State health officials have issued blue-green algae advisories for 16 Kansas lakes, warning people and pets to avoid contact ...

Fifteen Kansas organizations will receive state grants to help 25 counties curb tobacco use, improve nutrition and boost ...

Grants were awarded to agencies in Shawnee, Douglas and Lyon counties. The 15 recipients of 2026 Chronic Disease Risk ...

KDHE announced Thursday that the regulations were approved and would go into effect Aug. 2. “We received many comments and input from all viewpoints,” KDHE Secretary Lee Norman said in a ...

Light northeast to east winds are bringing Canadian wildfire smoke into Kansas, particularly the central and eastern parts of ...

Staffing is in flux at Lawrence’s Hilltop Child Development Center in the wake of findings of child abuse and ongoing state ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced public meetings for the public water supply system lead and copper rule implementation. KDHE officials stated they are ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued an air quality advisory for Friday and Saturday due to wildfire smoke.

Since 1998, KDHE has worked with Union Pacific on the investigation and efforts to clean up the contamination. On September 8, 2022, KDHE held a public meeting to present a proposed final ...

Neighbors say they are not happy about a proposed cattle feeding operation near the town of Riley.

KDHE officials said the water recreation season in Kansas runs from April 1 to Oct 31, as do the harmful algae blooms (HAB) response program’s active oeprations.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - There have been no new cases of measles reported in Kansas since last week. That’s according to the ...