Douglas County commissioners approved a contract for a new county employee health care plan on Wednesday. The contract is with UnitedHealthcare to provide administrative services for the county’s self-funded employee health care plan, and it would become effective June 1, 2026. The vote ...
As a bill targeting illicit e-cigarettes makes its way through the Kansas Legislature, a health official in Lawrence says the problem of unauthorized vape products is real, and that underage buyers here might have access to them. The bill is Senate Bill 355, and it passed the Kansas Senate and ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging fishermen to take certain precautions after decrying a recent U.S. strike in the eastern Caribbean that killed three people aboard a suspected drug boat. Winsbert Harry, president of the National ...
More biking, more safety features and less drag racing: That’s what city staff is hoping for in a project later this year that will shrink Massachusetts Street from four lanes to three. The $6.6 million construction project, which is still in the design phase, is slated to start in August ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is seeking nominations from county residents for individuals and organizations who are dedicated to advancing health for all in Douglas County. Each year, LDCPH recognizes two Douglas County community members in the first week of April during National ...
TOPEKA — Kansans will soon be required to use the bathroom of their biological sex at birth in all government buildings after the House joined the Senate Wednesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto. House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 will go into effect immediately after paperwork is ...
