Declutter for free! Kansas City’s Dumpster Days return April 4-5, offering residents a chance to drop off bulky items. Find out what’s accepted & where to go.

Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children.

The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data. Alaska and Hawaii continue to have the highest case rates.Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Unified Government of Wyandotte County (UG) said on Friday it’s aware of a temporary issue affecting reports of missed trash or recycling pickup through the Waste ...

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the ...

County Public Health Services is raising awareness about tuberculosis—a preventable and curable disease—ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, March 24. World TB Day marks the discovery of the TB ...

According to the latest data from the Kansas Department of Health, so far this year there have been a total of 9 active tuberculosis cases and 48 latent cases in the state.

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s 2025 men's NCAA tournament stay will begin with a round of 64 matchup against Arkansas in Providence, Rhode Island. The No. 7-seed Jayhawks (21-12), who will go ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Arkansas forward Jonas Aidoo (9) celebrates with Trevon Brazile (4) after defeating Kansas after their game ...

School officials will contact parents/guardians of students identified by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services as close contacts, Chiera wrote. "It is very important that potentially exposed ...