The new specialty court is designed to merge the city’s separate mental health and drug courts, considering offenses ...

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Thursday in his annual State of the City Address that the city will spend more on public safety in the coming year.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas unveiled the $2.5 billion plan at the annual State of the City address Thursday afternoon.

After a recent outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas, many in Oklahoma are worried, but health experts say there is no active outbreak in the Sooner state.

State and local public health departments rely on federal funding to operate. With those dollars at risk amid the Trump administration’s federal funding freezes, they’re bracing for the future.

According to the CDC, last week’s data shows clinical labs saw a 29.4% increase in tests positive for influenza.

After two days, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has ended a boil advisory issued for a localized area ...