WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas promotes 988 as a lifeline for people in crisis, but new state data shows calls and texts aren’t always answered fast enough. A report from the Kansas Department of Aging ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline increased nearly 38% in Kansas from January 2025 to October 2025, according to a report by the Kansas Department for Aging and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has released the latest data report for the state’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to illustrate the response ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services released a report Wednesday on the state’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline activity in 2025. The report highlights a ...

Kansas is spending millions more on traveling nurses for its state psychiatric hospitals than it would cost to hire full-time staff. A statewide nursing shortage, worsened by the pandemic, has left ...

With reports of loneliness widespread in the Garden State, New Jersey is offering $4 million to local governments and nonprofits to design programs that combat isolation among older adults, people ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) — Kansas will receive $221 million in federal funding to support the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday. The funding, ...

On average, Americans want to live to be 91 years old, according to a recent Pew Research survey — a goal that has driven a focus on longevity-boosting practices. Over 60% of U.S. adults use ...

Kansas will use STAR bonds and sports betting revenue to help fund the $3B stadium. State will own stadium via quasi-governmental entity; Chiefs will pay rent Public financing covers 60% of ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are on the move. After spending nearly their entire existence in Kansas City, Missouri, the Chiefs will move across the Kansas-Missouri border in a new domed stadium that will ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be headed west. In a monumental decision Monday morning, the team informed the State of Kansas that it will leave its beloved Arrowhead ...

The Grinch may be bypassing Whoville this Christmas, with his sights set instead on Kansas City, Missouri. Via the Kansas City Star, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly plans to make a “special announcement” ...