11 years ago
A Kansas House committee is considering a proposal to require cities and other local governments to warn consumers if they put fluoride in their water supplies. The bill on the Health and Human Services Committee's agenda Monday has been condemned by public health officials and the Kansas Dental Association. The federal Centers for Disease Control last ...

11 years ago
Kansas hospital officials say a federal proposal to change how rural hospitals are designated for purposes of Medicare reimbursements could be devastating to smaller health care facilities that already are struggling to survive. The Wichita Eagle  reports a Department of Health and Human Services report last fall suggested that critical access hospitals within 35 miles of ...

11 years ago
A Kansas radiologist who is seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts acknowledges making a mistake when he posted gruesome X-ray images of fatal gunshot wounds and medical injuries to his Facebook page years ago, but he blames Roberts for making them public. The Topeka Capital-Journal  reports health professionals in Kansas and Missouri criticized Milton Wolf's ...

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Kansas enacted a law last year to prevent government agencies from infringing on residents' religious liberties. That policy is an issue in the Legislature's debate this year over responding to the possibility that the federal courts could strike down the state's ban on gay marriage. In the Senate, President Susan Wagle said the 2013 law ...

11 years ago
Thousands of people holding flickering candles marched through Springfield to remember a 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed less than a week ago. The Springfield News-Leader reports family members of Hailey Owens led the procession Saturday night while onlookers filled sidewalks. Hailey was abducted ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a doctor died in the crash of a small plane in western Kansas. The patrol says the plane went down Saturday evening in a field in Greeley County, about 11 miles west of Tribune. The pilot, 63-year-old Dr. Randall Fahrenholtz of Tribune, died at a hospital. No one else was on board ...

11 years ago
A "Storm Fury On The Plains" will roll into Salina this week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chance Hayes will be in town to present the agency's annual spring severe weather safety and spotter classes. Those who attend will learn the basics of thunderstorm development, storm structure, the features to look for, and where to find them. ...

11 years ago
A Kansas House committee plans to hold informational hearings on a bill that would shorten the appeals process for inmates sentenced to die for capital murder, despite concerns the measure should get a broader review. The measure passed the Senate on Feb. 13 and was sent to the House this ...

11 years ago
A Wichita-based tea party group is trying to resurrect a bill that would allow service refusal to same-sex couples on religious grounds, saying the bill is as much about gay rights as it is to protect the rights of Christians. Kansans for Liberty leader Craig Gabel says in ...

11 years ago
A Kansas Republican's proposal to track the citizenship status of public schoolchildren worries administrators in one of the state's most diverse districts. The bill by House Republican Allan Rothlisberg would require children enrolling in a public school for the first time to present proof of lawful presence in the ...

11 years ago
Salina area legislators were back home Saturday to provide an update on the 2014 legislative session. Senator Tom Arpke and State Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks, and J.R. Claeys all participated in a question and answer session at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. Each legislator started with an opening statement explaining key things they have ...