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A prison inmate who worked as a confidential informant during a 2015 corruption investigation at Lansing Correctional Facility settled a federal lawsuit with the state of Kansas after a staff member revealed his secret cooperation.Justin Jade Collins was outed the first time during an LCF employee’s civil service appeal despite the Kansas Department of Corrections’ assurances his anonymity would be maintained. Collins alleged in his suit that he provided information leading to administrative action against “several staff and inmates” at Lansing who interacted with organized criminal groups who posed a security threat to the prison.Collins filed the lawsuit in 2017 due to threats against his well-being by inmates that included the Gangster Disciples, Bloods, Crips and others.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle went airborne and overturned in east Leavenworth County, according to an official with the Sheriff's Office.

Firefighters have not determined what started a fire at a Leavenworth apartment building, a Fire Department official said. The fire was reported at 4:35 p.m. Friday… Login to continue reading Login…

Several Lansing City Council members expressed disappointment recently when they couldn’t get a supermajority to support affordable housing near McIntyre Road, since one council member noted that affordable housing has been the Council’s priority for the city.A supermajority of votes – seven – was necessary to approve the Planning Commission’s recommendation for rezoning about 112 acres belonging to Chad Schimke from agricultural to single-family residential, medium-density residential and commercial. The area has been named Delaware Ridge.A supermajority was required because nearby property owners had filed a protest petition that was deemed valid, which property owner April Cromer distributed.