The Kansas Department of Health and Environment launched a new online dashboard to monitor respiratory viruses in wastewater. The program tracks levels of Influenza A and B, RSV, and the virus that ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has launched the new Wastewater Monitor for Respiratory Viruses dashboard. This interactive tool offers the public, ...

The Star Editorial Board wants to hear your thoughts. We’ll share the best responses with our readers. Getty Images The holidays are here, and they mean something different to every one of us. For ...

As the holiday shopping season starts to kick into high gear, Americans are balancing Black Friday deals with lingering concerns about their own finances. Consumers are looking to shell out less this ...

Americans are going into 2026 more anxious about health care costs than at any other point in recent years, a new West Health-Gallup survey finds. Almost half of adults, 47%, say they’re worried they ...

"We're going to send you this big auto emergency survey you can carry in your trunk," said Henry Dorffman. He took the survey and gave his credit card info to cover ...

Victims, witnesses and family members affected by the Nov. 29 mass shooting in Stockton, which killed four children and injured 11 others, may be eligible for up to $70,000 in state assistance, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) — Every time you get a driver’s license or register a vehicle, you give the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles your personal information. But did you know that your personal ...

Researchers surveyed low-wage workers and found many report administrative burdens in signing up and keeping vital Medicaid and SNAP coverage. Many low-wage workers who rely on the Supplemental ...

A long-awaited jobs report offered a mixed picture of the US labor market. The economy added 119,000 jobs in September, an unexpected rebound for the labor market — but it comes as the overall economy ...

ANDOVER, Kan. (KWCH) - The holidays are right around the corner, and that means it’s almost flu season. As of the first week of November, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has reported ...