Also from December 12
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Albee and Patel
- Wedding: Evans and Reid
- Anniversary: Dailey
- Anniversary: Ames and Ames
- Engagement: Saathoff and Walters
- Engagement: Natividad and Taylor
- Engagement: Charnes and Paisner
- Engagement: Criswell and Brown
Obituaries
- Robert K. Georgeson, Lawrence
- Eunice Maxine Gover, Lenexa, formerly of Lawrence
- Eva J. Hardesty, Lawrence
- Jeffrey M. Clark, Lawrence
- Patricia Ann Campbell, Lawrence, formerly of Eudora
- Dorothy Smith Anderson, Lawrence
- Harold E. McKinney, Lawrence
- Eleanor Irene Burden, Lawrence
- Gregory Beyer, Victoria
- Donald D. Rasch, Lawrence
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Videos
- As KU students head home for the holidays, some face …
- Many homes in Lawrence light up for the holidays, but …
- After a winter storm rolled through northeast Kansas Saturday, residents …
- Temperatures will remain cold with daytime highs around 25° with …
- The city’s first snow started falling Saturday evening and it …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Break, Selby should boost KU- December 12, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Kansas University’s basketball team made it through the pre-Selby portion of its schedule undefeated in nine games, the last by a 76-55 score Saturday night against Colorado State in the Sprint Center.
- Videos: KU vs. Colorado State
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Colorado State
10:00 a.m.
Overbrook’s Santa Fe Trail Meats puts other business on hold during rifle season for deer- December 12, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The first 12 days in December are like none other in Kansas. It is rifle season for deer. It is the time of year that “horn hunters” take to the hedgerows and seek a trophy for a wall. It is the time of year that fathers will let sons go in late to school in order to partake in nature’s classroom. It is the time of year when wives who swear men are incapable of planning are proven wrong.
2:00 p.m.
All stories
- KU women notch 79-57 victory over Alabama
- December 12, 2010
- Carolyn Davis posted 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, leading the Kansas women’s basketball team to a 79-57 victory over Alabama on Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.
- 700 block of Kentucky Street closed due to water main break
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A5
- City crews have closed the 700 block of Kentucky Street following a water main break. The street is expected to re-open sometime this week.
- Overbrook’s Santa Fe Trail Meats puts other business on hold during rifle season for deer
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The first 12 days in December are like none other in Kansas. It is rifle season for deer. It is the time of year that “horn hunters” take to the hedgerows and seek a trophy for a wall. It is the time of year that fathers will let sons go in late to school in order to partake in nature’s classroom. It is the time of year when wives who swear men are incapable of planning are proven wrong.
- Santas alight downtown for Lawrence’s first ever SantaCon
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Santa made a surprise visit to Lawrence yesterday afternoon, but he wasn’t stopping in residents’ family rooms. His first stop: The Sandbar.
- First snow has fallen, so be prepared on the road
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Compared to last year’s barrage of snow, this winter should be a mild, dry one with plenty of sunshine, state climatologist Mary Knapp said. Unfortunately, it might not be as good as it sounds.
- Behind the Lens: Tips for camera shoppers
- 12:00 a.m., December 12, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- It’s critical to determine your needs and narrow your choices.
- Gary Bedore’s KU hoops notebook
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Kansas coach Bill Self exclaimed, ‘Wow,’ when asked about KU grad David Booth’s purchase of James Naismith’s original rules of basketball for $4.3 million.
- Free State boys earn scrappy victory
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Nothing was going right for Free State High’s boys basketball team.
- LHS wrestling 10th
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence High wrestling team placed 10th of 23 teams on Saturday at the Eudora Tournament of Champions.
- Haskell women win
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Jamie Sun Eagle scored 15 points, Sharon Forte added 14 and Sherelle Begay had 13 as Haskell Indian Nations University’s women’s basketball team pulled away late for a 71-62 victory over Northern New Mexico on Saturday.
- Texas defensive coordinator Muschamp to coach at Florida
- December 12, 2010
- Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has left the Longhorns to take over at Florida.
- Sources ID Kansas AD finalists
- Tulsa AD Cunningham, Notre Dame deputy AD Scholl recommended to KU chancellor
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Tulsa University athletic director Bubba Cunningham and Notre Dame deputy AD Bill Scholl were the two finalists sent to Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little by the search committee she appointed, multiple sources said.
- Chiefs’ Cassel out for Chargers game
- December 12, 2010
- Quarterback Matt Cassel didn’t travel to San Diego on Saturday and is out for the Chiefs’ game today against the Chargers.
- Newton wins Heisman in landslide
- December 12, 2010
- Cam Newton thanked his mother, then his father. And then he paused to compose himself.
- 2010 Journal-World All-Area fall sports teams
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B12
- The following are the Journal-World’s All-Area sports teams for the 2010 fall season:
- Pine wilt disease spreads to western Kansas
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Researchers at Kansas State University have confirmed cases of the devastating pine wilt disease in 11 western Kansas counties for the first time.
- Lawrence Holiday Farmers’ Market becoming a tradition for some
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- There wasn’t a single empty spot in the parking lot in front of the Lawrence Holidome on Saturday afternoon.
- Every little bit helps
- Even small donations of time, money or goods can make a big difference.
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A11
- A couple of quotes in Friday’s Journal-World offered a timely holiday reminder of the power of many individuals working toward a common goal.
- City commission agenda for Dec. 14, 2010
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- City commissioners will consider approval of an incentive request for Plastikon Industries to locate in a vacant building in the East Hills Business Park.
- Elizabeth Edwards was both real and nice
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A11
- Elizabeth Edwards might have been first lady. Sure, it’s a stretch to imagine that John Edwards could ever have won the presidency, especially given what we know now.
- Rebuffed presidents make adjustments
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A11
- What’s this? For another three weeks, the Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the White House. But clearly the Republicans are running the country.
- Topeka homeowner thwarts theft by shooting at thief
- December 12, 2010
- Topeka police say a homeowner fired a shot at a man trying to break into his car, but missed.
- Pump patrol
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.85 at several stations.
- Elizabeth Edwards remembered at funeral for her wit, resolve
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards recalled her Saturday as an idealistic law student who challenged professors, a political sage who offered advice at every turn and a matriarch who comforted her family even as she was dying of breast cancer.
- 100 years ago: Basketball rules tweaked for 1910-1911 season
- December 12, 2010
- “There must be no charging, no rushing, no shoulder blocking, nor no tackling. This ruling is practically the style of game which K. U. has played for three years, but is in direct opposition to the game Missouri plays.”
- Brad Strauss drills clincher for LHS basketball
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Sophomore Brad Strauss thought he had lost the nickname “Savior,” the one he earned this fall at quarterback for the Lawrence High football team.
- Topeka zoo says hippo may have to be sent FedEx
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Officials at the Topeka Zoo say delays in getting a hippopotamus shipped to a zoo in San Francisco might mean the 5,500-pound animal will have to be shipped through Federal Express.
- Bullying drives former Baldwin student to take her education home
- 12:00 a.m., December 12, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Only two years after bullying threatened to cause her to give up, drop out and waste her life away, Amanda Randel has finally found her voice.
- Garden Calendar: Beat the winter blahs with Amaryllis
- 12:00 a.m., December 12, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Amaryllis will also go nicely with a blooming poinsettia and Christmas cactus.
- Gov.-elect Sam Brownback looking at tax overhaul
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- In recent years, Kansas legislators have been looking at proposed changes to the state tax structure as a way to squeeze out more revenue to pay for services in the face of historic revenue deficits.
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned this week
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Road work planned for the week of Dec. 12.
- Carrie Fisher mines her past for comedy gold
- December 12, 2010
- “Wishful Drinking” (8 p.m., HBO) continues actress and author Carrie Fisher’s decades-long effort to mine comedy from her weird and extraordinary Hollywood childhood and career.
- 25 years ago: Well-known KU journalism professor retires
- December 12, 2010
- John Bremner, KU’s Oscar S. Stauffer distinguished professor of journalism, was retiring after 17 years of teaching. A tireless champion of grammar and logic, Bremner had spent his KU career urging young journalism students to read, to think, and to be intellectually curious.
- 40 years ago: Bomb blast damages KU computer center, injures students
- December 12, 2010
- After nearly a week of turmoil on campus, a bomb blast at Kansas University’s Summerfield Hall had injured three students and severely damaged the “computation center” of the university.
- Break, Selby should boost KU
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s basketball team made it through the pre-Selby portion of its schedule undefeated in nine games, the last by a 76-55 score Saturday night against Colorado State in the Sprint Center.
- KU women to tangle with ‘Bama Sunday
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- For the first time this season, Bonnie Henrickson’s Kansas University women’s basketball team will take the floor on the heels of a loss when the Jayhawks play host to Alabama at 2 p.m. today at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Scared witless: Jayhawks survive injuries, Rams
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The 18,756 fans in Sprint Center weren’t the only folks scared to death when Kansas University junior Marcus Morris crumbled to the floor just 21⁄2 minutes into Saturday’s nonconference clash against Colorado State.
- Rams’ Green frustrated by setback
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B4
- For 40 minutes on the floor, a few more during the postgame handshakes and 7:09 in front of the media, Colorado State sophomore Dorian Green kept it together.
- Free State girls beat Lansing
- December 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Paced by a hot-shooting first quarter, the Firebirds (2-2) opened the night with a resounding victory at Lansing.
- Virus that sickened half of Overland Park school identified
- December 12, 2010
- Johnson County health officials say they don’t know how more than half of the students at an Overland Park elementary school contracted a contagious virus that caused classes to be canceled last week.
- Horoscopes for Dec. 12
- December 12, 2010
- This year, be willing to invest more time and caring into your domestic life.
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