Also from January 13
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
- Lawrence Weather Watch: A Little Information On Earthquakes
- Lawrence Weather Watch: It may have been cold and snowy lately, but it’s been worse
- The Dividing Line: Tait’s Take: LHS boys vs. SM North
- The Dividing Line: Tait’s Take: LHS girls vs. SM North
- The Newell Post: In case you missed it: Video of Frank Martin’s incident with Chris Merriewether
- Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: Frugal Fitness
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Nebraska?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 52% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 26% | |
| Marcus Morris | 20% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 92 | |
How many road losses do you think the Jayhawks will have in Big 12 play?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 42% | |
| 3 | 23% | |
| 1 | 20% | |
| 0 | 7% | |
| 4 | 4% | |
| 5 or more | 2% | |
| Undecided | 0% | |
| Total | 2784 | |
Do you expect to live in Lawrence when you retire?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 55% | |
| Yes | 28% | |
| Not sure | 16% | |
| Total | 1049 | |
Which chronic disease do you think Kansas leaders should give top priority for the next 10 years?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer. | 44% | |
| Heart disease and stroke. | 25% | |
| Diabetes. | 20% | |
| Don’t know. | 6% | |
| Asthma. | 2% | |
| Total | 43 | |
Videos
- Kansas made it past Nebraska in its Big 12 Conference …
- After the most destructive earthquake in the country’s history, local …
- The University of Kansas boasts one of the only Institutes …
- The roof of the T.J. Maxx store in south Lawrence …
- The city of Eudora named a new fire chief Wednesday. …
- Budget troubles may force some big changes for the Lawrence …
- The city of Lawrence could gain a lot from attracting …
- The last supports of the old Kansas River bridge were …
- School children at in Tonganoxie are learning about healthy eating …
- The KU women’s basketball team is looking to move forward …
- The Longhorns claimed victory in their first game as the …
- The weather is warming a bit and temperatures should be …
- There has only been one instance this season where a …
- Crews blasted down another piece of the old Kansas Turnpike …
- There is a slight chance for a drizzle tonight into …
- Expect mostly sunny skies to begin the day, with highs …
- The roads should be much improved this morning without many …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
The invisible world: Young adult book ‘The Secret of Invisibility’ sets its fantasy adventure in Lawrence- January 12, 2010 in print edition on 6A
- Most of the time in pop culture, Harry Potter’s cloak being a notable exception, invisibility leads to sinister scenarios involving mad scientists or perverts in locker rooms…
6:00 a.m.
Parents file lawsuit against fraternity over son’s death from alcohol poisoning- January 12, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The parents of a Kansas University student who died inside his fraternity house last spring have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity and 10 of its members.
- Video: Parents file lawsuit against fraternity over son’s death from alcohol poisoning
- Poll: If a person who is under age 21 dies from drinking too much alcohol, who is most responsible?
10:00 a.m.
‘Furlough’ plan for Kansas legislators questioned- 2:49 p.m., January 12, 2010 Updated 3:26 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Under the deal, legislators will take 10 days of unpaid furloughs during the 2010 session. It would reduce the pay of each legislator by $2,047.
2:00 p.m.
Education leaders excited by Parkinson’s education funding proposals but not optimistic they will succeed- January 12, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Gov. Mark Parkinson’s proposal to funnel more money into state coffers by increasing sales and cigarette taxes drew applause from education officials in Lawrence.
6:00 p.m.
Go Go Gadgets! With the prevalence of kitchen helpers, determining what’s needed isn’t cut and dry- January 13, 2010 in print edition on 1C
- It slices! It dices! It pulverizes! It’s the greatest invention in the history of home cooking … or is it?
8:00 p.m.
FINAL: Hot shooting lifts KU to 84-72 victory over Nebraska- 6:55 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 11:07 p.m.
- The Jayhawks made 26 of 45 shots (58 percent) and 13 of 21 threes (62 percent).
- Videos: KU vs. Nebraska
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Nebraska
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against Nebraska?
- Poll: How many road losses do you think the Jayhawks will have in Big 12 play?
- Audio clips: 2010 KU-Nebraska basketball
All stories
- Four-star recruit Clark will not attend KU
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Four-star football recruit Dave Clark, who last month committed to play at Kansas University and was expected to enroll for the spring semester, will no longer be attending KU, a university spokesman said Wednesday.
- FINAL: Hot shooting lifts KU to 84-72 victory over Nebraska
- 06:55 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 11:07 p.m.
- The Jayhawks made 26 of 45 shots (58 percent) and 13 of 21 threes (62 percent).
- Heating unit causes fire at T.J. Maxx in south Lawrence
- 05:46 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 10:44 p.m. in print edition on A4
- Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical crews responded Wednesday afternoon to a fire at T.J. Maxx on Iowa Street in south Lawrence.
- Lawrence Hy-Vee pharmacy to offer health assessments on Jan. 21
- January 13, 2010
- Start the new year on a healthy note. Pharmacists, dietitians, personal trainers and cooking specialists will be offering health assessments at Hy-Vee pharmacy, 3504 Clinton Parkway.
- State Democrats want Republicans to offer budget plan
- 05:15 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 05:15 p.m.
- Democrats criticize GOP but concede they are not behind Parkinson’s tax increase proposals
- Hy-Vee offering six-week program to help smokers break addiction
- January 13, 2010
- The American Lung Association’s “Freedom From Smoking” clinic will be offered in Lawrence.
- KU professor appointed regional administrator for EPA
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- President Barack Obama has appointed Kansas University history and environmental studies associate professor Karl Boyd Brooks to be the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- City asks for help in reporting potholes
- 04:14 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 04:15 p.m.
- With snow and ice rapidly melting away from Lawrence streets, a new scourge awaits: potholes.
- Kansans can help shape health policies by filling out survey
- 04:14 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 11:30 a.m.
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment encourages Kansans to fill out the 2020 Public Opinion Survey. It will help state and local leaders shape health policies.
- Lawrence blood drive’s hours extended on Friday due to critical blood shortage response
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Way to go, Lawrence! Appointments were quickly filled from 8 a.m. to noon after today’s Journal-World story about the Community Blood Center’s critical shortage, so now appointments are available from noon to 2 p.m.
- Committee approves making K2 chemicals illegal
- Committee endorses measure to outlaw high-inducing mixture
- 02:49 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 04:33 p.m. in print edition on A3
- A Senate committee Wednesday quickly recommended approval of a bill to make illegal the allegedly high-inducing chemicals in a herbal mixture called K2.
- Another piece of turnpike bridge falls into Kansas River basin
- 01:56 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 03:01 p.m. in print edition on A3
- Woodlawn School first-grader Tyler Bowden couldn’t be in class Wednesday afternoon, so he figured he’d learn something.
- How to help earthquake victims in Haiti
- January 13, 2010
- Here’s how to help Haitian earthquake victims.
- Lawrence families connect with loved ones stuck in Haiti after earthquake
- 01:50 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 04:49 p.m. in print edition on A3
- As a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti on Tuesday, it left people in northeast Kansas with no reliable way to contact loved ones still in the country.
- Inman police chief facing 16 felony counts, including child rape
- 01:36 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 04:29 p.m.
- A top central Kansas law enforcement officer is accused of rape and child molesting after being arrested Tuesday night at his Inman home.
- Sunflower Electric submits application for coal-fired plant
- 01:24 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 05:10 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. has filed a revised permit application for an 895-megawatt coal-burning unit near Holcomb in southwest Kansas.
- State budget crisis could cost Lawrence jobs, says mayor, who urges stronger funding for education
- January 13, 2010
- As city commissioners work on economic development projects to bring new jobs to Lawrence, there’s an uneasy fact hanging over their efforts: State budget cuts could undo much of their work.
- Midwest Concrete withdraws application for sand facility after FAA voices concerns about birds
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A Manhattan-based company has withdrawn its application to build and operate a sand-dredging facility north of Lawrence near the Midland Junction.
- KDHE issues boil advisory for Overbrook after water-main break
- January 13, 2010
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil-water advisory for Overbrook in northeast Osage County after a recent water-main break.
- Business leaders express concerns over Parkinson’s sales tax proposals
- January 13, 2010
- Many small business owners in Kansas are strongly opposed to Gov. Mark Parkinson’s proposal to raise the state sales tax. But others acknowledge it may be the only way to recover from the state’s severe budget problems.
- Statehouse Live: 10th amendment group announces rally
- January 13, 2010
- Group pushes resolution against federal intervention
- Hall Family Foundation makes $18 million gift to KU Cancer Center
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A1
- An $18 million gift for the Kansas University Cancer Center from the Hall Family Foundation will help fund a new space for clinical trials and recruitment of talented faculty.
- KU announces schedule of expected visits by candidates for open dean position
- Provost candidates also expected to visit campus in February
- January 13, 2010
- Kansas University leaders announced the schedule for campus visits and interviews of candidates for the positions of dean of arts and sciences and dean of music.
- Bomb kills physicist; U.S., Israel blamed
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A senior physics professor who publicly backed Iran’s opposition leader was killed when a bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded as he left for work Tuesday. The government blamed the U.S. and Israel for the attack.
- Seabury boys win
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Bill Gibbs scored 25 points to lead the Seabury Academy boys basketball team to a 60-56 victory over Christ Prep on Tuesday at Seabury.
- Call now? Most infomercial products aren’t worth buying
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Do you scrub, scrape and scour baked-on crud on cookware; fall off your ladder when cleaning gutters; and torture yourself to get a firmer fanny? Wish there were a better way?
- District wants more info before deciding closures
- Reconfiguring grades a possible way to save
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A1
- At a study session Monday, Lawrence school board members reviewed pages and pages of information about the cost of operating schools. But they need more information. Much more.
- Pizza deliveries spike with bad weather
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- If you’ve had your fill of cheese, sauce and crust in the past few weeks, you’re most certainly not alone.
- Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B4
- The Big 12 Conference may find out tonight if Nebraska freshman Christian Standhardinger is for real.
- Free State boys fall
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Free State boys basketball team had trouble accounting for the balance of SM Northwest, which had four players score in double digits, in the Firebirds’ 61-49 loss on Tuesday at home.
- Kiffin to coach Southern California
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Lane Kiffin is returning to Southern California as the Trojans’ coach after just one season at Tennessee.
- Caron has big night for Free State girls
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- It wasn’t even time for tipoff, but Free State High girls coach Bryan Duncan had a gut feeling Chantay Caron was going to have a big game Tuesday night.
- Lawrence High girls top Shawnee Mission North
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- It took them six games to get going, but the Lawrence High girls discovered something about themselves during Tuesday’s 47-36 victory over Shawnee Mission North.
- LHS boys snag first victory
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Undefeated in 2010. That’s how the Lawrence High boys and girls basketball teams stood after posting back-to-back victories against Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday at LHS, with the boys winning, 67-50, and the girls cruising to a 47-36 victory.
- Mr. Goodcents hosting grand opening events
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The new Mr. Goodcents of Lawrence announces its grand opening events scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at its new location, 2233 La.:
- Fed paid record $46.1B to Treasury last year
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The Federal Reserve paid a record $46.1 billion in earnings to the Treasury Department last year, reflecting gains as the central bank bulked up its portfolio of securities to revive the economy and fight the financial crisis.
- Business center to host planning seminar
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The KU Small Business Development Center will present a business planning seminar, “Plan for 2010: Smart Goals and Budget,” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 734 Vt.
- Reservations manager joining local hotels
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Jessica Stewart has joined the Oread, The Eldridge and the Eldridge Extended hotels as reservations manager.
- Redken trains, certifies Hair Experts designers
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Two leaders from Hair Experts Salon and Spa, Lawrence, traveled to New York for advanced training at a Redken Exchange event Dec. 7-9.
- Fed adopts new credit card rules
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The Federal Reserve on Tuesday issued sweeping new rules to better protect Americans from sudden hikes in interest rates on credit cards.
- Commodities
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Agriculture futures fell sharply Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
- Berry Plastics seeks federal bonds to help build distribution center
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Berry Plastics is asking Douglas County to give the company access to $11.7 million worth of federal recovery zone bonds to help build a warehouse and distribution facility in Lawrence.
- Mystery object to whiz by Earth today
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A mystery object from space is about to whiz close by Earth today. It won’t hit our planet, but scientists are stumped by what exactly it is.
- Obama wants $33B more to finance wars
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year.
- Survey: Half of China’s births are C-sections
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Nearly half of all babies in China are delivered by cesarean section, the world’s highest rate, according to a survey by the World Health Organization — a shift toward modernization that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
- Drug kingpin arrest shows new strategy
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Federal troops stormed a seaside vacation home and captured one of the country’s most brutal drug lords Tuesday, the second time in less than a month that Mexico has taken down one of its most powerful traffickers.
- Second chain pulls cadmium-tainted kids’ jewelry in U.S.
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A second international chain store said it is pulling from shelves jewelry that lab tests show contained high levels of the heavy metal cadmium, and Chinese regulators said they will investigate dangerous levels of the toxin in children’s jewelry being exported to the United States. Also, a U.S. senator called for hearings.
- Pump patrol
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- Aviation company deal not yet landed
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Commissioners on Tuesday evening delayed giving final approval to a proposed deal with an Ottawa-based aviation company that wants to move five high-paying jobs and build a new $700,000 hangar and office building at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
- NBAF site work progresses
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Before construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility can begin, Kansas State University and the city of Manhattan must prepare the site, a process that is now on the fast track.
- Fast-food employee sentenced in robbery
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Douglas County District Court judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to two years’ probation for concocting a story about a robbery at a Lawrence fast-food restaurant.
- Rights issues kept physics, astronomy professor grounded
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Kansas University professor emeritus Jack Davidson was a renowned physicist. Adrian Melott, his colleague at KU, said Davidson was known in the physics community for coining the phrase “meltdown” in reference to nuclear reactors while conducting research for the Norwegian merchant marine.
- Haskell women triumph; men fall
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Haskell Indian Nations University shook off the rust and defeated Central Christian on Tuesday in women’s college basketball.
- Veritas basketball teams split
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Ethan Scott scored 11 points to lead the Veritas boys basketball team (3-5) to a 30-25 victory against Topeka Cair Paravel on Tuesday night.
- Plans altered for presidential invitation
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A plan to invite President Barack Obama to Lawrence as part of the state’s 150th anniversary is still alive, but altered.
- LHS swims to second
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Behind a pair of first-place finishes from sophomore Zach Andregg and a strong showing from its 400 freestyle relay team in the final event, the Lawrence High boys swimming team finished second at its home invitational on Tuesday.
- After e-mail breach, Google to end censorship in China
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had tricked human-rights activists into exposing their e-mail accounts to outsiders.
- Poll: Most would curb liberties for more safety
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A6
- After a recent attempted terrorist attack set off a debate about full-body scans at airports, a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll finds that Americans lean more toward giving up some of their liberty in exchange for more safety.
- Horoscope for January 13, 2010
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- For Wednesday, Jan. 13: Open up to possibilities. If you hit an obstacle, become reflective rather than a bulldozer. If you are single, you’ll see life in a new light, though relationships might be a little difficult to get off the ground and stabilize.
- People in the news
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Conan O’Brien has refused to play along with NBC’s plan to move “The Tonight Show” and return Jay Leno to late-night, abruptly derailing the network’s effort to resolve its scheduling mess.
- Spike Lee musical ’Passing Strange’ tickles, engages
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Take it from someone who sort of hates musicals: “Passing Strange” on “Great Performances” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) is a great musical. It’s not really a musical in the traditional sense.
- School support
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: When my daughter was in school at New York Elementary 15 years ago, the principal came to me and said the wooden school sign needed to be replaced.
- Hopeful signs emerge in Pakistan
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Never mind all the media fuss about Yemen over the last couple of weeks. When it comes to fighting Islamist terrorists, our biggest security headache is still inside Pakistan, where al-Qaida and hard-line Taliban hide along the Afghan border.
- Declare war on phone robots
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- In recent months, I’ve begun to see faint traces of the revolt. People are finally coming forward and standing up for their humanity. Corporations have begun to join in the movement. The war against the robots has begun!
- Principled stand
- Whether or not you agree with Gov. Mark Parkinson’s budget plans, his vision and commitment to Kansas are admirable.
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- It’s not often that a governor steps before a state Legislature and asks it to disregard politics and simply do the right thing.
- Go Go Gadgets! With the prevalence of kitchen helpers, determining what’s needed isn’t cut and dry
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- It slices! It dices! It pulverizes! It’s the greatest invention in the history of home cooking … or is it?
- Take some Girl Scout cookies …
- January 13, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Before you assume Girl Scout cookies are just for snacks, take a look at some grown-up recipes using the cookies.
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