State and Region

Thousands more people are now traveling to Kansas for abortions, research finds

WICHITA — Eighty-one out of every 100 patients who go to the Trust Women clinic for an abortion have crossed state lines to get there. An average of 54 are from Texas, 21 are from Oklahoma and six are from another state that doesn’t border Kansas, clinic officials say. “Our clinic ...

More Kansans need help paying for abortions, but aid groups are getting fewer donations

More than a year after abortion became illegal in many parts of the U.S., the nonprofit that helps Kansans pay for abortions says demand for financial assistance continues to grow. The Kansas Abortion Fund works directly with clinics that provide abortions, which refer patients who need help ...

Olathe high school finds 6 ‘latent’ cases of tuberculosis after more testing

Six close contacts of an Olathe Northwest student have tested positive for tuberculosis so far, according to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment. The department, alongside the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, began testing after a student tested positive for the ...