Kansas News Service

Nursing homes that don't have the machines and kits need to send their samples to private labs, but some say the prices are impossible to afford long-term.

As more of the lesser prairie chicken's habitat is taken over by agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting more voluntary conservation initiatives for the bird and the health of the Great Plains.

The COVID-19 case numbers started to rise at the prison just this month, and family members of people who are incarcerated there say they've been told not all staff members or inmates wear masks.

The majority of Kansans also back policies to mitigate climate change, like limiting emissions from coal-fired power plants.

A panel of lawmakers and the governor will consider $50 million in proposals to expand COVID-19 testing, including $20 million that could go toward helping schools.

This likely isn't the last time there'll be a fight over the disaster declaration, as the State Finance Council must vote monthly on whether to extend it.

Universities count on in-person events to keep students enrolled in their colleges. And they argue school-sponsored events are safer than a kegger.

After COVID-19 shut down schools, bus systems sat dormant. And now as schools reopen, those buses can't carry as many students and still allow for social distancing.

AstraZeneca hopes to enroll 30,000 people in its Phase 3 trials in the United States. The KU/Children’s Mercy trial was looking to recruit 1,500 participants.

The Kansas News Service spent the summer of 2020 finding out how the coronavirus affected Kansans across the state.

Weeks into the outbreak at Riverbend in Kansas City, Kansas, inspectors still saw health workers caring for COVID-19 patients without proper protective gear.

To fix the state's coronavirus-related budget issues, Gov. Laura Kelly stripped a $9 million increase for organizations that help people with intellectual and physical disabilities. She's also targeting millions from a juvenile justice program.