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The U.S infant mortality rate has steadily declined over the past two decades. But some states are starting to see the reverse trend – with the rate of Black infant deaths far outpacing that of White infants.
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People in Kansas risk jail time if they call 911 to report an overdose. And not all law enforcement agencies use the lifesaving drug naloxone.
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As COVID-19 cases rise dramatically across the Midwest, hospitals in Colorado and Nebraska are calling Kansas in desperate search of beds for new…
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One by one, COVID-19 outbreaks popped up in April and May at meatpacking plants across the country, fanning fears that the infectious coronavirus could…
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Over the past decade, more than 100 hospitals in rural parts of America — including at least 20 in the Midwest — have closed.In some cases, the shuttered…
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Editor’s note: Kansas privatized its foster care system in 1997 after a lawsuit revealed widespread problems. Twenty years later, the number of Kansas…
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At his apartment in Olathe, Kansas, 42-year-old Nick Fugate catches up on washing dishes and remembers the 22 years he spent doing it at a local hotel,…
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Kansas community mental health centers are sending a distress signal to state policymakers.The association that represents the state’s 26 community mental…
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When Kelli was growing up in the 1970s in suburban Johnson County, Kansas, southwest of Kansas City, it was a quiet, clean community boasting…
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At her home studio in Westwood, Kansas, yoga instructor Marilyn Pace leads a class of 5-to-8-year olds. With the help of songs, games and other kid...