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Measles outbreak ends in Kansas. Why are health officials still on alert?

The measles outbreak has ended in southwest Kansas, but health officials say new cases could emerge this year.

Updated August 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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Officials want 29th and Grove health testing system to ‘outlive the dollars’

April 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM

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KDHE offers tips during Kansas prairie burning season

Updated April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM

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It may be nice outside, but it’s still prairie fire season in Kansas

Updated April 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Measles case confirmed in southwest Kansas for first time in 7 years, health officials say

March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Crime & Courts

Former Wichita chiropractors, brothers, accused of $3.7 million in healthcare fraud

Updated October 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM

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Unusual Wichita club fosters resilience, camaraderie as members grapple with Parkinson’s

August 14, 2023 at 5:55 AM

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Case of rare tick-borne illness found in Kansas resident. It’s the third in the state

Updated June 9, 2023 at 1:24 PM

Local

Pneumonia cases are rising in Sedgwick County. Here’s how to get a free vaccine

May 5, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Politics & Government

Walgreens responds to Kobach demand, won’t sell abortion pills in Kansas

Updated February 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Health & Fitness

Being ‘chronically online’ may be changing teens’ brains

Updated January 5, 2023 at 10:50 AM

Health & Fitness

How to score a pickleball game

Updated November 1, 2022 at 1:28 PM

Local

First Sedgwick County monkeypox case confirmed in resident who traveled out of state

Updated September 16, 2022 at 8:20 AM

Local

Several regions of Kansas are at a high risk for West Nile Virus, KDHE says

July 15, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Health & Fitness

Here’s where you can get a free skin cancer screening on Saturday in Wichita

Updated May 26, 2022 at 10:29 AM

Local

Could Wichita be the country’s best city for pickleball?

Updated May 22, 2022 at 10:05 AM

Local

Have you tried pickleball? Here’s what you need to know before stepping on the court

Updated May 19, 2022 at 11:26 AM

Local

Where to find pickleball games in Wichita

Updated May 19, 2022 at 10:02 AM

Local

Wichita is home to four of the country’s top-ranked pro pickleball players

May 19, 2022 at 4:16 AM

Politics & Government

Wichita drops mask mandate in City Hall, libraries, rec centers and other facilities

Updated July 2, 2021 at 1:51 PM

Health & Fitness

Sickness linked to Tanganyika identified: 3 cases of Shigella bacteria, spread by feces

Updated June 24, 2021 at 2:45 PM

Health & Fitness

Lawsuit filed against Tanganyika as health officials say cause of illnesses is unknown

Updated June 23, 2021 at 6:00 AM

Health & Fitness

Diarrheal illnesses connected to Tanganyika under investigation by KDHE, Sedgwick County

Updated June 21, 2021 at 8:58 AM

National

Peloton recalls treadmills after a 6-year-old died and 29 other kids were injured

Updated May 5, 2021 at 4:05 PM

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Wichita ranks 3rd in nation for allergies. Climate change is making it worse.

Updated March 8, 2021 at 5:37 AM

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Measles outbreak ends in Kansas. Why are health officials still on alert?

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