The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks issued public health advisories Friday for blue-green algae in several counties.

Secretary Christopher Kennedy says he’s excited to bring his 34 years in wildlife management to the top office.

State health and wildlife officials are warning Kansans to be cautious at a number of lakes this summer as blue-green algae blooms continue to pose health risks for both people and animals.

There are three other major outbreaks in North America. The longest, in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in 2,009 cases from mid ...

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according to a statement from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. The order was put in place in response to complaints filed on Aug. 23, 2024, with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The news release said that the Kansas City Public Health Department can no longer proceed with its plans for infectious disease testing because of these cuts. Other community health worker ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The City of Kansas City has joined a group of local governments and a labor union in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s elimination of COVID-era federal grants used ...

Due to cuts, the Kansas City Public Health Department is holding off on plans for an infectious disease testing laboratory despite having already invested in staff training and certification.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, leaders said Friday they’ve joined a federal lawsuit that alleges public health program cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services are ...

Local health authorities currently empowered to limit public gatherings by order will ... Johnson County’s health director and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s former state ...