Heartland Health Monitor

A recall of Blue Bell Ice Cream has been expanded following a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths in Kansas.

More than two dozen people in Johnson County have now tested positive for tuberculosis. Health officials believe the source of the TB is a high school student who first contracted the illness earlier this month.

The Blue Bell Creamery has launched the first product recall in its 108-year history.

A high school student in Olathe has contracted tuberculosis and is undergoing treatment. Health officials say hundreds of students may have come into contact with the infected student.

The rate of uninsured Americans is falling everywhere, except in Kansas.

Millions of people in Kansas and Missouri have had their personal information compromised, as a result of a data security breach at Anthem, one of the nation's largest health insurance companies. Blue Cross and Blue Shield policyholders have also been affected.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more details about a new virus that may have contributed to the death of a southeast Kansas resident late last spring.

Some Kansas lawmakers are now considering the idea of expanding Medicaid under provisions of the ACA or, Affordable Care Act - what some call Obamacare.