Also from October 14
Births
- Jerrad and Stephanie Lewis, Eudora, a girl.
- Lauren Feldkamp and Dennis Luber, Lawrence, a boy.
- Russell and Alyson Bush, Lawrence, a boy.
- Stephanie Brannan and Jon Clark, Lawrence, a girl.
- Eva and Yazan Iskandrani, Lawrence, a boy.
- Vern and Mindy Walker, Lawrence, a boy.
- Clint and Mary Morgan, Baldwin City, a girl.
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Will KU football win another game this year?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 73% | |
| Yes | 26% | |
| Total | 2461 | |
Will you vote for the $18 million library expansion proposal?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 59% | |
| Yes | 35% | |
| I don’t know | 5% | |
| Total | 1715 | |
Do you think Biggs should be able to run this add at the taxpayer's expense during the month before elections?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 82% | |
| Yes | 17% | |
| I don’t know | 0% | |
| Total | 141 | |
Do you think Kris Kobach is correct in saying the final section of the add makes this add political and should be paid for by Biggs?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 79% | |
| No | 20% | |
| I don’t know | 0% | |
| Total | 208 | |
Videos
- A cool night again but not as chilly as it …
- A fire that broke out at a home southwest of …
- KU police are investigating a reported rape near the intersection …
- Kansas State ran all over the Jayhawks in Memorial Stadium …
- Jayhawk and Wildcat fans gathered at local bars Thursday to …
- Neither the offense nor the defense showed up for KU …
- 6News continues its coverage of the upcoming election by profiling …
- A Manhattan t-shirt shop has been turning a good profit …
- Several Jayhawks were listed on the Big 12’s preseason honors …
- After taking a year off to recovery from surgery, Tania …
- A magazine previewing the upcoming KU basketball season is now …
- KU police are investigating a reported rape that happened early …
- Kansas will need to stop KSU running back Daniel Thomas …
- Look for backups as if you are driving into Lawrence …
- Clear skies will be in place as our west wind …
- Firefighters responded to a fire call off Highway 40 today. …
- After a chilly start to the morning, afternoon highs will …
- An accident at the intersection of Clinton Parkway and Inverness …
- A chilly start to the morning will give way to …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Chili weather: It’s not freezing outside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some savory stew- October 12, 2010
- OK, so the weather outside isn’t exceptionally cold. Mild is more the word. That’s fine. Why? Because you don’t need to be chilly to eat chili.
- On the street: What is the key to a great bowl of chili?
6:00 a.m.
Kansas Highway Patrol plans stepped up enforcement after KU-K-State game on Thursday- October 13, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- You can expect increased traffic on the Kansas Turnpike on Thursday as the Kansas Jayhawks prepare to take on the Kansas State Wildcats.
10:00 a.m.
Topeka residents charged in Monday morning shooting, attempted robbery- October 13, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Douglas County prosecutors Wednesday alleged two Topeka women tried to distract two Lawrence residents as a co-conspirator tried to rob the men.
2:00 p.m.
KU planning to add School of Public Health to medical center campus- October 13, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Kansas University officials are planning for a new School of Public Health that could be in place at KU Medical Center as early as next fall. Plans for the school have been presented to the Kansas Board of Regents for consideration, and could come before the full board for approval by December.
5:30 p.m.
Purple people leader: Even in Jayhawk country, Bill Snyder garners respect- October 14, 2010
- Call him a rival, call him old, call him a thorn in the side of Kansas University football. But don’t even think about disrespecting Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. Around here, that doesn’t fly — not even with Jayhawks.
All stories
- KU police report student raped in parking lot near 14th and Ohio streets
- 07:22 p.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 07:22 p.m. in print edition on A4
- Kansas University police are investigating a rape that occurred this week in a campus parking lot. Police said the incident occurred between 2:30 a.m. and 3:10 a.m. Wednesday, in parking lot No. 100, which is near 14th and Ohio streets.
- Ghost bike memorial honors cyclist killed in hit-and-run
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Three days before the one-year anniversary of Rachel Leek’s death, friends decided the time had come to build a public memorial.
- Holland calls on Brownback to denounce Engle
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- In recent days, Brownback has said he disagreed with some of Engle’s statements
- Police seek help in finding robbery suspect
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County law enforcement agencies say a man accused of robbing a Kansas University student on campus in 2009 may be back in Lawrence.
- KU flag team is the caretaker for Mount Oread’s most visible landmark
- 04:12 p.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 04:12 p.m. in print edition on C1
- The Kansas University flag team is focused on its flags nearly every minute the team is on campus — and even sometimes when members are miles away.
- KU student injured at Phi Gamma Delta fraternity party admitted to Denver-area rehab center
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A Kansas University freshman who was seriously injured at a Phi Gamma Delta party has been transferred to a Denver area rehabilitation clinic.
- Federal judge Deanell Tacha decides against taking over leadership of KU endowment board
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Citing conflict-of-interest concerns, federal judge Deanell Reece Tacha said Thursday that she’s changed her mind and won’t seek the chairmanship of the Kansas University Endowment Association’s Board of Trustees.
- Downtown Lawrence merchant group asking customers to stop giving money to panhandlers
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Downtown merchants have a new message for their customers: It’s time for a change when it comes to giving spare coins to panhandlers.
- Arts roundup: Environmental film fest; KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween concert
- October 14, 2010
- Upcoming events in the Lawrence arts community: a film fest sponsored by Friends of the Kaw; a Halloween concert with the KU Symphony Orchestra; “Jack and Jill” at the Lawrence Arts Center; Instrumental Collegium Musicum and more.
- Campaign Notebook: Kobach, Biggs in dispute over advance voting ad
- 01:26 p.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 04:21 p.m. in print edition on A5
- The problem, Kobach said, is that at the end of the 30-second spot, Biggs is identified and there is a shot of him sitting at a desk.
- Kansas to appear in 2011 Maui Invitational
- 12:17 p.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B3
- The Kansas men’s basketball team will be part of a loaded field in the 2011 Maui Invitational.
- Fire destroys home southwest of Lecompton on U.S. Highway 40
- 11:07 a.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 04:18 p.m. in print edition on A3
- Homeowners Jesse and Debbie Robbs and their 21-year-old son, Jason, spent Thursday afternoon sifting through old family photos — the only items salvaged after a blaze destroyed their home.
- KUsports.com staff’s Week 7 college football picks
- October 14, 2010
- The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 7 of the college football season.
- Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors
- 09:52 a.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B3
- Kansas junior forward Marcus Morris was named preseason first-team All-Big 12, while freshman Josh Selby was named preseason freshman of the year, the Big 12 announced Thursday after a vote of the league coaches. Kansas University junior forward Marcus Morris was named to the five-player preseason All-Big 12 team Thursday as voted by the league’s coaches.
- 17 lawyers, judges apply for vacant seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals
- October 14, 2010
- Seventeen lawyers and judges have applied for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, including two finalists for a previous opening.
- Fort Leavenworth officials to take part in conference focusing on information, collaboration
- October 14, 2010
- Several top Army officials from Fort Leavenworth will take part next week in a conference on improving the way the military shares information.
- Friends remember Lawrence woman who died in accident Thursday on Clinton Parkway
- Early morning wreck involved 2 vehicles on Clinton Parkway
- 02:59 a.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 05:17 p.m. in print edition on A1
- A 19-year-old Lawrence woman, who was a recent Lawrence High School graduate, died in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning in southwest Lawrence.
- Prep guard Naadir Tharpe emotional after picking Kansas
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Naadir Tharpe became a bit emotional upon committing to play basketball at Kansas University on Wednesday morning.
- Know the foe: Running back Daniel Thomas key for Wildcats
- October 14, 2010
- Through four games, Kansas State University running back Daniel Thomas was on a torrid pace, leading the Big 12 in rushing and averaging 157 rushing yards per game.
- Husker AD Tom Osborne asks fans to be nice to Longhorns
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne is following coach Bo Pelini’s lead and urging fans to treat Texas players, coaches and fans with respect at Saturday’s game.
- Ailing elbow could shelve distracted Brett Favre
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Brett Favre’s latest problem is his elbow. With the NFL investigating whether he sent lewd photos of himself to a Jets game hostess while he played for New York in 2008, Favre said Wednesday that his cherished, league-record streak of 289 straight starts could be in danger if the pain in his right elbow gets any worse.
- $40 million Westar Energy project to affect more than Lawrence customers
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence residents won’t be the only ones benefiting from Westar Energy’s $40 million project to outfit every home in the city with meters that provide hour-by-hour data on energy usage.
- Advance voting for November elections underway for Douglas County residents
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Advance voting for the Nov. 2 election began Wednesday in Kansas.
- Kathleen Sebelius to speak at Kansas State campus
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius returns to Kansas next month to speak at Kansas State University.
- Work proceeds slowly on Kansas State University biodefense lab
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Department of Homeland Security selected a 45-acre Kansas State University site to host the National Bio and Agrodefense Facility nearly two years ago. So why is the university still waiting to hand the site over to the federal government?
- Kansas House 10th District candidates dispute issues at forum
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- About 70 people listened to the Kansas House candidates for the 10th District answer questions at Baker University on Tuesday evening.
- Mile-stone: Jim Ryun wants to see 4-minute mark challenged more at high school level
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The adidas-351 track spikes bear the numbers of Jim Ryun’s world-record mile (3:51.1) that stood for more than seven years, but Ryun didn’t always have shoes named after him. In fact, he didn’t always have shoes on his feet.
- Dramatic rescue of Chilean miners complete
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The dramatic and emotional rescue of miners trapped almost a half-mile below ground ended Wednesday night with Luis Urzua, 54, ascending to the surface in the now-battered Fenix capsule that had pulled 32 of his colleagues to freedom before him.
- Matt Tait’s KU football notebook
- October 14, 2010
- FOX Sports Midwest’s media contact, Geoff Goldman, sent out a release Wednesday that indicated Dish Network subscribers in the area would not be able to tune in to tonight’s college football game between Kansas University and Kansas State.
- ‘Monica & David’: A year in the life
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B7
- A moving film that does its best to avoid “heart-warming” cliches, “Monica and David” (9 p.m., HBO) documents a year in the life of a married couple with Down syndrome.
- Horoscope for October 14, 2010
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, you change gears often as you experiment with different styles in your personal life. If you are attached, the more extroverted you are, the more threatened a partner could become. If you are single, you are extremely magnetic and attract people. Settling in might not happen that easily. You might become extremely assertive about making money this year. Use your energy well. Capricorn understands you well.
- Teixeira, A-Rod recall Ranger roots
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Mark Teixeira wishes the Texas Rangers would have won earlier.
- Texas not intimidated
- Rangers believe they belong in ALCS
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Now that the Texas Rangers have finally won a postseason series for the first time, they get to play the team that has won more than any other.
- Purple people leader: Even in Jayhawk country, Bill Snyder garners respect
- October 14, 2010
- Call him a rival, call him old, call him a thorn in the side of Kansas University football. But don’t even think about disrespecting Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. Around here, that doesn’t fly — not even with Jayhawks.
- Our Town Sports
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The Maple Leaf Run will be held Saturday at the Baldwin City Golf Course during the Maple Leaf Festival.
- KU tops Baylor in four sets
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Kansas University’s volleyball team beat Baylor, 25-22, 25-27, 26-24, 26-24, on Wednesday night at Ferrell Center.
- KU women’s golf team finishes 9th in N.M.
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Junior Katy Nugent fired a final round 72 to finish tied for 22nd and help Kansas University’s women’s golf team to its fourth straight top-10 finish this season, as the Jayhawks placed ninth at the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate on Wednesday.
- Earthquake rattles Oklahoma
- Temblor felt in 5 states, including southern Kansas
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B8
- One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma rattled parts of five states Wednesday and left two people with minor injuries.
- Offer seeks 10% pay cut to keep jobs
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B8
- It was only two years ago that striking machinists at Hawker Beechcraft accepted a hard-fought, three-year labor contract after nearly a month on the picket lines.
- 25 years ago: Two Kansas State Penitentiary inmates at large, considered armed and dangerous
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Two men who had escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary were still at large, and there was no physical evidence that they had left the area. The escaped convicts had tied up three men in a house in Tonganoxie, stolen a pickup truck, and later abandoned it at the Flamingo Club in North Lawrence. Prison officials considered them armed and dangerous.
- 40 years ago: City Hall workers prepare for move
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- City Hall workers were making their final preparations prior to moving from their location at 11th and Massachusetts to the new First National Bank office tower at 9th and Mass. The fate of the old city hall, formerly the Watkins Bank Building, was still up in the air. Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins had left the building to the city with the stipulation that it always be used for city offices.
- Hike for cure worth every step
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- This is not the column I really want to write. The column I want to write will be written with church bells pealing and the lead will be an announcement that cancer is over, the cure has been found and henceforth, no more mothers, brothers, sisters and sons will be stolen by that killer. The column I want to write will be a celebration.
- Teen from Nepal to be named shortest man in the world
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is a little man facing a big day.
- Largest Medicare scam ever uncovered
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates used phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million, the largest fraud by one criminal enterprise in the program’s history, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.
- EPA approves higher ethanol blends for gas; buyer beware at pump
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Obama administration on Wednesday approved a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol used in fuel blends, but only for newer vehicles, a decision critics say could confuse consumers.
- Obama considers appeal of judicial order to cease ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday of “enormous consequences” for men and women in uniform if a judge’s order abruptly allowing gays to serve openly in the military is allowed to stand.
- Bone drugs may cause fractures
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Federal health officials are warning that patients taking widely used drugs designed to prevent broken bones may, paradoxically, be at increased risk for certain unusual fractures of the thigh bone.
- Pump patrol
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.64 at several stations.
- Sooners in hurry to score points
- OU likes to pick up pace on offense
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- The whistle blows and the play is over, yet there’s no time to relax with the way No. 6 Oklahoma attacks on offense.
- A-Rod won’t be welcomed back to Texas
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Alex Rodriguez has gotten so adept at masking his public emotions that he’s probably convinced himself he means it. But no matter how much A-Rod wants to insists he feels “no emotion” upon his playoff return to the scene of his greatest baseball crime, the Yankee third baseman has to know what role he is cast in now.
- Braves quickly name Gonzalez manager
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Braves didn’t even wait 48 hours to introduce Bobby Cox’s replacement. No need. Fredi Gonzalez was Atlanta’s manager-in-waiting almost as soon as Cox announced that 2010 would be his final season.
- Emphasis on punting paying off for Mizzou
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Punters are usually the first players on the field, either in practice or on game days, and the last to be recognized. For No. 21 Missouri, improvements in the punting game have quietly helped the program ascend from perennial loser to annual contender.
- Aviation industry undercuts change
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The aviation industry is trying to water down a key safety change recently passed by Congress in response to a regional airline crash last year that killed 50 people.
- Giants tweak rotation for Phillies
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Giants manager Bruce Bochy is planning to tweak his rotation for the NL championship series, moving up left-hander Jonathan Sanchez to go Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies following ace Tim Lincecum.
- CU’s Big 12 farewell tour lacks sparkle of NU’s
- October 14, 2010
- No. 5 Nebraska got a raucous welcome at Kansas State as they faced the Wildcats for the last time as a Big 12 opponent. It didn’t take long for the Huskers to quiet the crowd and turn the 95th and potentially final meeting between the longtime rivals last week into a rout. Colorado? The Big 12’s other lame duck program is on the verge of going out on a much more silent note.
- Foreclosure anger hitting election campaigns
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A8
- Three weeks before the election, anger over tainted home foreclosure documents is bursting into the battle for control of Congress, especially in hard-hit states such as Nevada and Florida. Democrats in tight races in the worst housing markets are pressing for a national moratorium, putting a reluctant White House on the spot.
- Scientists: Breaking curveball an illusion
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A6
- When those curveballs from playoff pitchers like Phillies ace Roy Halladay near the plate, their sudden drop may be a mirage, scientists say.
- U.S. Hispanics outlive whites, blacks
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A6
- U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.
- 100 years ago: KU seniors told to stop chasing freshmen with paddles
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- An effort was made this morning by about twenty-five seniors to enforce the regulations relative to the wearing of freshmen caps. That number of upperclassmen equipped with paddles were chasing unruly freshmen over the campus, forcing them to run the gauntlet, and vigorously ironing out the creases in their trousers this morning when Chancellor Strong appeared. The method appeared perilously near to hazing, and the Chancellor immediately ordered it stopped.
- November election may widen America’s political divide
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Dipping back into conversation in the capital on a brief break from the campaign trail, I heard members of Congress, lobbyists and political operatives stewing about one topic above all others: What happens if this election blows up the center of American politics?
- For the love of pre-game
- Tailgate parties evolve into epic productions
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Today’s tailgate parties are all-day and all-night multimedia productions with satellite TVs, stereos, elaborate barbecue spreads, colorful tents, even custom vehicles and costumes.
- Great street
- Massachusetts Street isn’t the same as it was 50 or 100 years ago, but it still has lots to offer.
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- What goes into being one of the greatest streets in America? According to the American Planning Association, Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence is one of those streets. Being one of 10 streets so honored this year is a nice recognition and confirms the positive opinion of many local residents, but what exactly does it mean?
- KU vs. K-State: Head to head
- October 14, 2010
- Full list of the rescued Chilean miners
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on A8
- In order, the men pulled from the San Jose mine in Chile, with some details on each:
- People in the news
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on B7
- People in the news for October 14, 2010.
- Study shows brain treats fresh romance as pain killer, addictive drug
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Sometimes love does feel like it should.
- Whale of a trip: Humpback makes record migration
- October 14, 2010 in print edition on C8
- It wasn’t love. It could have been adventure. Or maybe she just got lost.
- Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
- 12:00 a.m., October 14, 2010 Updated 08:45 a.m. in print edition on B3
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self was in New York on Wednesday night for the Jimmy V. Classic Dinner Auction at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers.
- Saturday’s Big 12 football games encapsulated
- October 14, 2010
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