Also from April 4
Audio clips
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Williams and Shaw
- Engagement: Morris and Heinen
- Engagement: Marlow and Wamsley
- Engagement: Knopp and Hood
- Wedding: Kaufman
- Anniversary: Rockhold
- Anniversary: Williams
- Anniversary: Robinson
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Following KU's run to the WNIT championship game this season, do you plan on attending a KU women's game next season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 34% | |
| No, I live too far away | 32% | |
| No | 26% | |
| Undecided | 6% | |
| Total | 676 | |
Videos
- The Kansas women fell to South Florida on Saturday, 75-71. …
- Mike Gaughan, an aide to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, was elected …
- Mike Gaughan says people, economic possibilities and growth inspire him …
- Mike Gaughan thinks the community has a chance to “hit …
- Mike Gaughan talks about the South Lawrence Trafficway, its environmental …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
KU fans hope buzz about WNIT fills the fieldhouse- April 3, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Bill Hougland says there’s been a change in his coffee conversations. The Lawrence resident, who gathers with friends each morning at McDonald’s at Sixth and Michigan streets, said the group has started talking about the Kansas women’s basketball team.
6:00 a.m.
Beans the cat safely back, after accidental trip to California- April 4, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Most pets normally don’t go on the family vacation. But one Lawrence cat just needed some sun, and headed west while the rest of the family headed east during spring break.
10:00 a.m.
Team pulls together in inspiring fashion- April 4, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Attaching labels is often mere oversimplification. Not when it comes to Kansas University’s women’s basketball season, however.
1:00 p.m.
FINAL: South Florida takes down KU women in WNIT championship, 75-71- 12:48 p.m., April 4, 2009 Updated 4:28 p.m.
- The two teams played in front of a Kansas and Big 12 record announced attendance of 16,113.
- Video: South Florida defeats KU in WNIT championship
- Photo gallery: WNIT Championship
- Poll: Following KU’s run to the WNIT championship game this season, do you plan on attending a KU women’s game next season?
- Audio clips: 2009 WNIT championship
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- KU’s Self adds to coaching awards
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University’s Bill Self continues to pile up coaching awards for his work during the 2008-09 season.
- KU baseball team shuts out No. 7 Baylor, 6-0
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- KU right-hander T.J. Walz threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just five baserunners in the Jayhawks’ 6-0 victory over No. 7 Baylor on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Severe thunderstorm watch expires
- 02:16 p.m., April 4, 2009 Updated 08:10 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Douglas County. The watch will expire at 8 p.m. Saturday.
- FINAL: South Florida takes down KU women in WNIT championship, 75-71
- 12:48 p.m., April 4, 2009 Updated 04:28 p.m.
- The two teams played in front of a Kansas and Big 12 record announced attendance of 16,113.
- Mike Gaughan picked as next Douglas County commissioner
- 11:46 a.m., April 4, 2009 Updated 10:46 a.m. in print edition on B1
- A group of Douglas County Democrats tapped Mike Gaughan, an aide to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, to fill an open seat on the Douglas County Commission.
- Wind mandate
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The U.S. will likely fail to develop renewable energy cost-effectively and fairly. Renewable portfolio standards allow utility monopolies to award contracts to themselves and their affiliates.
- KU’s Self wins AP coach of year
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Kansas coach Bill Self took a long look at the college basketball coach of the year trophy he received Friday from The Associated Press and wondered how he would ever get through airport security on the way home.
- Jayhawks mindful of pesky Bulls ‘D’
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Sometimes basketball statistics can be skewed by nuances like injuries, blowouts and schedule strength.
- ‘Anna in the Tropics’ shows family fragility in modern era
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The struggle between traditional and modern forms the conflict of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Anna in the Tropics,” which opened Thursday at University Theatre at Kansas University.
- Former Senator lauded for his talents
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Former Sen. James B. Pearson was remembered for his diverse abilities and his way of life during a memorial service Friday.
- Gunman kills 13 at community center
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A gunman barricaded the back door of a community center with his car and then opened fire on a room full of immigrants taking a citizenship class Friday, killing 13 people before apparently committing suicide, officials said.
- Around and about
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Marcelle Madl will celebrate her 80th birthday at 2 p.m. Sunday at the home of Dale and Phylis Schwarz.
- Obama tries American-style campaign on Europe
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans — popular here — to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming.
- Seder sisterhood: Interfaith group staging women’s gathering for Jewish holiday
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D1
- It’s an ancient tradition with a double twist: a Passover seder just for women, open to all faiths.
- Faith Forum: What’s a good way to introduce a child to faith?
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Kids thrive on variety in education
- Beans the cat safely back, after accidental trip to California
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Most pets normally don’t go on the family vacation. But one Lawrence cat just needed some sun, and headed west while the rest of the family headed east during spring break.
- Red Cross chapter sets $25K goal
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Douglas County has had an American Red Cross chapter since 1916 that has provided disaster relief and filled other emergency needs in the community.
- Luke leads Cards to state
- Coach of the Year
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C4
- To hear Ryan Luke tell it, his job was easy this season.
- Griffin AP player of year
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Oklahoma sophomore forward Blake Griffin is the runaway choice as The Associated Press’ college basketball player of the year.
- Giants release Burress
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C2
- The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York City nightclub.
- Graduation party to give safe option for seniors
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Parents of Lawrence high school seniors are gearing up to provide the graduates with a safe celebration after they receive their diplomas in the 2009 version of Project Graduation.
- People in the news
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Levi Johnston says ex-fiance Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, allows him to visit their 3-month-old son but won’t let him take the baby out.
- Club news
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D5
- The Knights of Columbus Council 1372 donated $560 for the purchase of a new mini computer at St. John Catholic School. It’s the first mobile convertible computer that incorporates touch functionality in a bi-directional LCD screen. It also allows one to navigate through applications with a stylus to create and watch documents, sketch objects and scenes, and collaborate with others using the built-in Webcam and microphone.
- Japan plans moon-walking robot - literally
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Japan hopes to have a two-legged robot walk on the moon by around 2020, with a joint mission involving astronauts and robots to follow, according to a plan laid out Friday by a government group.
- Homeland Security boss says cartels under pressure
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Beefed-up vehicle inspections, more drug-sniffing dogs and improved surveillance should help curb the flow of guns and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
- Civility
- Could it be that the problems in the economy are causing us to be a bit nicer to one another?
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Have you recently noted a little warmer reception in local stores and businesses as well as in telephone conversations regarding service activities?
- Milk labeling requirement sent to governor
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Ben & Jerry’s ice cream may be unavailable in Kansas if legislation restricting dairy labels is put into law, a state legislator said Friday.
- Amtrak adds signs to depot restoration
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B5
- A new platform isn’t the only upgrade that will be pulling into the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway depot in Lawrence.
- Plymouth Congregational church offering Spanish-language service
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Last summer, Spanish speakers in Lawrence found their way to the offices of Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt., looking for a Spanish-language Bible study.
- Stay healthy while looking for a new job
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D8
- After “find a job,” put “stay healthy” on your to-do list if you’re one of the hundreds of thousands who have lost a job in the past month or if you fear a layoff coming on.
- Henry wants to go to KU, father says
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Things are looking positive for Kansas University in the crazy, ever-changing Xavier Henry sweepstakes.
- Emergency crews assist two capsized kayakers at Clinton Lake
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical pulled two kayakers Friday evening from Clinton Lake.
- Jayhawks For a Cure game scheduled
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The University of Kansas softball team will help out in the fight against breast cancer when it hosts Oklahoma at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, for its Jayhawks For a Cure game.
- Former Baker player joins K.C. Chiefs
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Former Baker University football player Tanner Purdum will be competing for the job of starting long snapper this season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Free State loses two
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The Free State softball team dropped a doubleheader to Olathe East on Friday at College Boulevard Activity Center.
- LHS wins
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kaley Tesdahl and Marley Sutter each scored a goal and the Lawrence High girls soccer team defeated Andover Central, 2-1, on Friday in the second round of the McPherson Invitational.
- Journal-World All-Area First Team girls basketball
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C4
- Taylor Bird - Lawrence High, Sr. - While being named to the all-Sunflower League’s first team for the third straight season, Bird delivered the best all-around campaign of her career. She was the only player in the Sunflower League to rank in the Top 8 of all four major categories — 2nd in points (17.5 ppg), 2nd in rebounds (9 rpg), 8th in assists (3 apg) and 6th in steals (3.1 spg) — and one of just two players to rank in the Top 6 in points, rebounds and steals.
- Team pulls together in inspiring fashion
- KU in history-making game today
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Attaching labels is often mere oversimplification. Not when it comes to Kansas University’s women’s basketball season, however.
- Area towns offer advance voting today
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B8
- About 100 people cast ballots on Friday at the Douglas County Courthouse during a busy day for advance voting.
- KU men’s hoops notebook
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C6
- KU coach Bill Self will begin the process of gathering information from NBA sources next Tuesday and then sit down with both Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich to discuss their plans.
- Bird keeps it in family
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C4
- A little while after Danielle Bird was named the Journal-World’s All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year after last season, Bird’s father, Troy, congratulated her and then turned his attention to younger daughter Taylor.
- Royals demote Shealy
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C2
- The Kansas City Royals outrighted first baseman Ryan Shealy to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, trimming their roster to 30.
- Three share Houston lead
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Paul Casey shot a 2-under 70 on Friday for a share of the lead with Geoff Ogilvy and John Senden at 8 under during the suspended second round of the Shell Houston Open. Casey was one of only five players to complete two rounds Friday.
- McCray in elite company
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Her teammates and coaches call her “D,” as in short for Danielle, not as in short for defense. It’s her offense that makes Danielle McCray a legitimate All-American candidate, heading into next season.
- Socialism creeps into U.S.
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B7
- The plot of the 1956 cult classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” seems remarkably similar to the storyline of the Obama administration, which is invading, and appears eager to take over, corporate America. Unfortunately, the reality of the threat to American corporations is far creepier than any science-fiction film could ever be.
- Funding considererd for planned KU incubator facility
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B4
- City commissioners will consider providing $75,000 in funding to the Lawrence Douglas County Bioscience Authority for construction and operation of a new incubator facility that is planned for Kansas University’s West Campus.
- Fair to highlight alternative education
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B2
- An alternative education fair for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be from 10 am. to 3 p.m. April 11 at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
- Rock Chalk Revue raises record donation
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B2
- This year’s $60,000 donation to the United Way from proceeds from the annual Rock Chalk Revue set an all-time record, the show’s executive producer said Friday.
- Organ, tissue donations focus of LMH event
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital is hosting an event to raise awareness about organ and tissue donations as part of National Donate Life Month.
- Substitutes honor Pinckney principal
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Pinckney School Principal Lesa Frantz has been named Principal of the Year.
- Hiring right chancellor for KU is important to school, state
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Do the men and women serving on the search committee to identify, interview and select candidates for the chancellorship at Kansas University realize the critical importance of their mission?
- Pump patrol
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.89 at several locations.
- English villagers ssend Google Street View snapper packing
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- You’re never far from a camera in Britain, a country that has accepted the presence of millions of surveillance cameras in its streets, shopping centers and public spaces.
- 13 million now jobless in U.S. amid signs of improvement
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Unemployment zoomed to 8.5 percent last month, the highest in a quarter-century, as employers axed 663,000 more workers and pushed the nation’s jobless ranks past 13 million. The hard times were only expected to get harder — a painful 10 percent jobless rate before long.
- Boy drives 1,300 miles to Texas rodeo grounds
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A 13-year-old Virginia boy apparently loaded his family’s pickup truck with food, clothes and his dog, hitched up a trailer with two horses in tow and drove nearly 1,300 miles to Texas, police said. The teen’s parents found him safe Friday.
- Boston Globe issued ultimatum by Times
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Union leaders say The New York Times Co. has told The Boston Globe’s unions they must agree quickly to $20 million in concessions.
- Kraft: Salmonella found in trail mix last year
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in late 2007, but could not trace the possible source to tainted nuts from California until two weeks ago.
- N. Korea says satellite launch coming ‘soon’
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A2
- North Korea said preparations to launch a satellite were complete today and liftoff was imminent, as U.S., Japanese and South Korean warships with radar plied waters near the communist nation to monitor what they fear is a long-range missile test.
- Live grenade found by roofers on the job
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Workers removing a roof in Texas nearly had the job done for them by accident.
- Man given 10 years for insulting monarchy
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Thai citizen was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison on charges of insulting the king and his family by posting edited photos of the monarchy on the Internet, a court said.
- Firefighter accused in arsons held for trial
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A firefighter accused of setting a pair of small fires in an arson-plagued steel town near Philadelphia initially told police he had not left the house on the night of the blazes, but later said he had been out buying cocaine, an investigator testified Friday at a preliminary hearing.
- Report: Obama to ease Cuba restrictions
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- President Barack Obama intends to lift the U.S. ban on family members traveling to Cuba and remittances to the island, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
- Public flogging video shakes Pakistan peace accord
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Pakistani authorities ordered inquiries Friday into a video showing the public flogging of a screaming woman in a northwestern valley where officials have yielded to Taliban demands for Islamic law.
- Urban legendary
- LHS pitcher tosses no-hitter in 10-0 rout of SM North
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C1
- A year ago, Andy Urban’s anxiety on the pitcher’s mound nearly destroyed his ability to play the game he loved.
- KU in history-making game today
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Attaching labels is often mere oversimplification. Not when it comes to Kansas University’s women’s basketball season, however.
- ‘In Treatment’ back on the couch
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Cloris Leachman may have an Oscar (“Last Picture Show”) and many Emmy awards, but she’s probably best known for her offbeat presence on “Dancing With the Stars,” a performance that has little on her cracked characters in the Mel Brooks’ favorites “Young Frankenstein” and “High Anxiety.”
- Carolina, Villanova shed stereotypes
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C2
- They’re not quite who we thought they were. North Carolina isn’t exactly that group of kids who just couldn’t resist banding together to take another shot at winning the national title.
- Bears rally past Jayhawks, 8-6
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Entering the ninth inning of the Kansas University baseball teams’ matchup with Baylor on Friday, Paul Smyth found himself in prime position to wipe a string of shaky outings from his mind.
- Madonna to appeal court ruling on Malawi adoption
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Wealthy, famous, fabulous at 50 — but not a mother of four.
- FSHS christens field with win
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Of all the firsts that took place at the Free State High baseball team’s slick and stylish new field on Friday, there was one that stood out above all the rest — the win.
- Horoscopes
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D7
- For Saturday, April 4: This year, your ability to get past restrictions proves to be remarkable. Many wish they had the same talent! If you are single, you’ll meet people with ease, but making a decision as to who you want as yours might be another long tale.
- Scouting news
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on D3
- David Lawrence, of Lawrence, will receive his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Burgess Scout Cabin in Lawrence.
- Investigation begins into corpse that was apparently cut to fit coffin
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on E6
- James Hines was a giant — a 6-foot-7, 300-pound preacher and funk musician so big that after he died in 2004, a macabre rumor began circulating in this small town that the undertaker had to cut off his legs to fit him in the coffin.
- Nevada lawmakers squeamish about prostitution tax
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Nevada taxes you when you have a drink, when you catch a show and when you buy some smokes — and of course it gets a piece of your action at the casino. But if you’re looking for a sin-tax haven, you could head to a brothel.
- Jobless make ads to pitch themselves
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Jayna Dinsmore dressed in a sharp pink blouse and black slacks and made the pitch she hoped would end her five months of unemployment: Experienced marketing manager and analyst. Diverse background. Trade show experience.
- Iowa legalizes gay marriage
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Iowa’s Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state — and first in the nation’s heartland — to allow same-sex couples to wed.
- Another honor
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: It’s great that the Kansas University debate team won the national championship, but do not overlook the KU law school’s accomplishments in the American Bankruptcy Institute Moot Court Competition.
- Climate protection efforts hit some bumps
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B6
- “Fervently” is how America will henceforth engage in talks on global warming. So said the president’s climate change negotiator Sunday in Germany, at a U.N. conference on reducing carbon emissions.
- Keeping the care in health care
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B6
- I was tickled to hear that the insurance industry is beginning to commence to start to think about lifting bans on the pre-existing conditions that keep a slew of Americans from getting health coverage. This has always been on the deep end of a pretty wacky system.
- Shoe drive to benefit Soles4Souls Inc.
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Lawrence residents may donate gently worn shoes for people in need. Soles4Souls and Garry Gribble’s Running Sports will collect your gently worn footwear and/or donations at 839 Mass.
- AG warns of scams regarding mortgages
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Scams perpetrated by people claiming to assist with modifying mortgages are showing up across the state, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said.
- YouTube video of queen, Italian leader popular
- April 4, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Was Queen Elizabeth II angry at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for trying too hard to get President Barack Obama’s attention? Apparently not.
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- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
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