Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public gatherings and masking will just be recommendations now.

There were nine active cases in Vanderburgh County as of Thursday, fewer than five of which involve children, according to ...

Humans have been struggling with this horrific lung disease for at least 9,000 years. And now, a new outbreak is plaguing Kansas City.

Not stopping the US’ measles outbreak in its tracks could have dire global repercussions By mid-April 2025, the measles ...

The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year ... But the development of antibiotics and public health efforts succeeded in treating infections and tracking down those they infected, leading to ...

Rounds of severe thunderstorms threaten Easter week holiday plans for millions in the Plains, Midwest and South.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Public health managers across Kansas are watching the number of measles cases grow. So far, 37 confirmed ...

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 29, but the veto was overridden by the Republican-dominated House and Senate.

Nearly two-thirds of substance use disorder grant funding in the state comes from the federal government, according to a ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported five more cases of measles in the past week from the outbreak in ...

The Kansas Legislature overturned the governor’s veto of a bill that opens state and county health officials to civil… Login ...