HUMBOLDT — A water line break has prompted the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to issue a boil water advisory for Humboldt. The line break, at the intersection of Ninth and New York streets,…

TOPEKA — Kansas’ top health agency is sticking with the longstanding childhood immunization schedule instead of implementing new guidelines released Jan. 5 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, a state spokeswoman said.…

TOPEKA — The number of abortions performed in Kansas during 2024 surpassed 19,000 for the second consecutive year in wake of judicial and political decisions in other states restricting access to the medical procedure. The…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment rescinded a boil water advisory for Moran’s public water supply system. The advisory was issued Thursday because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system…

The measles outbreak in Kansas continued to grow over the past week, driven largely by unvaccinated children and teens, according to health officials. The Kansas Department Health and Environment reported Wednesday that there have been…

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year. In response to questions from the Kansas News Service…

The City of Iola will host a public meeting Sept. 9 to seek community input on alternatives for an upcoming lagoon project. The $11.2 million project is a step toward addressing excess ammonia in the…

Public health officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and the Kansas Department for Children and Families recently discussed approaching an aging population and their…

TOPEKA — A committee of the Kansas Legislature opened an inquiry into the Kelly administration’s replacement of one of three Medicaid contractors with a Blue Cross and Blue Shield entity linked to the disgraced company…

My daughter Louise and her family were under a boil water advisory in Topeka from Tuesday through Thursday because of a broken pipe at its water treatment plant. “It’s scary how we take clean water…