Also from August 6
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Which is your favorite John Hughes movie from the 1980s?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” | 32% | |
| “The Breakfast Club” | 21% | |
| “Sixteen Candles” | 14% | |
| “Vacation” | 11% | |
| “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” | 9% | |
| “Weird Science” | 6% | |
| None of the above | 3% | |
| Total | 1007 | |
Videos
- The temperatures should remain in the upper 70s to lower …
- Drivers prepare for tomorrow night’s demolition derby at the Douglas …
- A former Kansas University scientist was arrested Thursday for criminal …
- Matthew Jaeger took the witness stand to testify in his …
- A case against a 75-year-old man involved in a murder …
- As the new school year approaches, the economy is taking …
- KU football players reported to campus Thursday for the beginning …
- Tania Jackson was cleared to play for the Kansas Jayhawks …
- Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright will meet in an exhibition …
- Showers off to our south mean cloud cover and lower …
- Expect a mostly cloudy drive on your evening commute today.
- Expect clouds to increase over the course of the day, …
- The weather this morning should be dry as you make …
- A 33-year-old man received non-life-threatening injuries after being shot by …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Surgeon says she’s ‘never seen anything as extensive’ as Jaeger’s ex-girlfriend’s injuries - 12:41 p.m., August 5, 2009 Updated 5:03 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Prosecutors on Wednesday afternoon rested their case against Matthew Jaeger after a surgeon described injuries that Jaeger’s ex-girlfriend had suffered.
- Video: Jaeger trial Wednesday update
- Special coverage: Matthew Jaeger: Guilty Verdict
10:00 a.m.
Homeless shelter director hopes to have new site on East 23rd Street within a year- August 5, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- If Loring Henderson has his way, the city’s homeless shelter will move out of downtown Lawrence and into a new facility in eastern Lawrence in just one year’s time.
2:00 p.m.
Fair food may be good to eat, but it’s not so good for you- August 6, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- The carnival rides, concerts and demolition derby are big attractions at the Douglas County Fair.
- Photo gallery: A fabulous feast of fair foods
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Chalmers, Wright to return to K.C. for exhibition
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Former Kansas University basketball players Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright will be playing an NBA exhibition game in Kansas City, Mo., this fall.
- Security increased at KU building after fired employee is arrested
- Suspect returned to campus with rifle in truck, police say
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Increased security has been put in place at a Kansas University building, after a former employee allegedly returned to campus with a rifle in the bed of a military surplus truck, a university spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
- Recruit Mays commits to KU women’s basketball program
- Guard ranked 93rd-best player in ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Keena Mays, a 5-foot-7 guard from Arlington, Texas, verbally committed to the Kansas women’s basketball team earlier this week, according to ESPN.com.
- Westar Energy profits climb
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Westar Energy Inc. says its second-quarter profit jumped significantly thanks to higher rates and lower costs but said it was lowering its earnings expectations for the year.
- Former Lawrence official gets top job in Johnson County government
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Johnson County’s new top administrator first started in government with the city of Lawrence.
- Tough economy may make school supply shopping more difficult
- 04:40 p.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 01:29 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Next week, Lawrence public school children will be returning to their classroom with the usual supplies. This year, however, they might not be name brand and kids might not every single item on the district’s list.
- First Kansan with swine flu dies
- 03:12 p.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 03:54 p.m.
- Kansas has reported the first death of a resident who was diagnosed with swine flu.
- Sonia Sotomayor confirmed as nation’s 111th U.S. Supreme Court justice
- 02:12 p.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 02:36 p.m.
- Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, a history-making Senate vote that capped a summer-long debate heavy with ethnic politics and hints of high court fights to come.
- Baldwin City police chief resigns
- 01:41 p.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 04:20 p.m. in print edition on A5
- Mike McKenna, who has been Baldwin City police chief since January 2003, resigned Thursday, effective immediately.
- Jaeger denies ever hurting ex-girlfriend, says he was just trying to protect her
- 01:35 p.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 06:44 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Former Kansas University student Matthew Jaeger denied ever choking, punching or hurting his ex-girlfriend as he took the stand Thursday morning in his own defense during a kidnapping and aggravated battery trial.
- Kansas senators threaten action over moving Guantanamo detainees to Leavenworth
- Kansas leaders angry that questions about detainees aren’t being answered
- 11:51 a.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 04:49 p.m. in print edition on A3
- U.S. Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts on Thursday sought to block a number of President Obama’s government appointments because of reports that Obama is considering putting Guantanamo Bay detainees in Fort Leavenworth.
- Matthew Jaeger takes stand in his own defense
- 09:30 a.m., August 6, 2009 Updated 01:48 p.m.
- This live blog will be updated throughout the day with details of testimony in the Matthew Jaeger trial.
- Kansas gets $5 million from securities settlements
- August 6, 2009
- Kansas has received a total of $5 million from multistate settlements with four investment companies.
- Man treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being shot with pellet gun
- August 6, 2009
- A 33-year-old man was treated for a non-life-threatening injury he sustained after being shot by a pellet gun early Thursday morning.
- People in the news
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
- People in the news, Aug. 6, 2009
- Menu options
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Thank you so much to the local restaurants of Lawrence!
- Reliable Royal eyes big year for Denver
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
- With just a little room to run during red zone drills Wednesday, Denver Broncos wide receiver Eddie Royal bolted past one defender and used a nifty move to slip by another. An instant later, he was in the clear in the end zone where quarterback Kyle Orton hit him with a 10-yard dart for the touchdown.
- Fair food may be good to eat, but it’s not so good for you
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The carnival rides, concerts and demolition derby are big attractions at the Douglas County Fair.
- Mickelson excited to golf again
- Lefty returns to competition in Bridgestone Invitational
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The practice sessions have been a little sharper, his optimism much greater.
- Kansas City waives quarterback Martin
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The Kansas City Chiefs have waived quarterback Ingle Martin.
- 6News: Construction at high schools on schedule
- August 6, 2009
- Construction at Lawrence High School and Free State High School is moving forward according to plan. The projects, which address updates both inside and outside the buildings, are scheduled to be completed before the new school year starts.
- 6News Video: Chalmers reflects on rookie season in NBA
- August 6, 2009
- Mario Chalmers talks with Kevin Romary about his rookie season in the NBA. Chalmers was in Lawrence to host his first annual National Championship Classic golf tournament.
- 6News Video: Local players log minutes in all-star game
- August 6, 2009
- Local players and a local coach participated in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association all-star game Wednesday. Three players and one coach from area high schools were invited.
- Red Dog Run to aid Boys and Girls Club
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The fifth annual Boys and Girls Club Red Dog Run will take off at 8 a.m. Saturday.
- $3.4M grant to help build another tornado safe room
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Washington, D.C., smiled on the Baldwin City school district this week, to the tune of a $3.4 million grant to build another tornado-proof safe room.
- Electric vehicle grants given to boost industry
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Missouri will receive more than $15 million in federal stimulus grants as part of a national effort to boost the battery and electric vehicle industry and create jobs.
- Smart e-Solutions leader attends course
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Karen Smart, Lawrence, president of Smart e-Solutions Inc., attended a training course June 15-16 in Canada.
- UPS drivers receive 25-year safety award
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- UPS recognized two drivers for completing 25 years without an accident.
- Edward Jones adviser to discuss investing
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Dru Hull will host the “Rules of the Road” seminar at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Peppertree Apartments, 3100 W. 22nd St.
- Unemployment benefits often misunderstood
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- During a recent online discussion, an interesting debate developed over a comment about not taking unemployment benefits.
- Back-to-school sales off to slow start
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
- It’s still early, but analysts’ grades already are coming in: the back-to-school shopping season is off to a lousy start.
- Will passage to India make a star?
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Beware of a movie star playing a movie star.
- ‘Cronkiters’ term a myth
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Legendary figures sometimes find a few tall tales seeping into their obits when they die. Their legendary status invites it.
- Horoscope for Aug. 6, 2009
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
- This year, stay focused on the big picture, which includes partners, interactions and dealings in general. If you are single, guard against putting someone on a pedestal. No one belongs there, as he or she can only crash down, disappointing you. If you are attached, clarify and ask questions if you feel overwhelmed. Your partner probably doesn’t mean to be nebulous. Aquarius has similar issues but a whole different style.
- U.S. journalists ’home and free’
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Two American journalists held captive in North Korea since March endured meals of rice with rocks, more than four months of isolation and the constant fear they would be sent to a gulag.
- K-G-Beefcake
- Putin bares his chest in Siberia
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The Czar-boro man? When Vladimir Putin rode a horse bare-chested through a rustic region of Siberia, it produced astonishing images casting him as a rugged Russian outdoorsman.
- Psychologists repudiate gay-to-straight therapy
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.
- Tours, re-enactments featured in Civil War on the Western Frontier
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A5
- The 14th annual Civil War on the Western Frontier will commemorate the role Kansas and Douglas County played leading up to and during the Civil War.
- Back treatment for elderly ineffective
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A common treatment that uses medical cement to fix cracks in the spinal bones of elderly people worked no better than a sham treatment, the first rigorous studies of the popular procedure reveal.
- Gunman at health club was bitter about women
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A7
- George Sodini seethed with anger and frustration toward women.
- Do the crime, pay for the time
- Lawmakers consider charging prison inmates for room and board
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.
- Senate reaches deal on $2B refill for ‘clunkers’ program
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling “cash for clunkers” program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.
- Ahmadinejad sworn in as president amid crisis
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in to a second presidential term Wednesday with a call for the divided nation to “join hands,” but it was greeted by protests in the streets and snubs inside Iran’s parliament.
- LaGuardia suspect frequented piano store
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The man accused of causing a bomb scare that shut down LaGuardia Airport is described as a “brilliant” classical pianist.
- Hiroshima mayor calls for abolishing nukes
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hiroshima’s mayor urged global leaders today to back President Barack Obama’s call to abolish nuclear weapons as Japan marked the 64th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack.
- Shooting leaves 2 dead, 3 wounded
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A shooting outside a home in a blighted neighborhood left two people dead and three others wounded early Wednesday, just hours after police and community members rallied for safer streets.
- Sotomayor picks up more GOP support
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won more GOP support in her drive toward near-certain Senate confirmation today as the first Hispanic justice, even as a growing chorus of Republicans called her unfit for the bench.
- Poll: Americans getting a bit more optimistic
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Americans are growing slightly more optimistic about the path the country is on, according to a new Ipsos-McClatchy poll.
- Free child development screenings offered
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence Early Childhood Special Services will provide free developmental screenings for children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old.
- County OKs change to Horizon 2020
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
- In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission approved an amendment to Horizon 2020 that will, in part, protect prime agricultural soil near Lawrence Municipal Airport.
- Lawrence Magazine marks 5th anniversary
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence Magazine is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a special edition.
- Upcoming events at the County Fair
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Here are some highlights of the annual Douglas County Fair, which is under way at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets:
- Insurance greed
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Health care reform is no longer an option; it is a necessity.
- Read the bill
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Last weekend, the president and his administration were touting health care changes and innovation as the way to cure the economy. The question is: How?
- T opportunity
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Our family has always supported the Lawrence Transit System.
- Cassel ready to start new era with Chiefs
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Whenever he’s not throwing passes at training camp, new Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel can usually be found just off the hip of Todd Haley, talking in the coach’s ear.
- Fanning the racial flames
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
- “You are such a racist nigger.” — reader e-mail To answer your questions: yes, the e-mail is quoted in its entirety. Yes, it’s authentic; I received it a year or so ago.
- Clintons make a formidable tag team
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Bill Clinton’s North Korean negotiations cast fresh light on a Byzantine, mysterious power that Americans may never fully understand.
- Congressional factions exert influence
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
- When several members of the Blue Dogs, a moderate-conservative Democratic faction, met last week with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to negotiate the deal that allowed the health care bill to move to the floor, it was a signal of their rise to prominence.
- Giants lock up Manning
- QB signs six-year, $97 million deal
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The Giants don’t think being the highest paid player in the NFL will change Eli Manning.
- Leave steroids out of Boston-N.Y. rivalry
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The Red Sox return to the Bronx tonight, and call me crazy, but I don’t sense that Yankees fans will respect David Ortiz’s “Give me time to figure out how I tested positive back in ’03” plea.
- Jackson returns to Lawrence to benefit youths
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
- As an eighth grader, Darnell Jackson wasted a lot of time loitering in a park adjacent to the Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma City. One day, the self-proclaimed troublemaker decided to swing open the doors of the club’s gymnasium.
- Royals stopped by Seattle…and a cat
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
- When a gray cat scampered onto the field and momentarily halted play during yet another dreadful effort by the Kansas City Royals, one thing puzzled Trey Hillman.
- Our Town Sports
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Mark Terranova fired a one-under 71 and won the weekly Jayhawk Golf Club tournament Sunday at Alvamar by two strokes over Van Reichert and three over Chad Roesler.
- Committed quintet
- Lions’ fivesome serious about making a run in 2009
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Balls will hit the floor, serves will clip the net. But when the 2009 Lawrence High volleyball team makes a mistake, it won’t be because of a lack of focus, passion or dedication.
- Kansas University basketball notebook
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
- ESPN’s Dick Vitale has tapped Kansas University’s basketball team preseason No. 1 in the country.
- Ottawa to face Wisconsin team
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Ottawa’s American Legion baseball team will put its 43-0 record on the line in the AA Regional that begins today in Milbank, S.D.
- Fair play
- August 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
- It’s time to get back to basics, and for many people, a trip to the county fair fills that bill.
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- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- 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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