Also from October 31
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Engagement: Boyd
- Wedding: Heck and Muths
- Anniversary: Brooks
- Anniversary: Smelser
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Did you agree with the benching of Todd Reesing in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 60% | |
| No | 31% | |
| Undecided | 7% | |
| Total | 2517 | |
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Texas Tech?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Laptad (Sack, forced fumble, 2 tackles for loss) | 45% | |
| Maxwell Onyegbule (Sack, fumble recovery, TD) | 40% | |
| Jeff Wheeler (Sack, forced fumble) | 7% | |
| Darrell Stuckey (Sack, two tackles) | 4% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 66 | |
The KU men's basketball team was the consensus No. 1 in the preseason polls. Who do you feel is the best team in the nation not counting the Jayhawks?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 40% | |
| Michigan State | 36% | |
| Kentucky | 9% | |
| North Carolina | 5% | |
| Villanova | 3% | |
| Purdue | 2% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 849 | |
Will KU's offense score on its first possession?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 56% | |
| Yes | 44% | |
| Total | 50 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Economy scares off some Halloween sales- October 30, 2009 in print edition on 6A
- Last year, Americans spent an estimated $5.77 billion celebrating Halloween, but the current economic downturn is prompting some people to scale back on the spookiest of holidays.
4:02 a.m.
Parkinson raises the possibility of a tax hike as revenue comes up another $15 million short of projections- 8:17 a.m., October 30, 2009 Updated 5:46 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- As state revenues continued to fall, Gov. Mark Parkinson said Friday that it’s possible he’ll propose a tax increase to lift the budget out of the hole.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas Supreme Court upholds ban on commercial wind farms in scenic Flint Hills- October 30, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- In a case pitting the beauty of the Flint Hills against large wind farms, the Flint Hills won. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of a zoning ordinance in Wabaunsee County that prohibits commercial wind farms.
- Special coverage: A new crop in Kansas
2:30 p.m.
FINAL: Reesing benched in 4th quarter of 42-21 loss to Texas Tech- 1:13 p.m., October 31, 2009 Updated 8:55 p.m.
- The Jayhawks collapsed in the fourth quarter, fumbling three times in the final 12 minutes as quarterback Todd Reesing was benched for the game’s final two possessions.
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Texas Tech
- Poll: Did you agree with the benching of Todd Reesing in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech?
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against Texas Tech?
- Poll: Will KU’s offense score on its first possession?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-Texas Tech football
7:00 p.m.
All stories
- FINAL: Reesing benched in 4th quarter of 42-21 loss to Texas Tech
- 01:13 p.m., October 31, 2009 Updated 08:55 p.m.
- The Jayhawks collapsed in the fourth quarter, fumbling three times in the final 12 minutes as quarterback Todd Reesing was benched for the game’s final two possessions.
- Three injured in two-vehicle accident early Saturday
- One transported via air ambulance; Two taken to LMH by ground
- 03:41 a.m., October 31, 2009 Updated 04:54 p.m. in print edition on B2
- A 20-year-old Olathe man was transported by air ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital Saturday morning after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Eighth and Tennessee streets.
- Presidential challenger may pull out of Afghan runoff
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, and Abdullah is likely to pull out of next week’s presidential runoff, a person with knowledge of the talks said Friday.
- Bug-borne disease lab heading to state
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Another federal research lab dedicated to animal diseases is headed for Manhattan, Kan.
- Ousted leader says pact restores his power
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A U.S.-brokered agreement that could return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power was sent to the Honduran Congress on Friday for consideration.
- U.S. warily leans to new Iran sanctions
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Frustrated by Iran’s continued defiance of demands to come clean on its nuclear program, the Obama administration is leaning toward imposing new sanctions, even if it must act alone.
- U.S. seeks to manage Karzai
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Whatever Afghanistan strategy President Obama chooses will hinge on whether U.S. officials can work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
- KU vs. Tech Head to head
- October 31, 2009
- Armed, dangerous: Raiders to throw, as usual
- October 31, 2009
- When it came to light Wednesday that Texas Tech coach Mike Leach had opted to start red-shirt freshman quarterback Seth Doege over incumbent Taylor Potts in today’s matchup with Kansas University, it’s hard to imagine the move was met with more than a shrug by members of the Kansas University defense.
- Man arrested on charges of firing shots, aggravated assault
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Police arrested a 20-year-old man Friday evening on multiple charges after an incident that ended in several gunshots being fired.
- Free State’s Brahler on all-league team
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Free State High senior golfer Grace Brahler recently was named to the six-girl All-Sunflower League second team.
- De Soto soccer advances to state quarterfinals
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C6
- De Soto stunned defending Class 4A-1A state soccer champion Kansas City Christian, 2-0, Friday in the regional final to advance to Tuesday’s state quarterfinals.
- Veritas football earns KCAA’s second seed
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Despite its loss Thursday to Sunrise Christian in the battle of previously unbeatens, Veritas Christian’s football team is still very much alive for a KCAA state title.
- Lions roll into state CC
- Wedge favored to win individual title
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Today, when Lawrence High’s boys cross country team heads to Rim Rock Farm for the third time this season, the Lions will take the course as the defending Class 6A state champions and, therefore, will run with that giant bull’s-eye on their backs.
- KU soccer tames Tigers
- Jayhawks advance to Big 12 tourney
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Not a bad day for the Kansas University soccer team. The Jayhawks downed No. 20 Missouri, 3-2, on Friday at Jayhawk Soccer Complex, then squeaked into next week’s Big 12 tournament thanks to the conference’s three-way tiebreaker rule.
- Morris twins adding bounce to their step
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C1
- There was a time last season when Markieff and Marcus Morris left members of the Kansas University basketball team wondering if they actually could dunk.
- Lions ousted at state tourney
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Lawrence High’s volleyball team endured a bittersweet finish to its season Friday evening, as the Lions went 1-2 at the Class 6A state tournament and came up just short of qualifying for today’s semifinals.
- Abbyville biker survives 2 brushes with death
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B4
- One word describes Levi Mitzner: survivor. At 24 years, the Abbyville resident has endured two life-threatening experiences.
- Corrections department seeks to sanction attorney
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The Kansas Department of Corrections has filed an ethics complaint against an attorney who helped a reporter investigate illegal sexual relationships at a state prison for women.
- Husker fan treated to dream game
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B2
- It was clear to Jerome Schoel that his son, Jon, was having a good time watching over a sea of fans clad in red and white cheering on the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
- Dog from prison’s K-9 unit found
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A dog that escaped from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility’s K-9 unit has been found.
- Snow lets up in West, Plains; South drenched
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A3
- While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.
- Pirates want $7 million ransom for couple
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The BBC said Friday that Somali pirates called the broadcaster to demand $7 million for the release of a British couple whose yacht was hijacked off the coast of Africa.
- Suspect in gang rape of teen won’t be charged
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Authorities say one of six suspects arrested in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside Richmond High School’s homecoming dance will not be charged.
- Woman to repay much of accidental $29K tip
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A woman mistakenly tipped $29,000 by the University of Notre Dame in her catering paycheck will return more than half of the money in $50 monthly payments over the next 28 years.
- Military looks for survivors of Coast Guard-Marine midair crash
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a heavily used military training area.
- Pakistanis confront Clinton over drone attack ‘executions’
- Secretary of State questions commitment to fighting
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A3
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced sharp rebukes from Pakistani audiences Friday, including one woman who accused the U.S. of conducting “executions without trial” in aerial drone strikes. Slapping back, Clinton questioned Pakistan’s commitment to fighting terrorists.
- Drug adviser fired after marijuana comments
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Britain’s top drug adviser was fired Friday after saying that marijuana, Ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol.
- Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama’s first months in office.
- Police: Dad ran over ‘Westernized’ daughter
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter in Arizona with his car because she was becoming “too Westernized” has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said Friday.
- BP fined record $87M for refinery hazards
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery.
- Better late than never
- Lawrence escapes cellar with triumph over Pioneers
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C1
- If ever there were a more fitting ending to a season, the Lawrence High football team hasn’t seen it.
- Gritty FSHS football flattens Ravens
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C1
- No one ever expected Free State High’s mercurial, high-octane offense to play smash-mouth football. Until Friday night.
- Trick-or-treaters to call on the White House
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Add this to the list of duties for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle: having enough candy to satisfy 2,000 trick-or-treaters banging on the White House door.
- Wildlife officer loses gator at show and tell
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Officials say a Florida Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter’s school for show and tell.
- Papers detail FBI, CIA conflict over detainees
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Newly released documents show the FBI interviewed a naked, chained terror suspect back in 2002 as the bureau struggled with the CIA over how to treat high-value prisoners.
- Behemoth of the seas: World’s largest cruise ship sails for U.S. port
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A2
- It’s five times larger than the Titanic, has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. The world’s largest cruise ship is finally finished and Friday it began gliding toward its home port in Florida.
- Alvamar pro Towner makes cut
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Alvamar Country Club golf professional Randy Towner fired his second straight 1-under-par 71 on Friday and has made the cut at the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.
- South Florida topples West Virginia
- October 31, 2009
- Once again, South Florida had all the answers for slowing down West Virginia.
- SEC officials are unfairly targeted
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C2
- A few points that I believe to be true following the recent spate of gaffes by Southeastern Conference football officials:
- KU swimming falls to Missouri
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Despite a record-breaking time by junior Iuliia Kuzhil and a first-place finish by senior diver Meg Proehl, the Kansas University swimming and diving team (0-3 in dual meets) lost to Missouri, 119-176, on Friday in Robinson Natatorium.
- Rojas candidate for Ray Guy Award
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University junior Alonso Rojas was named one of 42 candidates for the 2009 Ray Guy Award, given to the country’s top punter each season.
- SEC stiffens penalties for complaining coaches
- October 31, 2009
- Publicly griping about officials in the Southeastern Conference just got a lot more costly for Lane Kiffin and the rest of the league’s coaches.
- Haskell women open hoops season with victory
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Haskell Indian Nations University opened its women’s basketball season with a victory Friday night.
- Government: Stimulus saved, created 650K jobs
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Nearly 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan, the government said Friday, and the White House declared the nation on track to meet the president’s goal of 3.5 million by the end of next year.
- Path clearing for House to pass health bill
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A6
- They may not like it, but many House liberals look ready to accept a compromise health care bill, putting Democratic leaders well on the way to delivering on President Barack Obama’s call for overhaul.
- Increasing gasoline prices likely to have Grinch effect on holidays
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached — billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump.
- KCK man faces gun, kidnapping charges
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B3
- A Kansas City, Kan., man is facing federal kidnapping and firearms charges after allegedly trying to abduct a woman before her father intervened.
- Blackhawk chopper lands in Tonganoxie
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B3
- A Blackhawk helicopter landing Friday on Tonganoxie High School’s football field was the main attraction for Tonganoxie school district students and other spectators.
- U.S. Army general taking position in Afghanistan highlights leader training
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B1
- An Army general coming to the end of one command and embarking on a new one emphasized Friday the importance of developing strong and capable leaders in Afghanistan.
- Vaccine not always given to high-risk
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A5
- It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
- Kids’ deaths from swine flu jump to 114
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children’s deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.
- Grave thefts: An age-old problem that won’t die
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A5
- It’s that time of year when even cemetery guards are more easily spooked, on alert for signs of one of the oldest, most ghoulish and most persistent of crimes: grave robberies.
- Obama lifts ban on U.S. entry for those with HIV
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A5
- President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.
- Flat incomes, weak spending continue to haunt economy
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.
- Health facility to celebrate 10 years
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Three Lawrence health care agencies will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine.
- Pump patrol
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations.
- University leaders feel powerless to curb athletic excesses
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B1
- It’s a sad story. The question of who is running our universities and colleges was answered fairly clearly earlier this week by two news reports from the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in Miami.
- 4th typhoon in month lashes sodden Philippines
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A powerful typhoon crashed into the Philippine capital today with pounding rain and strong winds, causing a massive power outage, downing trees and bringing fresh floods to areas still partially submerged from a recent deadly storm.
- Virginia could be bellwether for GOP comeback
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on E6
- A year after Barack Obama handed the Republicans their first presidential defeat in Virginia in 44 years with a pledge to restore jobs, the Democrats appear to have squandered the party’s advances.
- Ski town could push marijuana legalization
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country.
- Lehman Bros. art auctioned off
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Even in these trying financial times, you’re not going to see many going-out-of-business sales like this one.
- People in the news
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D7
- A judge ordered Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model.
- Horoscope for October 31, 2009
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D7
- For Saturday, Oct. 31: You often wonder what you would most like to do. Realize that it is an enviable position to have those concerns. Don’t underestimate the importance of security and family. If you are single, you will meet people with ease, like while going to the gym or to the cleaners. If you are attached, the two of you love hanging out together a little more than before. Aries has a lot of energy; you have depth.
- Happiness may not measure progress
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Not long ago a group of writers decided to publish a book of essays we called: “Feminism Made Me Happy.” It was an in-your-face title, a deliberate attempt to counter the narrative we all knew by heart. The one that kept describing how the women’s movement had left us stressed out, discontented, wrenched from home, hearth, and motherhood to struggle and fail at doing it all.
- State-option health care not acceptable
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B6
- There is an air of desperate improvisation to Sen. Harry Reid’s scheme to pass a “public option” as part of health care reform, but at the same time provide an easy exemption for any state that objects to it. The warning flags ought to be flying for anyone who can count to three — let alone 60.
- First step
- Talking about how to create jobs in Douglas County is a good start. Now we need to get to work.
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on B6
- It was heartening to see such a strong turnout at Thursday night’s “Community Forum on Job Growth” at Lawrence High School. Having people who care about an issue enough to come out and discuss it is the first step in finding a solution.
- Newborn nightmares: Scary story contest winners craft spooky tales
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D1
- We invited area students to concoct a Halloween story of 700 words or less that started with this spooky introduction: “‘That has to be the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen,’ I thought when I arrived at the Kendricks’ home to baby-sit their new infant …” We received more than 100 entries from participants, grouped in three divisions: elementary, junior high and high school. Here are the winning entries.
- Faith Forum: Does faith have a place in Halloween festivities?
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D1
- • Make choices that reflect your faith • All Hallows Eve time for imagination
- Blackberry owners get their own app site
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D1
- BlackBerry addicts, you’re in luck. Just as iPhone owners have the App Store for all electronic necessities, you do too with CrackBerry.com.
- Scouting news
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Scouting news for October 31, 2009.
- Club news
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Club news for October 31, 2009.
- Military news
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Military news for October 31, 2009.
- Around and about
- October 31, 2009 in print edition on D3
- News from around and about for October 31, 2009.
- Texas defense: ‘We’re the firemen’
- October 31, 2009
- The No. 3 Texas Longhorns have given up 15 turnovers this season and have yet to pay much of a price for it.
- Today’s Big 12 capsules
- October 31, 2009
- Tech vows no more complacency
- October 31, 2009
- There’s been a lot of “fat little girlfriend” talk out of Lubbock, Texas, this week. In case you missed it, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach insinuated last week that his team’s 52-30 home loss to Texas A&M was due at least in part to his players’ “fat little girlfriends,” who apparently had spent the previous week telling their beaus how great they were and thus created a sense of complacency among members of the Red Raiders football team.
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