Also from January 16
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Wedding: Towner and Davis
- Wedding: Schieffer and Pam
- Wedding: Morris and Herpich
- Engagement: O’Brien and Hider
- Anniversary: Edmonds
- Wedding: Burk and Mody
- Wedding: Lloyd and Heath
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Whose performance were you most happy with following the Jayhawks' 89-63 victory over Texas Tech?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris | 50% | |
| Brady Morningstar | 31% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 10% | |
| Cole Aldrich | 6% | |
| Undecided | 1% | |
| Total | 2344 | |
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Texas Tech?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Morningstar | 52% | |
| Marcus Morris | 33% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 13% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 175 | |
Will KU cover the spread today against Texas Tech and win by more than 21 points?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 73% | |
| Yes | 23% | |
| Undecided | 2% | |
| Total | 72 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Hollywood Hawks: Casting directors help foster link between Kansas and entertainment industry- January 15, 2010 in print edition on 1C
- Maria Skeels is hungry, and she’s surrounded by food. But she’s not allowed to touch any of it. The Leavenworth native is one of the casting directors for the upcoming Fox series “MasterChef” …
- On the street: Do you like to watch cooking shows?
6:00 a.m.
Housing starts, optimism trending up- January 16, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Housing starts in Lawrence rose slightly in 2009, according to new year-end figures released by the city. But local builders said it was still one of the toughest years on record.
12:30 p.m.
FINAL: Balanced Jayhawks take care of Texas Tech, 89-63- 11:37 a.m., January 16, 2010 Updated 3:56 p.m.
- Three KU players scored 14 points or more, led by 20 points from sophomore Marcus Morris.
- Video: GameDay Cram Session: Texas Tech
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Texas Tech
- Poll: Whose performance were you most happy with following the Jayhawks’ 89-63 victory over Texas Tech?
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against Texas Tech?
- Poll: Will KU cover the spread today against Texas Tech and win by more than 21 points?
- Audio clips: 2010 KU-Texas Tech
5:30 p.m.
Rally speakers blast Democratic administration- 1:53 p.m., January 15, 2010 Updated 2:12 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Rally to support 10th amendment resolution turns into anti-Democratic Party event
All stories
- Health department reschedules H1N1 clinics in Eudora, Baldwin City
- January 16, 2010
- The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department has rescheduled H1N1 vaccination clinics in Eudora and Baldwin City. The clinics were canceled due to a snowstorm.
- KU students safe in Florida after Haiti earthquake
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A1
- After surviving the earthquake in Haiti, Kansas University students Adam and Karen Buhler are on their way back to Lawrence.
- I-35 reopened after fatality accident in Franklin County
- 19 vehicles involved in incident
- 12:40 p.m., January 16, 2010 Updated 09:41 p.m.
- A portion of Interstate 35 closed after a multiple-vehicle accident in Franklin County involving one fatality.
- FINAL: Balanced Jayhawks take care of Texas Tech, 89-63
- 11:37 a.m., January 16, 2010 Updated 03:56 p.m.
- Three KU players scored 14 points or more, led by 20 points from sophomore Marcus Morris.
- What to do in Larry, Saturday edition
- January 16, 2010
- The KU game, Son Venezuela, The Kinetiks, Deadman Flats, Werner Herzog’s new film “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans” and more…
- Police searching for suspect in armed robbery
- No one injured during incident
- January 16, 2010
- Police are searching for a man involved in an armed robbery early Saturday morning.
- Free State sweeps Olathe North
- This close game goes FSHS’ way
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B1
- So there he was again, game on the line, ball in his hands, time winding down.
- LHS boys, girls fall to Olathe South
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B1
- When the talented teams show up, so do Lawrence High’s boys basketball players.
- Another long day for Jack Bauer
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C6
- ans of great/bad horror schlock have been flocking to SyFy Saturdays since the days when it was Sci Fi.
- Scouting news
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Scouting news for January 16, 2010.
- Kansas State offense dandy
- If Wildcats can pick up defense, they could contend for Final Four
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The Wildcats have one of the top offenses in the nation, scoring at least 85 points in six of their last seven games.
- Lawrence man reports vehicle stolen
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 42-year-old Lawrence man on Tuesday reported the theft of a vehicle.
- De Soto sweeps Eudora
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B3
- De Soto swept a high school basketball doubleheader with Eudora.
- Pump patrol
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- New top KU administrators could have dynamic impact
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A3
- These are serious, but promising, times for Kansas University.
- Party planners face sobering decision: Whether to test students for alcohol
- 12:00 a.m., January 16, 2010 Updated 07:04 p.m. in print edition on A1
- High school parents are grappling over whether senior students should be tested for alcohol as they enter this year’s post-graduation party.
- Greatest KU games: No. 10
- Nick’s night: Collison hooks ‘Horns
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Dick Vitale, the voice and spirit of college basketball, first worked a game for ESPN on Dec. 5, 1979, sitting next to play-by-play man Joe Boyle. Mark Aguirre and DePaul defeated Wisconsin, 90-77.
- Haitians in U.S. illegally allowed to stay
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Obama administration said Friday it will allow Haitians who were already in the U.S. illegally to remain for the time being because of their country’s catastrophic earthquake.
- Aid slowly funnels into Haiti as desperation, lawlessness grow
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Pushed to the far edge of desperation, earthquake-ravaged Haitians dumped decaying bodies into mass graves and begged for water and food Friday amid fear that time is running out to avoid chaos and to rescue anyone still alive in the wreckage.
- Sushi-loving Japan fears push for tuna ban
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Seafood-loving Japan — having faced years of international pressure to stop whaling — finds itself with a potentially bigger fight over a highly prized type of tuna that conservation groups say is being fished to extinction.
- AT&T security flaw causes scary Internet error
- Mobile phone users access strangers’ Facebook accounts
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C10
- A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling place: strangers’ accounts with full access to troves of private information.
- Obama, congressional Dems near health care accord
- Legislation could hinge on Massachusetts election
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A8
- President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictable Massachusetts Senate race.
- People in the news
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C6
- People in the news for January 16, 2010.
- Horoscope for January 16, 2010
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C6
- This year, you might give a lot of energy to increasing your net security. At the same time, others (or a partner) could be only too ready to spend your income. If you are single, check out anyone you decide to form a bond with care. Be sensitive to your strong sense of direction. Aquarius has very different ideas from you.
- Porn video shown on highway billboard
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Drivers in downtown Moscow squinted in disbelief as an electronic highway billboard blazed a two-minute pornographic video instead of its regular advertising clips.
- Police force closure of Mr. Gay China pageant
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Police shut down what would have been China’s first gay pageant on Friday an hour before it was set to begin, highlighting the enduring sensitivity surrounding homosexuality and the struggle by gays to find mainstream acceptance.
- 13 state parks to close because of budget woes
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- An oversight board voted unanimously Friday to close 13 of Arizona’s state parks in response to budget cuts, leaving two-thirds of the parks shut in the most aggressive cuts to such facilities in the nation.
- Officials: Airstrike kills al-Qaida military chief
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Yemeni warplanes struck outside a desert village near the border with Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing six al-Qaida operatives, including the group’s top military leader in the country, security officials said.
- Pentagon finds miscues by Fort Hood officers
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The military remains vulnerable to another Fort Hood-like massacre with religious radicalization on the rise and too little attention being paid to internal threats, senior Pentagon officials said Friday.
- Johnson & Johnson issues recall of Tylenol
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Johnson & Johnson issued a massive recall Friday of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin because of a moldy smell that has made people sick.
- Club news
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C5
- Club news for January 16, 2010.
- FCE news
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C5
- FCE news for January 16, 2010.
- Military news
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C5
- Military news for January 16, 2010.
- Around and about
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Around and about news for January 16, 2010.
- Veritas splits; Seabury falls
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Veritas split with the Manhattan Chiefs, and Seabury fell to Wichita Word of Life.
- Arenas pleads guilty to gun charge
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a pistol without a license in the District of Columbia, a felony conviction that could jeopardize his future in the NBA.
- Offices, services to close Monday
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Government offices and public services in Lawrence and Douglas County will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All city and state offices will be closed.
- Warden at women’s prison reassigned
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B8
- The warden at Kansas’ prison for women has been reassigned following the release of a report about its operations.
- The World Company hires digital ad director
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Edwin Rothrock has joined The World Company, Lawrence, as director of digital advertising.
- Scientists turn stem cells into pork
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Call it pork in a petri dish — a technique to turn pig stem cells into strips of meat that scientists say could one day offer a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon.
- KU soccer player selected in WPS draft
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Kansas University senior defender Estelle Johnson has been selected in the third round of the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league draft by the Los Angeles Sol with the 22nd overall pick.
- Grant to assist in educating children
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A4
- More than 100 at-risk 4-year-old students will receive a preschool experience they might not have had because of a $45,000 grant to the Lawrence Schools Foundation from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation.
- Lecture series to focus on Dole
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A4
- This year’s Dole Institute of Politics 2010 Presidential Lecture Series will take an exclusive look at Sen. Bob Dole’s legacy of leadership.
- Gathering to aid victims in Haiti
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Plymouth Congregational Church and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will be host to a gathering at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 925 Vt. in support of people affected by the Haiti earthquakes.
- KU track falls to MU
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B6
- For the second year in a row, Kansas University’s track and field team lost its head-to-head battle with Missouri.
- Haskell men’s rally falls short
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Haskell Indian Nations University’s second-half rally came up short, and the Indians fell to Bellevue, 71-65, in men’s basketball Friday night at Coffin Complex.
- Lawrence crews fill 636 road cavities
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Crews continued their onslaught Friday on the city’s weather-racked road system, closing the week by filling 636 potholes and bracing for more in the days and weeks ahead.
- Haskell women come back
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Maria Parker scored 27 to lead Haskell Indian Nations University to a 78-57 women’s basketball victory against College of St. Mary on Friday at Coffin Complex.
- Think again
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: So the debate begins on the budget gap for Lawrence’s schools.
- Unsightly towers
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: Having a larger, quality hotel near the KU campus is a welcome development.
- The global warming power play
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A7
- A familiar philosophical question goes like this: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
- Health care bill faces labor opposition
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The best thing about American labor leaders is that they don’t beat around the bush.
- Double standard
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Critics have a legitimate point about the Kansas Senate’s preference for exempting state-owned casinos from a public smoking ban.
- Self: KU likes to pressure, not press
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self added some new wrinkles to the Jayhawks’ offensive and defensive repertoire over the monthlong semester break.
- Housing starts, optimism trending up
- Foundation still weak in other segments of construction
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Housing starts in Lawrence rose slightly in 2009, according to new year-end figures released by the city. But local builders said it was still one of the toughest years on record.
- Duo to be held until return
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas prison escapees Scott Dwyer and Wayne Purdy’s time on the run is over, after nearly two months of freedom.
- Candidates for KU posts to visit
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Searches for three major academic leadership positions at Kansas University are nearing an end, with candidates visiting campus in coming weeks.
- Un-Orthodox Church: St. Sophia finds worship in an unexpected space
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C1
- “I really love being involved and part of a faith that I feel like encompasses every part of my being and of my daily life,” says Erin Moulton…
- How important is it to have a working knowledge of other religions?
- January 16, 2010 in print edition on C1
- • Getting to know others is best way to learn faiths • Understanding religions is not easy to generalize
- The cutting edge: Experts recommend best tools for gardening
- January 16, 2010
- The right tool for the right job makes all the difference in the garden, but sorting out the always-in-my-back-pocket tools from the sits-in-the-corner-unused tools can be a challenge…
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 40 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 148 comments
- Sound Off: What kind of herbicides and chemicals does the city use in the parks and other areas? And May 22, 2012 · 59 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 255 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 26 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 130 comments
- Blog: Reasonable Gun Laws May 18, 2012 · 40 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 81 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 193 comments
- 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
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
- Famed author takes on Kansas October 7, 2005
