Also from June 26
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Huntzinger and Randel
- Engagement: LaGesse and Hamblin
- Engagement: Bouwie and Weston
- Engagement: Faletra and Cox
- Anniversary: Alexander
- Wedding: Kearn
- Wedding: Chandlee and Welch
- Wedding: Thompson and Ketter
- Engagement: Hinchey
- Engagement: Harrison and Malone
- Anniversary: Blank
- Anniversary: Fisher
- Engagement: Taylor and Llamas
- Engagement: Coffey and Serio
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
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Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Kansas Athletics board may get outside help in wake of ticket scandal- 11:47 a.m., June 24, 2010 Updated 2:47 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Lew Perkins may soon have company in the leadership ranks at Kansas Athletics Inc.
6:00 a.m.
Judge sentences Kansas City man to 12 months probation for actions leading to lockdown of KU’s McCollum Hall- June 25, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- A Douglas County judge sentenced a man who caused chaos in April at Kansas University to 12 months probation and ordered him not to return to any of the KU campuses.
10:00 a.m.
Presenting the Dome Home- June 26, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The unique shape of Lawrence’s “Dome Home” has been drawing stares from motorists near 13th and New Jersey for weeks now.
6:00 p.m.
Horse cents: Toby the stallion provides unique way to give to charity- June 26, 2010 in print edition on 1D
- For those who believe, God manifests meaning in a variety of ways. For Jim and Sharon Borgeson, that meaning was clear the second Sharon locked eyes with an 18-month-old Tobiano stallion at a farm auction in 1996.
- Video: Toby the Horse
All stories
- Another death reported at Country Stampede near Manhattan
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Kansas Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Luke D. Nihart crashed his ATV at 3:20 a.m. Saturday morning.
- Schedule for Sunday’s military family fundraiser changed
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Iraqi War veteran Troy Yocum will be arriving at noon Sunday at the VFW as part of a fundraiser for military families.
- Heat advisory issued until 7 tonight
- June 26, 2010
- The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for much of northeast and east-central Kansas today until 7 p.m.
- Lawrence woman reports video game systems, games stolen
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 26-year-old Lawrence woman reported Wednesday the burglary and theft of video game systems and games from the 3500 block of West 24th Street.
- Lawrence woman reports air conditioning units stolen
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 54-year-old Lawrence woman reported Tuesday the theft of three central air conditioning units from the 900 block of North Second Street.
- Lawrence man reports trailer stolen
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 49-year-old Lawrence man reported Wednesday the theft of a cart trailer from the 400 block of Elm Street.
- Legislators aim to copy Arizona immigration law
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Arizona’s sweeping new immigration law doesn’t even take effect until next month, but lawmakers in nearly 20 other states are already clamoring to follow in its footsteps.
- How the financial overhaul affects your life
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The financial overhaul is about more than exotic derivatives and complex risk assessments. It will change how you interact with the financial system every day, from swiping your debit card at the store to applying for a mortgage.
- Technology changes wheat harvest traditions
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B4
- For more than a century, the Kansas wheat harvest has been a symbolic icon of the state’s heritage, giving us the names the Wheat State and the breadbasket of the world.
- Panera to open more pay-what-you-can stores
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B4
- As the first crowd of customers filed into Panera Co.’s nonprofit restaurant here, only the honor system kept them from taking all the food they wanted for free.
- Grocery closings create rural ‘food deserts’
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Craig Chancellor tried everything he could, but last November he finally closed the Turkey General Store, leaving the small Texas Panhandle town without a grocery.
- Lottery mistake wins clerk $250K
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- An Ohio store clerk’s mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000.
- Teen sailor reunited with brother
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Sixteen-year-old California sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother early today, after her solo around-the-world journey ended when her boat fell apart in an southern Ocean storm.
- BP says relief well on schedule
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- BP’s effort to drill a relief well through 2 1/2 miles of rock to stop the Gulf spill is on target for completion by mid-August, the oil giant said Friday. But BP’s stock tumbled anyway over the mounting costs of the disaster and the company’s inability to plug the leak sooner.
- Restaurant’s African lion burgers legal, but draw ire from protesters
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A restaurant owner who put lion burgers on the menu in honor of the World Cup has felt a roar of anger from outraged animal rights activists.
- Kagan’s words offer hints to opinions on major issues
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A5
- How might a Justice Elena Kagan rule on the leading issues of the day?
- Next KU A.D. must blend business and personal skills
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Over the past year or two, Kansas University officials have faced the challenge of selecting a new chancellor, a new provost and new deans for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Music and the School of Law. All the positions, aside from the law school dean, have been filled.
- TCU, South Carolina score CWS victories
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Matt Purke did it a different way. The result was the same.
- Horoscope for June 26, 2010
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C9
- Often, you will do a juggling act between what you want and what you should do. This year, you will learn which voice to listen to. Guilt (not giving enough) and resentment (giving too much) also could rear their ugly heads. If you are single, your charisma isn’t to be questioned, though establishing a stable relationship will take time. If you are attached, you and your mate often don’t agree. Capricorn can be challenging.
- Roddick, Federer move on at Wimbly
- Worn down Isner bows out after epic marathon match
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C2
- There were moments during Andy Roddick’s third-round match at Wimbledon when he could have allowed himself to get distracted by frustration.
- Director Mike Nichols receives AFI salute
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C9
- Many stars burn bright, but few remain relevant or popular for five decades. Some of the greatest film directors have made impressive debuts, but few have followed up with generational touchstones and box-office blockbusters.
- Round of 16 awaits U.S. at World Cup
- Americans seek revenge vs. Ghana
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C5
- All these late-game heroics are doing a number on U.S. fans — not to mention a few of the players.
- Plan gives incentive to small political donors
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A9
- What began as a well-intentioned effort to deal with the consequences of the miserable Supreme Court decision expanding special-interest influence in election campaigns has turned into a roiling mess for the Democrats. There is a better way.
- Leaders differ on how to nurture global recovery
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Fresh from a congressional win on a financial overhaul, President Barack Obama pressed world leaders on Friday to join him in backing stronger rules against banking abuses. He made little headway in his call for more stimulus to keep the world economy growing.
- Greinke looks more like Greinke
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C1
- After a nightmarish start to his post-Cy Young season, Zack Greinke is starting to look a lot more like Zack Greinke.
- Restaurant’s African lion burgers draw ire from protesters
- June 26, 2010
- A restaurant owner who put lion burgers on the menu in honor of the World Cup has felt a roar of anger from outraged animal rights activists.
- Elena Kagan’s words offer hints to opinions on major issues
- June 26, 2010
- How might a Justice Elena Kagan rule on the leading issues of the day? Some hints are in her speeches, writings and answers to senators who confirmed her for the job she now holds, solicitor general, the government’s top lawyer.
- Biologists use GPS to track mountain lion across state
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B8
- It is the third confirmed mountain lion in Kansas in the past 106 years, and all three instances have occurred since 2007.
- Fans honor Michael Jackson on first anniversary of death
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C9
- Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009, at age 50, just before he was to begin a comeback tour.
- China takes hands-off approach to labor strikes
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A8
- When workers at a Honda transmission plant in China went on strike for higher wages last month, they touched off a domino effect of high-profile labor disputes. As the strikes, many of them at foreign-owned plants, rippled through China’s southern manufacturing heartland, the government — usually quick to crush mass protests of any kind — did not step in, but allowed them to spread.
- Refugees cautiously return to Kyrgyzstan
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan starting two weeks ago are believed to have left possibly thousands dead and 400,000 displaced. Of those, tens of thousands of Uzbeks fled for their lives to Uzbekistan. Others found refuge at ethnic Uzbek villages that survived the rampages, or stayed in schools, kindergartens and even open fields.
- Horse cents: Toby the stallion provides unique way to give to charity
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on D1
- For those who believe, God manifests meaning in a variety of ways. For Jim and Sharon Borgeson, that meaning was clear the second Sharon locked eyes with an 18-month-old Tobiano stallion at a farm auction in 1996.
- Faith forum: How do you define the different stages of faith?
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on D1
- Through various encounters people have had with God and his son, Jesus Christ, the Bible seems to shows us that there are various stages of faith. Faith for the Israelites was expressed through their obedience to God. In Deuteronomy 32, God said that Moses and Aaron had disobeyed him, they had broken faith with God, and therefore they would not be allowed to enter into the promised land.
- Presenting the Dome Home
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The unique shape of Lawrence’s “Dome Home” has been drawing stares from motorists near 13th and New Jersey for weeks now.
- Prince Harry starts trip with a bang at West Point
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Prince Harry showed he knows his way around a rifle as he joined cadets in training at the storied military grounds Friday at the start of his three-day visit to New York.
- Consumer protections advance; bank regs not so much
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Consumers won sweeping new protections under a revamp of financial regulation that lawmakers agreed to Friday, but large banks dodged the biggest hits that had been coming their way.
- Pump patrol
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several stations.
- Petraeus to face soldier complaints over war rules
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A8
- Complaints from the ranks are among the issues facing Gen. David Petraeus — along with relations with a weak Afghan government and jittery allies; slow and uncertain progress on the battlefield; and frayed ties to the civilian side of the mission.
- Brides reassess priorities for weddings in the recession
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B7
- It’s June, and recession or not, here comes the bride. But this year, her gown may cost $1,000 instead of $2,000, or it may have been bought on the Internet for even less than that.
- Around and about
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Around and about for the week of June 26, 2010
- Rory Reid, Harry Reid’s son, avoids surname when running for governor in Nevada
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Rory Reid is going to great lengths to keep his distance from his famous father — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — in an election year when the elder Reid is the anti-incumbent movement’s public enemy No. 1.
- KU’s Guebelle wins triple jump at junior national championships
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University sophomore Andrea Guebelle made it two-for-two in qualifying for the 2010 World Junior Championships as she claimed the triple jump title at the USA Junior National Track and Field Championships on Friday with a jump of 13.29 meters.
- Offensive tackle commits to Jayhawks
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University football coach Turner Gill may have just won his biggest recruiting battle to date.
- Tonganoxie band to play concert
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Tonganoxie Community Band will have its annual concert, with the serving of hot dogs and hamburgers kicking off festivities at 6 p.m. Tuesday at VFW Park, 910 E. First St., Tonganoxie.
- Submit your photos to Friends & Neighbors
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Summer is here, and that means cameras will be capturing vacation scenes, sports team gatherings, family reunions and just plain summertime fun.
- OSHA probes Russell grain elevator collapse
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Two grain bins collapsed Thursday at the Agco Inc. elevator in Russell while workers were unloading a truck. The accident killed Max Greve, 21, of Hays, and Sean Banks, 19, of Russell.
- Hereford House owner charged with arson
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The co-owner of a popular Kansas City steakhouse that was destroyed by fire is facing federal arson charges.
- Spirit AeroSystems union accepts contract
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Union Machinists at Wichita aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems have ratified a 10-year contract by default, as a strike vote fell short of the needed numbers.
- Former V.P. Cheney hospitalized
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease.
- Kellogg recalls 4 cereals
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Kellogg Co. is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks cereals because an unusual smell and flavor from the packages’ liners could make people ill, the company said Friday.
- Van der Sloot confession not voided
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A Peruvian judge on Friday denied a defense motion to void the confession of Joran van der Sloot in the murder of a 21-year-old Lima student because the attorney representing him at the time was state-appointed.
- Faux paws: Cat outfitted with metal legs
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Oscar the cat may have lost one of his nine lives, but his new prosthetic paws make him one of the world’s few bionic cats.
- Nets, not oil, may have killed sea turtles
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Of the hundreds of sea turtles found dead along the Gulf Coast since the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig disaster, the majority examined so far appear to have died by drowning or aspirating sediment from the seafloor, a federal fisheries official said Thursday.
- Harry Reid’s son avoids surname in governor bid
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Democratic nominee in the Nevada governor’s race is the son of one of the most powerful politicians in America, but you wouldn’t know it by his campaign.
- IPhone owners gripe of reception problem
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A4
- First there’s the anticipation. Then, the long lines, followed by the triumphant walk out of the Apple store, new gadget in hand.
- Economy faces tough road ahead with slower growth
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The economic recovery won’t be catching fire any time soon.
- District moves to restore virtual high school
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Lawrence Virtual School will once again include a ninth and 10th grade this school year. The Lawrence school district also plans to add an 11th and 12th grade by the beginning of the 2011 school year.
- Kansas soccer adds transfer from Ole Miss
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C6
- Kansas University soccer coach Mark Francis announced Friday that sophomore defender Brittany King will transfer to KU from Mississippi and will be eligible to play for the Jayhawks in the 2010 season.
- Arizona’s Jackson throws no-hitter
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Edwin Jackson was so wild early there was no reason to think he would even finish the game, forget throw the fourth no-hitter of the season.
- Club news
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Club news for the week of June 26, 2010.
- Apple iPhone 4 owners gripe about reception problem
- June 26, 2010
- The iPhone 4 went on sale Thursday morning in the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany and Japan. Within hours, some early buyers posted messages on Apple’s customer support website, complaining that gripping the gadget in ways that covered small black lines in the steel band could cause the number of “bars” — the indicator of call signal strength — to plummet.
- National economy faces tough road ahead with slower growth
- June 26, 2010
- The Commerce Department said Friday that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the first quarter. It was slower than initially thought because consumers spent less and imports rose faster that previously calculated.
- 40 years ago: Kansas days away from liberalizing abortion laws
- June 26, 2010
- Kansas was five days away from becoming the second state in the Midwest to liberalize abortion laws. Formerly, the law had allowed abortion only as a means to save the mother’s life. New statutes would allow abortion under three conditions: Risk to the mother’s physical or mental health; evidence that the child would be born with physical or mental defects; or evidence that the pregnancy resulted from criminal assault or incest.
- 25 years ago: Miniature pet pigs still not allowed in town
- June 26, 2010
- City commissioners declined to consider a request to review the animal control ordinance. A Kansas University graduate student had requested the commission to revise the ordinance to allow pet miniature pigs in the city.
- 100 years ago: Materials to arrive for new administration building at KU
- June 26, 2010
- From the Lawrence Daily World for June 26, 1910: “A car load of materials a day will arrive next week for the construction of the new administration building at the university.”
- U.S. military leaders should know when to ‘mind their tongues’
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A9
- If a corrupt Afghan government and a resilient Taliban insurgency weren’t headaches enough for U.S. President Barack Obama, he now has to worry about “friendly fire” from his own top commander in Afghanistan.
- Soccer reflects sad economy
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A9
- The performance of the England football team on June 18 was certainly abysmal. Yet it stands as the most shameful example of a wider trend. The traditional Western European giants of the game England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, etc., have failed to convince. Why so?
- U.S. to Karzai: New general won’t alter Afghanistan plan
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on A7
- America’s top military officer assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that newly chosen NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus would pursue the policies of his ousted predecessor, whom the Afghan leader warmly praised for reducing civilian casualties.
- Taking care of business: Henry busy during his first day with Grizzlies
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C1
- A millionaire at the age of 19, Xavier Henry already is working hard for his money.
- World Cup roundup: Spain edges Chile, both advance
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C2
- David Villa and Andres Iniesta each scored as Spain beat Chile on Friday at the World Cup, a result that sent both teams on to the round of 16.
- Baker hires tennis coach
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Joe Ahmadian, a former Baker University tennis player, was named the men’s and women’s tennis coach at Baker on Thursday.
- Raiders lose doubleheader to Ottawa
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C3
- The Lawrence Raiders lost a doubleheader to Ottawa on Thursday night at Ice Field.
- Briscoe, Stuckey sign with NFL teams
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on C6
- The Cincinnati Bengals have announced the signing of former Kansas University wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe to a four-year contract.
- Rhythmic therapy helps kids focus
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The sounds of elephants stampeding and butterflies fluttering filled the Central Kansas Mental Health Center.
- Lawrence man reports items stolen from garage while asleep inside
- June 26, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 36-year-old Lawrence man reported Wednesday the aggravated burglary and theft of multiple personal items from his garage on the 700 block of North Street.
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- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 149 comments
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- District Attorney Charles Branson to run for third term May 29, 2012 · 1 comment
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- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 40 comments
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- Study suggests continued population drop in Kansas May 29, 2012 · 1 comment
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
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- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
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