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Lansing Correctional Facility resident Michael Aineta died Wednesday, Oct. 4 after being transported to University of Kansas hospital where hospital staff prono

A 25-year-old homeless man has been charged with rape and capital murder in the killing of a 5-year-old girl in Topeka...a bi-partisan commission is recommending an increase in pay for Kansas lawmakers...and an inmate has died at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Details on these stories, and more, are available here.

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An inmate who was housed at Lansing Correctional Facility died on Wednesday after being taken to KU Medical Center

Michael Aineta died after being transported to KU Medical Center, the state Department of Corrections said.

The Kansas Department of Corrections says a 40-year-old inmate has died at the Lansing Correctional Facility.

The prisoner died after he was taken to the University of Kansas Health System. Now, the death is under investigation by the Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.