Also from April 13
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
- Social Media Blog: Social media blurs holiday weekend shopping divide
- Cram Session: KU taking on Ohio in Las Vegas
- The Newell Post: Breakdown: Oklahoma State wins leverage battle during goal-line stand
- Black Friday in Lawrence: Walmart
- Black Friday in Lawrence: Taking a Break
- Cram Session: Will Border War turn into Border Blowout?
- Black Friday in Lawrence: Best Buy
- Black Friday in Lawrence: Target
- Black Friday in Lawrence: Stores open early to greet Black Friday shoppers
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
How often do you grill out during warmer months?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple times per week | 54% | |
| A few times a month | 28% | |
| I don’t own a grill | 10% | |
| Only a couple of times all year | 6% | |
| Total | 556 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
2011 Lawrence CSA guide: How to get a constant stream of local veggies into your house without so much as a shopping trip- April 12, 2011
- The hardest part of healthy eating isn’t the actual digestion — it’s getting those healthy ingredients into your house. If you don’t buy it, you won’t eat it.
6:00 a.m.
Commissioners upbeat about Lawrence’s future in State of the City address- April 13, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- It largely was cheers, congratulations and chair changing at Lawrence City Hall on Tuesday as two new faces joined the commission and outgoing Mayor Mike Amyx delivered the annual State of the City address.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach defends stance on illegal immigration at Lied Center- April 13, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Hundreds of Kris Kobach critics waited outside the Lied Center on Kansas University’s West Campus on Tuesday evening to let him know what they thought of his work with anti-immigration legislation.
2:00 p.m.
KU ticket felons await specific prison assignments- April 12, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Kassie Liebsch wants to be near her parents in Wisconsin. Rodney Jones would prefer to spend the next few years in nearby Leavenworth. Thomas Blubaugh hasn’t indicated a preference. Just where the three co-conspirators in the KU tickets scandal will be incarcerated depends on the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Two others are still awaiting sentencing.
6:00 p.m.
7th-grader receives United Way’s Galluzzi youth volunteer award- April 12, 2011 in print edition on 3A
- Mckenzie Brungardt collects blood, responds to disasters around Douglas County and helps with health and safety education while she volunteers at the American Red Cross. In the last three years, she’s put in 200 hours each year of volunteer time, helping with office tasks, serving as a CPR training aide and responding to fires.
All stories
- Lawrence’s Earth Day Celebration set for Saturday
- April 13, 2011
- Each year, Lawrence residents arrive at South Park by the hundreds to celebrate Earth Day. From making sure you are properly attired to helping you find ways to be a little more earth-friendly, we provide these tips to help make the most of the day.
- Bill Self comments on signees Ben McLemore, Braeden Anderson
- 06:38 p.m., April 13, 2011 Updated 01:49 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self on Wednesday announced that shooting guard Ben McLemore and power forward Braeden Anderson have signed scholarship agreements to play hoops at KU.
- Hearing set for driver in optometry clinic crash
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A Lawrence man accused of drunken driving and crashing into an optometrist’s office appeared in Lawrence Municipal Court Wednesday morning.
- Building inspections more stringently enforced after 2009 medical gas case
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Longtime Lawrence plumbing contractors can’t say they honestly were surprised the mistake happened in 2009, but they did say on Wednesday they would be surprised if it happened again.
- City of Lawrence agrees to pay $50,000 as part of settlement in medical gas case
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A1
- The city of Lawrence has agreed to pay the family of a 21-year-old Tonganoxie High School graduate $50,000 as part of a settlement for brain damage he suffered during a 2009 dental procedure.
- Wind turbine could generate power and educational tools at Eudora High School
- April 13, 2011
- When Eudora High School math teacher Scott Keltner teaches his students how to calculate rates next semester, he hopes to be standing in front of a wind turbine next to the school’s football field. This month, the school received the final sign-off from the city of Eudora to build the turbine. Now, it’s just a matter of raising the funds to cover the cost of installing it.
- Hutchinson Community College basketball coach nabs suspected burglar on campus
- April 13, 2011
- Police say a Hutchinson Community College basketball coach and an off-duty firefighter managed to tackle a man suspected of burglarizing the coach’s dorm room on campus.
- Big 12 announces new TV deal with Fox
- 03:48 p.m., April 13, 2011 Updated 01:52 a.m. in print edition on B1
- The Big 12 and Fox Sports Media Group announced Wednesday that the two sides have reached a 13-year agreement for exclusive cable rights for football games, a variety of Olympic sports events within the Big 12 and conference championships.
- K-State professor says climate change might worsen weather in next 20 years
- April 13, 2011
- A Kansas State University professor says natural disasters like tornadoes and floods aren’t getting worse, at least not yet.
- Citing lingering drought, Finney County rejects proposal for aerial fireworks sales
- April 13, 2011
- A lingering drought and fear of fires has dampened the Fourth of July party in Finney County.
- Wichita mother testifies about son’s shooting death
- April 13, 2011
- A Kansas mother has testified against one of the men accused of fatally shooting her 13-year-old son when he answered the door to their home.
- Wamego superintendent resigns, effective June 30
- April 13, 2011
- The Wamego school district is looking for a new superintendent.
- Stepdaughter arrested in Wichita man’s stabbing death
- April 13, 2011
- Wichita police say an ongoing family feud led a woman to stab her stepfather to death.
- Topeka NAACP criticizes how black history is taught in Kansas
- April 13, 2011
- The Kansas State Board of Education has been asked by leaders of Topeka’s black community to change the way black history is taught in the state’s elementary and secondary schools.
- Brownback to sign bill loosening regulation of AT&T
- April 13, 2011
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to sign a bill loosening regulation of AT&T, the state’s largest provider of local telephone service.
- Prosecutors ask court to revoke diversion of man linked to 2009 fight involving KU players
- April 13, 2011
- Douglas County prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke a diversion agreement of a 21-year-old man who was connected to a 2009 fight outside the Burge Union involving Kansas University basketball and football players.
- Kansas House wants to block funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, even though funds don’t pay for abortion
- Opponents say effort will hurt women and is misguided because tax dollars don’t pay for abortions
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A1
- The battle over funding of Planned Parenthood, which was recently waged in the federal government shutdown debate, is also being fought at the state level.
- McLouth schedules annual Kansas Greatest Patriots Day Parade for Saturday
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A4
- McLouth residents will be painting the town red, white and blue Saturday with their 13th annual Kansas Greatest Patriots Day Parade.
- Tonganoxie resident R.J. Stephenson wins United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center leadership/board service award for work with Friends of the Kaw
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A3
- If R.J. Stephenson could pick a book title to describe his life, it might be “A River Runs Through It.” “I have always loved being on the water,” he said, recounting his days canoeing as a Boy Scout and using the lawn mowing money he earned as a teen to purchase a raft.
- Town Talk: First Watch signs lease to reopen on South Iowa; Theatre Lawrence still needs to raise $1.7M; Lawrence’s new mayor on finding the middle; a who’s who of write-in votes
- April 13, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asks people to wear blue Friday to raise awareness for child abuse
- April 13, 2011
- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking people to wear blue on Friday to raise awareness of child abuse.
- Bob Dole honored for efforts to fund WWII Memorial
- 09:39 a.m., April 13, 2011 Updated 03:53 p.m. in print edition on A5
- Former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas will be permanently remembered for his efforts to bring the World War II Memorial to Washington D.C.
- Public meetings for Kansas court system study begin Monday
- April 13, 2011
- A commission studying ways to improve the Kansas court system will start taking suggestions from community leaders and the general public next week.
- Heard on the Hill: KU Cancer Center effort could be affected by NIH budget; federal spending bill affects other programs, too; KU Student Senate voting starts today
- April 13, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- First Bell: Math medalists add to school board festivities; $5,142 for a hotel?; Reader’s Digest hails Homecoming King
- April 13, 2011
- Time for another edition of First Bell, a rundown of news and other educational items involving schools in the area.
- Event honoring life of Jason Wren offers lessons on responsible drinking
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Hundreds of Kansas University students gathered Tuesday to listen to hear a message on drinking responsibly while honoring Jason Wren, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledge.
- Commissioners upbeat about Lawrence’s future in State of the City address
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A1
- It largely was cheers, congratulations and chair changing at Lawrence City Hall on Tuesday as two new faces joined the commission and outgoing Mayor Mike Amyx delivered the annual State of the City address.
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach defends stance on illegal immigration at Lied Center
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Hundreds of Kris Kobach critics waited outside the Lied Center on Kansas University’s West Campus on Tuesday evening to let him know what they thought of his work with anti-immigration legislation.
- Spring signing period kicks off for KU basketball
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Future Kansas University basketball players Braeden Anderson and Ben McLemore plan on signing national-letters-of-intent today, the first day of the month-long spring signing period.
- Lawrence woman reports theft of cash, cell phone in the 1200 block of Almira Drive
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 26-year-old Lawrence woman reported to Lawrence police Sunday that someone had stolen $970 in cash and a blue Verizon cell phone valued at $100 from her residence in the 1200 block of Almira Drive.
- Lawrence Culver’s reports thousands in cash stolen
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A4
- An employee at Culver’s, 2111 W. 33rd St., reported to police Monday morning that someone had stolen $5,943 in cash and a black leather bag with a headset valued at $200 from the restaurant in a burglary that occurred between 10:50 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday.
- Iowa St. putting faith in young, dynamic RBs
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B6
- In a scrimmage last week, Iowa State running back Shontrelle Johnson bounced outside for a run that initially appeared so hopeless even coach Paul Rhoads stopped watching. A jubilant roar from the offense brought Rhoads’ vision back to his speedy sophomore, who broke out of a tight scrum with a stiff-arm, squirmed away from a pair of open-field tackles and sped to the end zone.
- Frank Haith trying to win over Missouri
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B2
- For his first dinner out as the new Missouri basketball coach, Frank Haith took his family to Murry’s, which had an appealing choice on the menu.
- UConn’s Walker declares for draft
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Connecticut’s Kemba Walker says the school’s decision to put his name and number on the wall of its basketball arena helped him decide it was time to head to the NBA.
- Nebraska’s Big Ten inclusion creates ‘meat-grinder’ division
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B6
- The Fisher household figures to be a flash point for the new Nebraska-Iowa rivalry in the Big Ten.
- Jayhawks in the NBA
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B7
- Here is a look at how former Jayhawks fared in NBA action on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
- KU men’s, women’s track and field teams ranked
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- The Kansas University track and field teams appeared in this week’s U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings that were released Tuesday. The KU women are back in the poll at No. 25, while the Jayhawk men fell two to spots to No. 14.
- ‘Batman’ to return
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- After a one-year hiatus, Bershawn “Batman” Jackson will return to the 2011 Kansas Relays. A relays regular, Jackson is a five-time winner in the 400-meter hurdles and holds the current record.
- Freshmen lead KU women’s golf team
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- The Kansas University women’s golf team finished sixth at the Baylor Spring Invitational behind strong play from freshmen Meghan Potee and Thanuttra Boonraksasat on Tuesday.
- LHS softball swept
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- The Lawrence High softball team was swept by Olathe South in a doubleheader on Tuesday in Olathe.
- Royals’ Tejeda struggles out of bullpen
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- While Kansas City’s young relievers once again gave the Royals a chance to win. It was a veteran who couldn’t make a pitch when it was most needed.
- Kansas homers past Iowa
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Jimmy Waters, Zac Elgie and Jake Marasco hit home runs and Thomas Taylor pitched seven shutout innings in Kansas University’s 12-5 baseball victory over Iowa on Tuesday at Banks Field.
- Firebirds victorious
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B3
- The Free State girls swimming and diving team placed first and the Lawrence High team fourth at a six-team meet on Tuesday at FSHS.
- Lawrence routs O-South
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence High baseball team stole 10 bases and routed Olathe South, 13-5, on Tuesday.
- Kick-started: Loneker’s goal is game changer for Firebirds
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Offensive chances were scarce to begin Tuesday’s girls soccer City Showdown, so Free State High’s Kylee Loneker decided to take a chance.
- O-line coming together for KU football
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B1
- With Brad Thorson and Sal Capra lost to graduation, the Kansas University football team will have to replace two offensive lineman who combined for 48 starts during the past two seasons.
- Free State tennis sweeps Lawrence
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Ever since Free State High School opened in 1997, its boys tennis team has never lost the annual dual with Lawrence High. The streak continued on Tuesday.
- Back to work
- The Lawrence City Commission needs to ramp up its consideration of key city issues.
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- The Lawrence City Commission needs to ramp up its consideration of key city issues.
- Pitts response
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Leonard Pitts Jr. in his column of April 10, states that, “This nation took so much from the men and women it kidnapped.”
- Broad blame
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- While Dolph Simons Jr. presents one possible narrative in his Saturday Column of April 9, “Budget showdown didn’t have to happen,” I believe two main arguments he offers to defend his premise can be refuted.
- New rules
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Our elected officials in Washington are responsible for the poor economy.
- Key endorsement
- Various accomplishments in the last year have moved Kansas University closer to its goal of gaining designation as a comprehensive cancer center.
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Various accomplishments in the last year have moved Kansas University closer to its goal of gaining designation as a comprehensive cancer center.
- 25 years ago: New Haworth Hall addition dedicated at KU
- April 13, 2011
- Kansas University recently held dedication ceremonies for the new $12.7 million Haworth Hall addition.
- Horoscopes for April 13
- April 13, 2011
- This year, you push past seemingly insurmountable obstacles. You have the energy, ideas and creativity to manifest your desires. You are more upbeat and direct than you have been in years. If you are single, how can you not attract admirers? You will have to make some hard choices — make it your pleasure! If you are attached, the two of you enjoy more positive interactions. Virgo can drive a hard bargain.
- Why the odds favor Obama re-election
- April 13, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Hey, President Obama has formally announced his re-election bid! I’ve added the exclamation mark to help ratchet up the excitement.
- ‘Happy Endings’ gives nod to ‘Friends’ formula
- April 13, 2011
- The 1990s revival continues with “Happy Endings” (8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., ABC), an unabashed attempt to return sitcoms to the days of “Seinfeld” and “Friends.” “Endings” hails from executive producer Jamie Tarses, linked to “Friends,” “Wings” and other 1990s hits.
- 40 years ago: North Lawrence grass fires nearly destroy lumber yard inventory
- April 13, 2011
- Two grass fires, which had apparently started in a ditch near the Union Pacific tracks in North Lawrence, had come very close to destroying $10,000 worth of lumber in the rear of the Foster Lumber Yard.
- 100 years ago: ‘Dashing’ wife of Eudora physician leaves home
- April 13, 2011
- “Eudora is enjoying the delightful sensation this week of a glimpse into a case of domestic incompatibility.”
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