Kansas

Kansas’ poorly attended presidential preference primary cost state taxpayers $2.78M
Mere 9% of registered voters bothered to take part in partisan contests BY TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas secretary of state said… Login to continue reading Login…
KDHE receives federal grants to support older Kansans
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is proud to announce its receipt of two federal awards from the U.S.

Goodbye, tollbooths. The Kansas Turnpike will soon be cashless
BY DYLAN LYSENKCUR/Kansas News Service Kansas Turnpike Authority officials say the updated tollway will be more convenient for drivers because they don’t need to stop… Login to continue reading Login…

On Dobbs decision anniversary, Kansas abortion rights supporters look to next battle
BY ALIISON KITEKansas Reflector OVERLAND PARK — In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court removed constitutional protections for abortion, Kansas providers have seen… Login to continue reading Login…
K-State veterinarians perform eye exams for Kansas service animals
MANHATTAN — A record-breaking number of Kansas service animals are now cleared for their vital work, thanks to the work of Kansas State University veterinarians.The ophthalmology team at K-State’s Veterinary Health Center saw a record number of patients during the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists/Epicur Pharma National Service Animal Eye Exam event in May.
KDOT requesting comments on amendment
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document.

Women are still underrepresented in surgery. Kansas doctors say mentorship can help
BY ROSE CONLONKMUW/Kansas News Service The Blackwell Club, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, brings female surgery residents and attending physicians together for… Login to continue reading Login…

Kansas prisons will give doses of opioid antidote to some inmates when they’re released
BY DYLAN LYSENKCUR/Kansas News Service The Kansas Department of Corrections is using opioid settlement funds to pay for a program aimed at reducing opioid overdose… Login to continue reading Login…

Civil rights icon Andrew Young shares insights at Kansas Bar Association meeting
BY GRACE HILLSKansas Reflector TOPEKA — On a Saturday drive home in the late 1950s in Alabama, Andrew Young — then a pastor and future… Login to continue reading Login…