Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
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Kansas News Service
In Kansas, the number of severe complications during labor and delivery has increased. For moms of color or women enrolled in Medicaid, the numbers are even higher. One of the state’s Medicaid contractors is now providing doula services to help.
Celia Llopis-Jepsen
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Kansas News Service
Governor Laura Kelly's Office
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Kansas health authorities identified about 450 close contacts of the infected student. More than 300 have been tested during clinics on October 12 and November 14. -
Several universities, including Wichita State, claim that football's first forward pass was thrown at their school. Who's right?
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City and county officials are working to save ER services in the southeast Kansas community. If that doesn't work, they're trying to prepare by hiring more ambulance drivers.
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Nearly one-third of Kansas election officials have left since 2020 amid harassment and criticism fueled by unsubstantiated voting fraud claims. The continued scrutiny may cause additional stress in 2024.
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Protection from abuse orders are a civil process, which means someone is not guaranteed a lawyer. Survivors who often have little legal expertise need to act as their own lawyer.
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Some Kansas counties are considering tighter regulations on solar farms as the industry sees significant growth in the state.
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In her victory speech, she pledged to “restore” public safety, focus on economic development and address inflation.
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Women at the Topeka Correctional Facility play with their children at the Children’s Discovery Center. And inmates say it encourages them to stay out of trouble.
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The number of megawatts produced in Kansas is expected to multiply by more than 34 times over in the next four years.
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Pediatricians want to avoid a 'tripledemic' of RSV, COVID and the flu that strained Kansas hospitals last year.
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