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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One Wichita manufacturer says tariffs are buoying demand for its products. But industry leaders warn of long-term harm to American planemakers. -
A group of Kansas women say the ‘pregnancy exclusion’ in the state’s Natural Death Act violates the Kansas Constitution. -
Kansas averages 25 dangerously hot days per year. That’s 10 more than it would in a world without climate change, according to the report. -
“The next three and a half years are going to continue to be very bumpy” for the reproductive rights movement, says Kathryn Boyd. “We just have to be ready.” -
Research shows intergenerational connection boosts wellbeing. The residents of Logan are putting that to the test. -
Research shows intergenerational connection boosts wellbeing. The residents of Logan are putting that to the test.
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Officials say an unvaccinated child in Sedgwick County has tested positive for measles. -
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.
