Overview

• City Administrator Chris Kukulski says the unit will stay offline for all purposes until the investigation is complete, with restoration planning underway for the shelter building.
• The FBI used the city incinerator to burn methamphetamine, and RiverStone Health says it had approved only pills and marijuana disposal.
• Fourteen employees were sickened and animals were evacuated after the malfunction, and some staff have since returned to the hospital for additional care.
• The shelter remains closed, and Executive Director Triniti Halverson says staff and animals will not return until the crematorium is deemed inoperable.
• Earlier reports to the city and consultant findings cited negative-pressure and ventilation risks; officials say fixes were made and no further concerns were reported until last week, with a meeting set between Kukulski and shelter leaders.