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The Ocean City Community Services Department will take over operation of the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center next year from the Cape May County Division of Aging and Disability Services, the county said Tuesday.

Federal district court rejects attempt to cut monthslong delays for mental health treatment at hospital

Lawrence city leaders voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve nearly $3 million in city funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter .... a federal judge has denied a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to eliminate a long wait list for Larned State Hospital ... and former offensive lineman Ed Budde of the Kansas City Chiefs has died at the age of 83. This summary of area headlines is updated throughout the day and made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!

If the preliminary injunction had been granted, the state would have been prohibited from “maintaining a waitlist with wait times in excess of 30 days.

Longtime developmentally disabled advocate Linda Wolf retires from Pony Bird

During a Kansas Reflector podcast, advocates talked government action on the state’s long-stagnant wait lists for disability services

More than 2,200 graduates will receive certificates and degrees from Weber State University during fall 2023 commencement ceremonies here Dec. 15.

A young Lebanon County woman with Down syndrome who started her own T-shirt business after high school was featured this week by a local news broadcaster for becoming a successful entrepreneur "despite facing unique challenges."

The state of Kansas is about to make big changes to its mental healthcare system, with a new psychiatric hospital located in Sedgwick County.

Dubuque County officials met recently to explore ways to combat rising juvenile detention costs that they say have increased with little explanation.