Kansas officers shot: 3 Osage County sheriff’s deputies, 1 Kansas Highway Patrol trooper shot in rural Carbondale, police say

CARBONDALE, KANSAS — Four law enforcement officers were shot and killed Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m., and three Osage County sheriff’s deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot, said Melissa Underwood, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Bureau … Read more

Rural Texas EMS leaders discuss ideas to address challenges in rural healthcare access

NexStar – A new federal program of $ 50 billion gives the states an opportunity to participate and develop new strategies to transform rural health care throughout the country. The emergency medical service providers in the provinces of the rural state of Texas have some ideas to help face the unique challenges they face every … Read more

'We're essential': Rural hospitals fear cutting services, shutting down if 'Big Beautiful Bill' goes through

Denver (KDVR) – Two Hospitals in Colorado said on Wednesday that the future of their facilities and services is suspended in the balance of “The Great Grand Law” currently under discussion in the US House of Representatives. Hospitals say that their services are necessary for their societies, and if the draft law becomes this law, … Read more