No charges yet in 2020 Lansing prison riot
In April 2020 inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility set fires broke windows and ransacked offices prompting a 12 hour response. Gov. Laura Kelly vowed accountability but prosecutors have not filed criminal charges three years later. A separate 2024 clash injured three officers with no criminal filings yet.
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COVID 19 emergency ends and daily life shifts
As the national public health emergency ends, pandemic policies expire. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health notes 182 COVID related deaths since 2020 while LMH Health reports 1,179 virus hospitalizations. The May 11 policy change ends federal pandemic classifications and related provisions.
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New mixed use building planned at 14th and Ohio streets
Plans filed with City Hall propose tearing down a two story home at 1346 Ohio St to build a mixed use structure with a sandwich shop on the ground floor and an apartment above The project designed by Paul Werner Architects aims to spur urban redevelopment near The Hawk and The Wheel with nontraditional zoning as a catalyst.
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