Rose Conlon
Health ReporterRose Conlon reports on health for KMUW and the Kansas News Service. She covers the intersections of health care, politics and religion, including abortion policy.
Rose has received national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association for her reporting on a Kansas woman’s death and the elevated risk of domestic violence during pregnancy and her investigation into nursing home regulatory concerns. She’s been honored with numerous awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Kansas Press Association for her health and politics reporting.
Before joining KMUW, Rose was a producer for the Marketplace Morning Report in Los Angeles, where she helped shape the show’s coverage of wealth and poverty, artificial intelligence, and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. She grew up in Washington state and is a graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, California.
Rose can be reached by email at conlon@kmuw.org.
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Kansas has reported 37 cases. Wichita hasn't had a case since 2017. -
Expanded clinic capacity and an influx of people traveling from other states fueled the increase in abortions, according to researchers. -
Anti-abortion advocates are celebrating legislative wins after an expanded Republican supermajority in the Kansas Legislature overturned vetoes by the Democratic governor. -
Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and Korean War hero from Kansas, was recently moved one step closer to canonization as a saint. That could mean big changes for his small hometown.
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Kapaun is likely years away from canonization as a saint, but interest in his life — and traffic to Pilsen — is picking up. -
When Kansas became the 26th state to ban gender-affirming medical care for teens, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention cheered the move. But not all faith leaders agree. -
In Kansas and nationally, debates over transgender rights and inclusion are playing out in faith communities. -
Kansas Republicans and anti-abortion groups are dismissing concerns that a child support bill is an effort to codify “fetal personhood” into Kansas law. -
A Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.
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One suburban Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.
