KU student Elijah Taylor dies after incident on I-135
Kansas University junior Elijah Taylor 21 from Solomon died Dec 22 at Wesley Medical Center after police say he ran in front of a southbound vehicle on I-135. Authorities await autopsy toxicology results to determine if substances influenced his behavior.
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Suicide awareness in Douglas County prompts calls for volunteers
Local health officials emphasize that death by own action affects many people beyond the numbers and urge open discussion. They outline signs of distress, encourage asking directly about suicidal thoughts, and advise limiting access to lethal means while offering information on volunteer counseling opportunities in Lawrence.
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Downtown Retail Task Force Report Advocates Incubator and Campaign
The task force urges locating an incubator in a commercial district outside downtown and forming a stakeholder group with merchants KU Lied Center and CVB to fund a joint ad campaign targeting shoppers from Kansas City and beyond. It calls reviewing the development code for retailer clarity and promoting living units and offices downtown to boost daily foot traffic and consumer data collection overseen by a new Chamber of Commerce position. The panel removed a prior recommendation to recruit retailers and stressed readiness for economic improvement. City Commissioner Rob Chestnut chairs the group and predicts a favorable position as the economy improves.
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