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Fire department checks KU campus building for natural gas smell

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews investigated a natural gas smell in a building on KU's Lawrence campus Monday morning.

Lawrence woman makes connection with Boston residents offering shelter after bombing

Hallie Velez, of Lawrence, made a connection with the people in Boston who opened their homes to take people in after Monday's bombing. She sent thank-you notes to several of those homeowners, and her deed gained notice in The Atlantic magazine. By Ian Cummings

DCCCA offers walk-in substance abuse counseling on Wednesdays

For those wondering if they have a problem with alcohol, or any drug, a Wednesday afternoon in April's Alcohol Awareness Month is a fine time to walk in, without an appointment, and talk about it with professional, say counselors at DCCCA.

KU football player Nick Sizemore arrested on suspicion of DUI, leaving the scene of an accident

A senior Kansas University football player was arrested on suspicion of DUI early Sunday morning in the 1800 block of West Sixth Street.

Police seeking suspect in robbery of laptop at Lawrence Visitor Center

Police are seeking a suspect in the robbery of a laptop computer from an 80-year-old man at the Lawrence Visitor Center, 402 North Second St., early Saturday morning.

Downtown Lawrence bank briefly evacuated for unfounded bomb threat

Employees briefly evacuated the U.S. Bank building at 900 Massachusetts St. about 2 p.m. today after a man walked in with a box and said he had a bomb.

McLouth man, 18, arrested on suspicion of sex crimes involving juvenile

An 18-year-old McLouth man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of using social media to contact a juvenile for sexual purposes.

Victim advocate recognized for decades of working with traumatized witnesses

If you’ve been robbed, beaten or defrauded, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself sitting across a desk from Dolores Moseley, the victim/witness coordinator for the Douglas County District Attorney's office. Ian Cummings

KU water conference kicks off Friday morning with EPA official's survey of Midwest conservation issues

The Midwest has so many water problems that it could take the better part of a morning just to list them. Drought, declining aquifers, aging infrastructure and pollution are just the beginning. So those are the topics Karen Flournoy, regional director for the Environmental Protection Agency, focused on as she led off a two-day conference on drought and global water problems in The Commons at Kansas University’s Spooner Hall Friday morning.

Court rejects convicted murderer Thomas Murray's challenge of prison sentence

A Douglas County judge has rejected a former Kansas State University English professor's attempt to challenge his prison sentence for the killing his ex-wife in 2003.

Lawrence couple builds round home

A Lawrence couple is in the process of building an unusual home. The light blue ...

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Fiddling and Picking Championships

The 28th Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships took place Sunday, August 24, 2008, in ...

Joe Biden in Lawrence

U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) spoke at the Dole Institute's "Contender Series" Friday, October 28, ...

District Attorney Charles Branson files for third term

Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces he will seek a third term in office.

Tornado Damage

Residents of Douglas County clean up after Tuesday's minor tornado that caused damage to at least five homes.

Delivering the LINK Thanksgiving meal

Deb Engstrom, Lawrence, has been in charge of getting out the LINK Thanksgiving meal, and this year was no exception as more than 300 meals were delivered to area residents on Thursday.

Lawrence resident hopes stem cell transplant will reverse disease symptoms

Kim Banning-Bohmann talks about her two-year battle with scleroderma, a life-threatening disease that causes hardening of the skin. She received a stem cell transplant in February in hopes of reversing the symptoms. It has yet to work, but she hasn't given up hope.

Crews hang city's Christmas lights

City crews started putting up the city's Christmas Lights on Monday November 1, 2011. The job should take about a week, and on November 24th the lights will turn on, creating a colorful glow in the city.

Field Leadership Exercise

KU Air Force ROTC student took to West Campus to refine their skills they've learned as they set up some scenarios ranging from a downed pilot to extracting POWs from prison and dealing with locals in a combat zone.

Doug Compton on 'The 901 Building'

Doug Compton, president of First Management Inc., talks about his seven-story apartment/retail/office project at Ninth and New Hampshire streets. The building will house a health club and office space, along with 55 apartments.

KU Custom motorcycle

Greg Zappala, of Knievel Motorcycles in Greenville, Pa., shows off the first Jayhawk custom motorcycle behind Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday Oct. 14, 2011. His company builds custom motorcycles for universities upon request. The Jayhawk motorcycle has a Bill Self motif complete with championship rings, and a Jayhawk on the tank.

Eudora High Wind Turbine

Bill and Bev Smalley, of Topeka, along with a worker from Westar Energy and students from Eudora High School spend Thursday Oct. 13, 2011, assembling a wind turbine that will make power for the concession stand and restrooms at Eudora High School's sports complex.

Markus Lisske, a German exchange student tries his foot at kicking for FSHS's football team.

Markus Lisske, a foreign exchange student from Germany at Free State High School, is trying his skills at American football by being a kicker on the football team.