ...