Also from April 2

Births

• Kode and Jennifer Pacha, Lawrence, a boy.
• Andrew and Amy Spikes, Lawrence, a girl.
• Lisa and Chris Elles, Lawrence, a boy.
• Mike and Emily Humphrey, Lawrence, a girl.

Blog entries

• The Lasso: Beer, rock n’ roll, alpacas and more
• Heard on the Hill: Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage
• Town Talk: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage
• Eat Your Vegetables: Cooking away the CSA, week 10: The best flourless peanut butter cookies

Obituaries

• Prescott Underwood, Sheriden, Wyo.
• Douglas O. Fleming, Lawrence
• Robert David Holroyd, Leavenworth
• Merle Frank Black, Lawrence
• Carolee Westhafer Suder Rainey, Bella Vista, Ark.

On the street

• Are you excited about the start of Major League baseball this weekend?

Photos

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Photo galleries

Polls

Excluding KU, which team has the best chance of winning the Big 12 men's basketball regular-season title in 2011?

Poll results

Response	Percent
Kansas State		53%
Baylor		34%
Texas		4%
Texas A&M		3%
Other		1%
Missouri		0%
Oklahoma State		0%
Missouri		0%
Total	505

Videos

• Family members speak of people who loved spending time with …
• Fire chief Mark Bradford says his firefighters performed well when …
• Members of the sorority were sent home for the weekend …
• Joel Hernandez admitted to driving drunk and hitting a 20-year-old …
• Police said they needed more information in the case.
• Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt spoke to the group rallying …
• Johnny’s owner Rick Renfro is happy the intersection at 2nd …
• Kansas Attorney General Steve Six says it would be fiscally …
• The weather will be chilly overnight but in the 60s …
• The state hopes a plan to rebuild highways around the …
• The building would be seven stories tall and on the …
• Kansas Athletics sent an e-mail to donors assuring them no …
• The Jayhawks lost their second game in their series against …
• Kansas softball lost 7-0 to No. 17 Texas.
• Sherron Collins was awarded the inaugural Lute Olsen Player of …
• Estelle Johnson, a former KU soccer player, signed on with …
• McDougald originally wanted to go to Ohio State, but the …
• More than 200 dalmatians will be shown on Sunday for …
• After Friday afternoon’s showers, the evening commuter should be a …
• Thunderstorms passed quickly through the area on Friday, clearing the …
• Expect showers throughout Friday. Storms and clouds should clear out …
• You’ll have breezy conditions again on your drive to work …

All stories

Fire chief pleased with department’s response to HazMat incident

By Mark Boyle

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A4

The seriousness of Thursday afternoon’s accident at MagnaGro fertilizer plant, 600 E. 22nd, escalated quickly.

Cane molasses not dangerous except in tragic, specific confluence of circumstances

By Mark Fagan

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A4

An ambulance pulling into Lawrence Memorial Hospital from the site of an industrial accident Thursday had to be quarantined for several hours, as officials from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical analyzed the substance that apparently had caused all the trouble.

Still no charges in two-county police chase earlier this week

By George Diepenbrock

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B2

Shawnee County prosecutors said Friday they were still waiting on reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol before determining whether to file charges against a Douglas County man after a two-county high-speed chase on Tuesday.

Police find unloaded gun in LHS student’s car

By George Diepenbrock

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

Lawrence police notified Lawrence High School administrators on Friday that officers during the lunch hour found an unloaded gun in a senior male student’s vehicle.

Developers planning $9.5 million, seven-story building for downtown Lawrence

By Chad Lawhorn

04:23 p.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 04:51 p.m. in print edition on A1

Plans are in the works for a $9.5 million, seven-story, mixed-use downtown building that would rival the height of the U.S. Bank Tower.

Suspect in Lawrence man’s death released from jail; DA asks for more investigation

By George Diepenbrock

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B1

The suspect arrested earlier this week in connection with a man’s death in the 800 block of Maine Street was released from the Douglas County Jail Friday pending further investigation, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said.

Attorney General Six says Kansas will not challenge federal health care legislation

Associated Press

02:48 p.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 05:42 p.m. in print edition on B1

Kansas’ attorney general said Friday he won’t join colleagues in other states in challenging the new federal health care law because he believes their lawsuit has little chance of success.

After fire, KU Kappa Kappa Gamma women will spend weekend away from sorority house

02:21 p.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 05:32 p.m. in print edition on B2

Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority living in their chapter house will spend the weekend elsewhere after smoke was detected in an upper floor room on Friday.

Morning storm takes roof off Bonner Springs church

By Nicole Kelley

April 2, 2010

A storm struck the Bonner Springs area Friday morning causing severe damage to a local building and knocking out power in some areas.

Lawrence man pleads guilty in October fatal hit-and-run that killed bicyclist

By George Diepenbrock

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A1

A 22-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Friday morning to two charges related to an October hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of a Lawrence woman who was riding a bicycle.

State officials consider new transportation plan as way to ease unemployment

Associated Press

12:04 p.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 04:50 p.m.

During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a number of public projects to get the United States working again.

Power restored to most Douglas County customers, schools after storm

By George Diepenbrock

11:34 a.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 12:54 p.m.

About 750 customers in Douglas County are without power as of 11:15 a.m. Friday after the morning thunderstorm, according to Westar Energy’s Web site.

OSHA enters investigation into Thursday’s fatal industrial accident at MagnaGro

Authorities release names of those killed in Thursday’s MagnaGro industrial accident

By Christine Metz & Caroline Trowbridge

11:21 a.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 05:45 p.m. in print edition on A1

In a release Friday morning, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical said the men were Roy Hillebert, 51, Eudora, and Brandon Price, 25, Lawrence.

Statehouse Live: Tea Party rallies at the Capitol

By Scott Rothschild

10:56 a.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 02:01 p.m.

The rally was part of a 43-city national tour of the Tea Party Express, which started in Nevada, and will end up in Washington D.C. on April 15.

Parkinson’s office won’t comment on whether governor has received threatening letter

Associated Press

April 2, 2010

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson’s office won’t say whether it has received a threatening letter like one sent to most of the nation’s governors.

Roeder turns sentencing hearing into forum to promote his views

Associated Press

April 2, 2010

A man who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions used his sentencing hearing as a forum to espouse his views in an effort to justify his crime, arguing that he had chosen to obey “God’s law” to save babies.

Severe thunderstorms roll through northeast Kansas

All warnings in northeast Kansas have expired, but rains remain throughout morning

09:09 a.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 10:17 a.m.

A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Douglas County early Friday morning.

Underdog Butler a great story

By Bill Mayer

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B1

Butler’s emergence as 2010 NCAA basketball champion would be one of the greatest underdog stories in college history, maybe sports in general. Go Bulldogs!

Society’s disconnect widens

By Garrison Keillor

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A7

It is spring glorious spring (da do ron ron ron da do ron ron) and our gallant president has rallied his fractious forces against wacko demagoguery, the crocuses are up, and birds are returning from the South, preferring to raise their children here in Minnesota where we pull our pants on one leg at a time and not all at once. Some people in Washington haven’t managed to get their pants on in years.

Obama insults traditional U.S. allies

By Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post Writers Group

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A7

What is it like to be a foreign ally of Barack Obama’s America? If you’re a Brit, your head is spinning. It’s not just the personal slights to Prime Minister Gordon Brown — the ridiculous 25-DVD gift, the five refusals before Brown was granted a one-on-one with The One.

Rec calendar

Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B2

Area sports for April 1, 2010.

Not without drama: KU baseball team holds off Texas A&M in Big 12 home opener

By Matt Tait

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B1

For the third time in three days, the Kansas University baseball team delivered a series of stirring previews only to have the featured presentation draw mixed reviews.

New CLAS dean to make $260,000

Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A4

Danny Anderson, Kansas University’s next dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will make $260,000 yearly in his new post.

Dayton defeats North Carolina for NIT title

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B2

Dayton denied last year’s national champs another title and took home one of its own for the first time in 42 years.

‘Miami Medical’ has few surprises

By Kevin McDonough

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B7

Can producer Jerry Bruckheimer (“CSI,” “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case,” “Amazing Race”) save the hospital drama?

Seabury Spring Sports Capsules

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

A look at spring sports at Seabury Academy.

Net Worth: Commonplace URLs reveal startling amount of wasted space

By Jon Niccum

April 2, 2010 in print edition on C1

Back during my tenure at a regional alternative newspaper in the 1990s, the whole Internet bubble suddenly inflated. Thus, we went from not needing a Web site to needing one immediately.

Veritas Spring Sports Capsules

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

A look at spring sports a Veritas Christian School.

Pirates pick wrong boat to tangle with — U.S. Navy warship

By Jason Straziuso - Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

The small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken on far more than they could handle: a U.S. warship.

Foreigners blamed for vote fraud

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the U.N. and international community Thursday, accusing them of interfering in last year’s fraud-tarnished presidential election and seeking to weaken his authority after parliament rejected his bid to expand his control over the country’s electoral institutions.

KU track’s Krechyk breaks school record

J-W Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B5

Kansas University sophomore Alena Krechyk owns the country’s top collegiate mark in the women’s hammer throw after her 64.57 m (211-10 feet) toss on Thursday at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Ratings game: MPAA chief Glickman departs Hollywood

By Jon Niccum

12:00 a.m., April 2, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on C1

Dan Glickman spent much of the last decade fighting pirates in Hollywood. But he did it from an office in Washington, D.C.

Hollywood: No betting on box office

By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press Writer

April 2, 2010 in print edition on C3

Think you’re better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming flick will be a box office bomb or sleeper hit? You could put money behind that under two proposals that movie studios are denouncing as legalized gambling.

Pump patrol

Staff reports

April 2, 2010

The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.67 at several stations.

Unemployment claims post slight decrease

By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press Writer

April 2, 2010 in print edition on C3

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the economy moves closer to generating more jobs.

Students benefit from federal loan overhaul

By Michelle Singletary

April 2, 2010 in print edition on C3

Tucked inside the health care reform law is significant financial relief for the millions of students who borrow to obtain a higher education.

People in the news

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B7

People in the news for April 2, 2010.

Horoscope for April 2, 2010

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B7

This year, willingly work with a key associate. The connection might be far more powerful than you realize. Understanding evolves. If this is your significant other, you will want more downtime together. If you are single, a foreigner or someone very different enters your life. You open up to a new way of thinking and acting. Sagittarius opens mental doors.

‘Modern Family’ gives iPad starring role

By Lynn Elber - Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B7

The iPad snagged a starring role in an episode of “Modern Family” on the brink of the tablet computer’s retail debut.

Alcohol threat

By Eva Edmands - Lawrence

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A7

I was outraged by the recent J-W headline and the photo of a group of young women enjoying an outdoor beer party. There is no such thing as “responsible drinking”!

Library vote

By John and Carol Nalbandian - Lawrence

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A7

We encourage the City Commission to authorize a public vote on library expansion. The demand is real; evident in increasing numbers of budding entrepreneurs, community groups and our neighbors and children who use the library.

Funding coordination

A centralized advisory board to consider all requests for social service funding from the city will be a positive step.

J-W editorials

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A7

An advisory board that won Lawrence City Commission support this week has the potential to bring more fairness and efficiency to the process of distributing city funds to local social service programs.

LHS soccer rallies against Derby

J-W Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

Olivia Dykes scored three second-half goals, propelling the Lawrence High girls soccer team to a 3-2 victory over Derby in the first round of the Titan Classic on Thursday.

Veritas, Seabury golf behind schedule

By Dugan Arnett

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

Following a particularly inclement winter, a number of prep spring sports have been forced to deviate from their normal practice routines.

LHS freshman swimmer excelling early in season

By Dugan Arnett

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B3

Heather Cistola’s expectations entering her first season of high school swimming were rather modest: Have some fun, drop some times, see what happens.

FBI created ruse to arrest militia members

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A6

Five members of a Midwest Christian militia accused of conspiring to overthrow the government were lured to a warehouse to attend a phony memorial service so they would be unarmed when authorities arrested them, Michigan’s chief federal agent said Thursday.

Lawrence man reports speakers stolen

Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A4

A 21-year-old Lawrence man reported Thursday the theft of personal items from the 900 block of Christie Court.

President of Haskell finalist for D.C. job

Federal official visits with university staff, students

By Mark Fagan

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A3

Haskell Indian Nations University needs a full-time president, and questions about who should be leading the campus could begin to be answered as early as next week, a federal official said Thursday.

Cartels target Mexican army in brazen attacks

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

In a ratcheting up of tactics in a long, bloody war, drug cartel gunmen made seven especially brazen assaults on Mexican soldiers in one day this week, throwing up roadblocks near army garrisons and spraying checkpoints with automatic weapons fire.

A daily routine improves sleep quality

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

For older adults, keeping a daily routine may prevent insomnia and improve sleep quality, according to a new study.

2M eager for health care on parents’ plans

Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

Congress voted to overhaul the health care system on a Sunday. On Monday, Patti Lawson e-mailed her employer’s human resources office to ask how soon she could get her 22-year-old daughter back on her health insurance.

New mileage rules: Pay more for cars, less at the pump

By Ken Thomas - Associated Press

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A2

Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they’ll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting emissions and hastening the next generation of fuel-stingy hybrids and electric cars.

Proposed ninth-grade shift draws range of responses

By George Diepenbrock

April 2, 2010 in print edition on A1

Lawrence school board members heard a mix of support, questions and concerns from parents Thursday about moving ninth-graders into the district’s two high schools.

FSHS baseball cruises to 9-3 victory

J-W Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B4

Mike Lisher homered, Connor Stremel hit a pair of doubles, and Free State defeated Leavenworth, 9-3, on Thursday in high school baseball.

KU’s Collins honored as Wooden All-American

By Gary Bedore

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B5

Kansas University senior Sherron Collins on Thursday was named to the 10-player John R. Wooden Award All-America team.

KU football players still learning the lingo

By Matt Tait

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B1

It’s hard for most of us to imagine how difficult life would be if, all of a sudden, our car became known as our microwave. But that’s exactly what the Kansas University football team has spent the first few days of spring drills trying to get used to.

LHS softball drops pair to SM East

J-W Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B4

Lawrence High outhit Shawnee Mission East in both games of a softball doubleheader Thursday, but dropped both contests, 4-2 and 5-0.

Lawrence baseball can’t keep early lead, falters, 9-1

J-W Staff Reports

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B4

Albert Minnis struck out nine batters in five innings, but the Lawrence High baseball team fell, 9-1, on Thursday to Shawnee Mission Northwest.

Diamondbacks defeat Royals

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B2

Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer, Edwin Jackson pitched effectively into the sixth inning in his final spring tuneup, and an Arizona Diamondbacks split-squad beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, on Thursday.

Free State softball drops doubleheader to Olathe East

By Chuck Woodling

April 2, 2010 in print edition on B1

It didn’t take Lee Ice long to witness both sides of Sunflower League softball.

100 years ago: State wheat crop continues to increase

April 2, 2010

From the Lawrence Daily World for April 2, 1910: The Kansas wheat crop has increased 2.5 times in the past 35 years and is still growing — good news for of all of us. Kansas has become easily the greatest wheat-growing state in the nation and it is interesting that 30 percent of the world’s supply of wheat comes from the Western Hemisphere with Kansas in the forefront. .

25 years ago: Police warn of fraudulent phone offers

April 2, 2010

Local police warned against assisting any telephone callers who were offering an all-expense-paid trip if the call recipient would only “verify” his or her MasterCard number. Several citizens reported they already had been duped and were changing their card numbers to prevent fraud and loss.

40 years ago: City authorizes bonds for new library

April 2, 2010

The city commission authorized the sale of $3.4 million in general obligation bonds — $1.6 milion for a new library and nearly $1.8 million for street projects.