COVID-19 cases rise at Douglas County Jail
Seventeen inmates in the Douglas County Jail test positive for COVID-19, with 16 cases in the minimum security unit and seven staff members plus one other inmate also infected. The sheriff's office plans self isolation, ongoing testing, and precautions as the KDHE tracks the jail as a statewide COVID cluster.
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Former Journal-World leader Ralph Gage dies
Ralph Gage 80 longtime leader of The World Company and Journal-World architect died Saturday of natural causes. He joined in 1969 guiding expansion from a local paper to a multi state media group with online news and cable broadband. Simons family called him a superior newspaperman whose behind the scenes work shaped Lawrence media. He was a journalist at heart and a demanding taskmaster who upheld high standards at the Journal-World.
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Ottawa
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Chad Lawhorn
County leaders to hear update on legislative issues today
Douglas County Commission will receive an update on legislative issues affecting the county including debates over the food sales tax redistricting and renewable energy. The Kansas House Tax Committee has held hearings on two bills that would eliminate the state sales tax on food, a proposal backed by Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
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Derek Schmidt
KU eyes east and west Iowa Street retail push near campus
KU and KU Endowment outline a major concept plan for Innovation Park that would add about 75,000 square feet of new retail space and 160,000 square feet of research facilities across east and west sides of Iowa Street. The plan includes eight new West Campus retail buildings, four on the east side, plus two parking garages and 300,000 square feet of housing, potentially funded by private endowment rather than state funds. Cook, Girod, and Soukup highlighted private investment, federal grant hopes, and phased development including future Phase IV and Phase V labs, with timelines of five to ten years for the first phase and ongoing approvals from city officials.
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Becker Drive
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Journal-World
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