Also from July 13
Births
Chats
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
How often do you play the Lottery?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Never | 25% | |
| Once a year | 22% | |
| Weekly | 21% | |
| Less than once a month | 19% | |
| Monthly | 8% | |
| Daily | 2% | |
| Total | 689 | |
Do you like the new format for the NCAA tournament?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | 49% | |
| I don’t know. | 30% | |
| Yes. | 19% | |
| Total | 369 | |
Videos
- The treasurer said the state wants that revenue out and …
- Lew Perkins said he wouldn’t press charges on the man …
- The widow of the man killed on the bus will …
- The city commission decided that $170 million would be the …
- The law, in effect on August 1, will force bar …
- Tonight will be stuffy with temperatures around 76, but be …
- Brandon Woods staffers believe Francis Jacobs is the oldest resident …
- The activity, which uses GPS to find buried prizes, has …
- Junior Jeff Spikes suffered a non-contact, non-football injury to his …
- Darnell Jackson was released from the Cavs after this year …
- The event had fewer people than last year, likely because …
- Mostly clear skies continue overnight, with lows in the middle …
- Clear sailing is expected this afternoon, although it will be …
- A few areas of patchy fog will be possible this …
- This morning will start out with some patchy mist and …
- KUSports.com online editor Jesse Newell and Lawrence Journal-World KU football …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Police catch suspect in armed robbery reported at KU Credit Union - 3:22 p.m., July 12, 2010 Updated 11:23 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Lawrence police officers apprehended a suspect in the armed robbery of KU Credit Union Monday afternoon, Lawrence police said.
- Video: Witness describes KU Credit Union robber
- Video: Man arrested after armed robbery
- Photo gallery: Armed robbery at KU Credit Union
6:00 a.m.
Geocaching game combines treasure hunting and technology in Kansas parks- July 12, 2010
- Thanks to technology, treasure hunting is not as hard at it used to be.
10:00 a.m.
First lady calls on NAACP to help fight childhood obesity- July 12, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- First lady Michelle Obama encouraged the NAACP to help fight the growing child obesity rate, just like it fought slavery and discrimination.
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence city commissioners to set maximum spending levels for 2011- July 12, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Piece No. 1 of Lawrence’s property tax puzzle is about to fall into place. City commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting will take their largest step yet toward approving a 2011 budget that will hold the line on the city’s property tax rate, but increases water, sewer and trash rates. It also will give city employees a slightly larger raise than they received this year.
6:00 p.m.
Thousands expected at annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale- July 12, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Thousands of people are expected to pack the streets on Thursday, July 15 for the annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.
- Source document: Public Transit Route Map
All stories
- Kobach rally in Overland Park evacuated after suspicious package found unattended
- 09:24 p.m., July 13, 2010 Updated 10:46 p.m. in print edition on A5
- A rally featuring an Arizona sheriff and Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach was evacuated after a suspicious package was found on the scene, according to emergency radio traffic.
- State Board of Education recommends $471 million increase to schools to ‘fund the law’
- 05:26 p.m., July 13, 2010 Updated 05:51 p.m. in print edition on A1
- The State Board of Education on Tuesday recommended that the Kansas Legislature “fund the law,” which would require a $471 million increase in school funding.
- No criminal charges to be filed against man accused of blackmailing KU Athletics Director Lew Perkins
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Douglas County prosecutors don’t plan on filing a criminal case against a former Kansas Athletics Inc. employee accused of blackmailing Athletics Director Lew Perkins over use of loaned personal exercise equipment.
- Statehouse Live: State Board of Education urges Legislature to fund schools as law says
- July 13, 2010
- The recommendation for the 2011-2012 school year will be forwarded to the governor and Legislature for consideration in the next legislative session, which starts in January.
- Lawrence resident celebrates 106th birthday
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A5
- While celebrating her 106th birthday Tuesday, the Lawrence resident recounted teaching piano lessons until she was in her 70s. She occasionally plays during religious services in her living unit at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.
- Kansas University Hospital’s Center for Advanced Heart Care to undergo a $50 million expansion
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University Hospital’s Center for Advanced Heart Care will undergo a $50 million expansion that will add three new patient care floors.
- License of former Basehor-Linwood teacher revoked after sex crime against student
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The State Board of Education on Tuesday revoked the teaching license of a former Basehor-Linwood teacher who received a six-month suspended sentence for one count of battery.
- Londerholm withdraws from Republican race for U.S. Senate
- July 13, 2010
- Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Londerholm is dropping out of the Republican race for U.S. Senate.
- Suspect in 1981 rape, for which other man was exonerated, files motion to dismiss
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A5
- The defense attorney for a 54-year-old New York man charged with committing the rape for which a Manhattan, Kan., man spent 10 years in prison has filed a motion to dismiss the charges.
- Jury finds Briggs Auto Group not liable in fatal Cat Tracker accident
- 01:43 p.m., July 13, 2010 Updated 06:09 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Jurors have begun deliberations in the civil trial stemming from a 2006 fatal accident involving the Cat Tracker fan bus.
- Suspect in KU Credit Union robbery charged with armed robbery
- 11:31 a.m., July 13, 2010 Updated 05:35 p.m. in print edition on A3
- A Douglas County prosecutor Tuesday said a 21-year-old man accused of robbing a Lawrence credit union has a long criminal history, including being shot in 2009 attempting to rob someone at a Lawrence mobile home park.
- Lenexa father still missing as daughter’s wedding nears
- July 13, 2010
- The search continues for a 58-year-old Lenexa man who has been missing since he didn’t show up to take his son to a dental appointment on Thursday.
- Most Kansas school districts yet to secure teacher contracts
- July 13, 2010
- Just weeks before school is scheduled to start, a majority of the state’s school districts have not reached contract settlements with their teachers.
- Kansas bar owners say enforcing long-ignored liquor law means higher drink prices
- July 13, 2010
- A decision by state liquor officials to begin enforcing a long-ignored law may raise the cost of an alcoholic drink — and some bar owners aren’t happy about it.
- Financial overhaul gains support from New England senators
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Sens. Olympia Snowe and Scott Brown pushed sweeping financial legislation to the edge of final passage Monday, both announcing they intend to support the regulatory overhaul despite initial misgivings.
- Somali militia admits to deadly blasts in Uganda
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group, as Somalia’s most dangerous al-Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people during the World Cup.
- Lousiana senator supports birther lawsuits
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama’s citizenship in court.
- Broken axle blamed for train derailment in Pottawatomie County
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Union Pacific says it’s found the cause of one of two coal train derailments in northeast Kansas in recent days.
- Kansas offensive tackle Spikes sidelined for season
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World has learned that junior tackle Jeff Spikes injured his Achilles tendon during a recent non-contact, non-football accident, and on Monday KU officials confirmed that Spikes “has a lower leg injury and will miss the 2010 season.”
- ‘Girl with Dragon Tattoo’ fans let the story guide them in Stockholm tour
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Fans of the late crime novelist Stieg Larsson are getting lost in the Swedish countryside, searching for the quaint town of Hedestad featured in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” The problem is, it doesn’t exist.
- Minnesota standout signs with Iowa State
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Royce White needed a second chance, and Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg needed talent.
- Fisher decides to stay with Lakers
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Although Derek Fisher thought about joining that burgeoning superteam in Miami, he’s staying in the Los Angeles Lakers’ own collection of stars.
- Big Papi wins Home Run Derby
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B4
- David Ortiz believes his power swing is all the way back, and now Boston’s beloved slugger has a trophy to prove it.
- Alzheimer’s detection improves; researchers seek better treatment
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Scientists are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer’s disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk.
- Viewers turn away from late-night talk shows
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Jay Leno and David Letterman are in the twilight of their days as late-night TV kings, and it’s not clear that any late-night comic will wield that kind of broad influence again.
- Taliban attacks increasingly kill Afghan civilians
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Taliban insurgents are carrying out more attacks this year than at any time since early in the war, killing increasing numbers of civilians as U.S.-led forces push into the militants’ southern strongholds, an Afghan rights group said Monday.
- Pump patrol
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.53 at several stations.
- Competition among young pianists ends
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Two young pianists came out ahead of their fellow competitors at Kansas University’s International Institute for Young Musicians on Monday evening.
- Kennedy School makes way for East Heights students
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kennedy School will turn 50 years old in January.
- Attorney: Stamos had fling with 17-year-old
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- A woman charged with conspiring to bilk actor John Stamos of hundreds of thousands of dollars had a brief romantic fling with him when she was a 17-year-old high school student during a spring break trip to Florida in 2004, an attorney said Monday.
- Gibson tape mentions hitting of girlfriend
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Mel Gibson was heard allegedly acknowledging he hit the mother of his 8-month-old daughter in a recording released Monday by a celebrity news website.
- Winfrey biopic based on Kelley book planned
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Oprah Winfrey’s quarter-century run on daytime TV may be accompanied by a TV film dramatizing her life.
- Intelligence not Central to this Agency caper
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- The new series “Covert Affairs” (9 p.m., USA) isn’t believable for a second. And it doesn’t have to try. For reasons never truly explained, fetching blonde Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) joins the CIA and aces every exam, test of physical ability and mental stress. She’s a natural asset and gorgeous to boot.
- Horoscope for July 13, 2010
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- This year, your emotional and financial security are prime issues. You also have an unrecognized talent that could be a tremendous asset if capitalized on. Your creativity and imagination will be necessary. If you are single, you could meet people with ease. You don’t realize the power of your words and body language. If you are attached, the two of you often need to work through either/or situations. Leo appreciates you.
- Avon buys Silpada for $650 million
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Avon Products Inc., a direct seller of beauty products, agreed to buy Silpada Designs for at least $650 million in an effort to expand its jewelry business, the company said Monday.
- Books offer advice, support on elder care
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The ladies like him. He’s got jokes, so the staff likes him too.
- Hefner moves to own all of Playboy
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Hugh Hefner wants to buy out the portion of the Playboy empire he doesn’t already own in a bet that the iconic brand can still bring in profits even if the ink-on-paper magazine is past its prime.
- Iroquois athletes face passport snag
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The teams participating in the World Lacrosse Championships in England represent 30 nations, from Argentina to Latvia to South Korea to Iroquois.
- BP places new cap on Gulf oil well
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from polluting the water for the first time in nearly three months.
- Gingrich says he’s considering presidential campaign
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he’s seriously considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination and will announce his decision early next year.
- Polanski freed as Swiss reject U.S. extradition request
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday — no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.
- Fidel Castro back in view on Cuban TV
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A6
- A relaxed and lucid Fidel Castro returned to the limelight Monday after years spent largely out of public view, discussing world events in a raspy voice in his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago.
- Lawrence man reports burglary, theft
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man reported Saturday, July 3, the burglary and theft of personal items from the 2700 block of Grand Circle.
- Lawrence woman reports personal property stolen
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 61-year-old Memphis, Tenn., woman reported Saturday the theft of personal items from the 600 block of Rockledge Road.
- Lawrence man reports theft of truck
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 53-year-old Lawrence man reported Thursday the theft of a 1996 Chevy S-10 truck from the 1900 block of West 31st Street.
- Youth Ensemble’s play is about Baker Wetlands
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Lawrence Youth Ensemble will perform a play titled “Discovering the Wetlands,” about the Baker Wetlands this weekend, as well as July 23 and July 24.
- GOP Senate hopefuls Moran, Tiahrt prepare for final debate
- 12:00 a.m., July 13, 2010 Updated 08:09 a.m. in print edition on A4
- U.S. Senate candidates Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran have sharpened their attacks on each other ahead of the two Kansas congressmen’s final debate before the state’s Aug. 3 Republican primary.
- Stern not happy about TV special
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- NBA commissioner David Stern congratulated LeBron James on his decision. He just wishes it came without “The Decision.”
- Outrage over Heat amusing
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Miami Heat has become the most hated team in America, and it might be this way for a long time. LeBron James turned from adored to abhorred overnight, apparently. “The fallout continues,” ESPN keeps telling me. Isn’t it great?
- KU swimmers honored as Academic All-Americans
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Four members of Kansas University’s swim team have been named Academic All-Americans by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
- KU soccer player in U-20 national camp
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University sophomore soccer midfielder Sarah Robbins has been invited to participate in a second camp for the Under-20 Canadian National Team.
- KU’s Self OK with NCAA Tournament expansion plan
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Get ready for a First Four before the Final Four.
- NL team weary of AL’s All-Star mastery
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Ryan Howard is sick of all the talk about the American League’s dominance in the All-Star game.
- Meet ’n’ greet: Aldrich introduced in Oklahoma City
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Cole Aldrich wore a gray suit and bright yellow tie to his introductory news conference at high noon Monday at Integris Health Training Center in Oklahoma City, practice court of the NBA’s OKC Thunder. The fashion statement didn’t end with Cole’s outfit.
- 100 years ago: Creamery and milk products plant considered
- July 13, 2010
- At a session of the Lawrence Committee a proposition will be submitted for the location of a $10,000 creamery and milk products plant in Lawrence. The promoters expect to manufacture a high grade of butter and condensed milk. Cheese may also be a by-product of the concern, but no cream or milk will be sold.
- 25 years ago: Urban Renewal Agency to meet with developer planning downtown mall
- July 13, 2010
- During their second meeting at City Hall, the Urban Renewal Agency discussed the legal ramifications of the group’s broad powers to assist downtown redevelopment. The agency was planning to meet in August with the president of Town Center Venture Corp., which was planning to build a mall in the 600 block of downtown.
- 40 years ago: Governor on hand for ground breaking at K-Mart distribution center site
- July 13, 2010
- Gov. Robert Docking and S. S. Kresge Co. President Robert Dewar were pictured turning over the traditional first spadeful of dirt at the site of Kresge’s planned multi-million-dollar, 23-acre warehouse. The building, which was to be by far the largest in Lawrence, was in the Santa Fe Industrial Tract northwest of the city. It was planned for use as a distribution center for 235 Kresge, K-Mart and Jupiter stores within a 300-mile radius. Lawrence was also being considered as a possible location for a new K-Mart store.
- ‘No’ to taxes
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Just what are our civic leaders smoking? Increasing taxes in a recession? They need to understand that we don’t have any more money to give them. That’s why our per capita spending is lower than cities of similar size. Take more in taxes and we will spend even less.
- Corporate grab
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The so called “tea party” seems to have forgotten history. They are angry, but at the wrong people, or at least for the wrong reason.
- Names, numbers
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Most of us are so busy celebrating the fact that the Big 12 Conference did not totally explode that we are neglecting a positive action needed for the future. It is time to get on with our lives and promote our new alliance. It seems to me that a now-overdue task is naming of the new conference.
- Broken system
- The fact that many Kansans now pay a higher tax rate on groceries than on alcohol is an indication of a state tax structure that is seriously out of whack.
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Perhaps the realization that most Kansans probably are now paying a higher tax rate on a gallon of milk than on a bottle of liquor will prompt Kansas legislators to take a serious and comprehensive look at the state’s tax structure.
- U.S. options on Iran may be limited
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Which is more threatening to U.S. security interests: the prospect of an Iran with nuclear weapons or the fallout from a U.S. (or Israeli) strike against Iran’s nuclear sites?
- Going the distance: Lawrence cyclist treks cross country for personal cause
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- After riding a bicycle 1,700 miles across the country, with an additional 2,300 miles to go, Jeff Serbus has every right to complain.
- Double Take: Wedding not as important as life that follows
- July 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- his week’s column was safely to bed and ready to transmit just as my weekly life-altering experience reached out to grab me.
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