The NBA has denied Andrew Wiggins’ request for a vaccination exemption, leaving the Golden State Warriors swingman ineligible to play home games until he meets San Francisco’s vaccination requirement.
As staffing shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic persist at Stormont Vail Health, the health network has made some temporary and permanent staffing changes.
With the harsh reality that not everyone admitted to the hospital will go home, 40 volunteers at Ascension Via Christi, all of which are employees of the hospital, are making sure that no one dies alone.
Staff at Stormont Vail Health have seen fewer COVID-19 inpatients recently, but hospital beds remain scarce as they care for patients with other medical and behavioral health needs.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has reminded Kansans that COVID-19 booster shots are not yet federally approved and thus, have not begun to be given to residents.
The county’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Team Incident Command Team announced Monday that it will begin transferring command to the Shawnee Co. Health Dept.
Senator Roger Marshall has demanded answers from the National Institutes of Health about its COVID-19 data retention policies after allegations that Chinese researchers asked it to delete information surfaced.
Governor Laura Kelly has opened the Pandemic Assistance and Vaccine Equity Grants program to offer additional funds to community organizations to help with COVID-19 vaccine outreach.
As the Delta variant continues to impact the availability of Kansas hospital beds, the Food and Drug Administration has made the decision to approve COVID-19 booster shots for seniors.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt has faced President Joe Biden with an ultimatum: drop the proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employees or face legal action.
Kansas schools are seeing a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks, and school-aged children are getting infected more frequently than any other age group.
A document given to 13 NEWS by a viewer shows that Jefferson County North Schools will no longer require students to mask in school or on buses, which goes against federal guidelines.
Topeka Public Schools, KDHE, and the Shawnee County Health Department are trying to get more shots in arms, while toning their arms, at the Annual Family Fitness Fun Night.
KDHE's weekly update shows 63 active clusters in K-through-12 schools, resulting in 408 cases and one hospitalization. That’s up from 31 schools clusters with 179 cases a week ago.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is indicating that she’s wary of President Joe Biden’s mandate that companies with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated.
With about 45% of Kansans fully vaccinated, a recent study shows that the Sunflower State is in the top half of states that are most vaccinated against COVID-19.
The father of a football coach at a suburban Kansas City high school said he hopes his unvaccinated son’s death from COVID-19 will convince people that the disease “is real.”
Ten days following the start of a temporary mask mandate for students in its elementary schools, the Andover school board held a meeting Monday night, Sept. 13.
The Kansas COVID Workgroup for Kids (KCWK) met virtually Monday for the first time to discuss how to keep kids safe and in school as the pandemic continues.
As another surge of COVID-cases hit American hospitals, Kansas has found itself in the middle of the road for recovery ranking both better and worse than its four border states.
The building opposition to President Biden’s vaccination order comes as school boards and elected officials see pushback to mask requirements at the local level.
A lawyer who has filed lawsuits challenging mask mandates in two Kansas counties is demanding that a Kansas City-area school district revise its COVID-19 policies, arguing that they violate state and federal laws.
Those that are unvaccianted and have plans to travel to the countries of Martinique or Georgia will no longer be required to quarantine upon their return.
Sen. Marshall has released a plan to determine where exactly COVID-19 came from and how involved China was in the cover-up of the breakout of the virus.
The SPARK task force is setting parameters on how to allocate $50 million in federal coronavirus relief, directed toward helping hospitals recruit and retain nursing staff.
Classes have been canceled at Burlington High School until Tuesday, Sept. 14, as it sees a spike in illness-related absences following the Labor Day holiday weekend.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 3.87 million Americans quit their jobs in June 2021, even as pandemic-induced financial uncertainty continued.
The Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment shows 31 active clusters in K-thru-12 schools this week, up 10 from last week. The clusters account for 179 cases.
A University of Kansas Architecture student that won more than $5,000 in an incentive program encouraging students to get the COVID-19 vaccination says the prize will allow him to keep his focus on school, not work.
University of Kansas Medical Center partners in Topeka, Lawrence and other Kansas cities will develop strategies to address health care workforce shortages throughout Kansas that have been exacerbated by COVID-19.
