Also from April 20
Births
Blog entries
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On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you think cable barriers should be installed in the median on Kansas Highway 10?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 79% | |
| No | 14% | |
| I’m not sure | 5% | |
| Total | 1657 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Is Kale Pick the next Kerry Meier?- April 19, 2011 in print edition on 1B
- Kansas University junior Kale Pick is getting pretty used to being compared to other people.
- Video: KU receivers coach David Beaty instructs his wideouts
- Photo gallery: Kansas Football Practice 4-18
6:00 a.m.
KU basketball player Thomas Robinson cited in misdemeanor battery case outside nightclub- 11:09 a.m., April 19, 2011 Updated 3:03 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Lawrence police have cited Kansas University basketball player Thomas Robinson to appear in municipal court on a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with an altercation outside a Lawrence nightclub, city prosecutor Jerry Little said Tuesday morning.
10:00 a.m.
Support sought for consolidating elementary schools in Lawrence- April 18, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- As members of the Lawrence school board continue making plans to form a community-minded process for consolidating elementary schools during the next several years, they’re finding support from folks who some may see as unlikely advocates.
6:00 p.m.
KU alumna chosen as new dean of School of Business- 10:45 a.m., April 19, 2011 Updated 4:56 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Kansas University has named an Ohio State University business professor and KU alumna as its next dean of the School of Business.
All stories
- Eudora mayor asking Brownback to install median cable barriers after deadly crash on K-10
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Days after a tragic crossover crash on Kansas Highway 10 that killed two Eudora residents — including a 5-year-old boy — Eudora’s mayor asked Gov. Sam Brownback Wednesday to have the state place wire or cable barriers in the busy highway’s median.
- Haskell to host third annual Indigenous Empowerment Summit
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Dancing, homemade food, a powwow and speeches on all aspects of Native American culture will be highlights at this weekend’s third annual Indigenous Empowerment Summit Friday and Saturday on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus.
- City seeking help planting flowers in downtown Lawrence
- April 20, 2011
- The spring season is once again bringing a call from city officials for flower-planting volunteers.
- Douglas County Public Works begins planning summer roadwork projects
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County Public Works is starting to plan roadwork for the summer in Douglas County.
- Dillons submits plans for new store on Massachusetts Street
- ‘It is an attempt to make all sides of the building more architecturally interesting’
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A1
- A new Dillons store for south Massachusetts Street now has a date with City Hall. Dillons leaders have submitted revised plans for a project to replace its existing store at 1740 Mass. with a larger, more modern version.
- KDOT to supply $300,000 for turn lanes near planned Berry Plastics warehouse northwest of Lawrence
- April 20, 2011
- Berry Plastics of Lawrence will be the first recipient of economic development funding under the new state transportation plan, it was announced Wednesday.
- Civil agencies to help train military officers
- April 20, 2011
- A group of military officers and one State Department student will learn about providing essential public services from civilian agencies over the coming weeks.
- Fort Riley soldier found dead in Junction City
- April 20, 2011
- Police in Junction City are investigating the shooting death of a Fort Riley soldier.
- Evidence in Manhattan teen’s death recovered from pond
- April 20, 2011
- Riley County police confirm that divers have recovered a piece of evidence from a Manhattan pond near the spot where a 14-year-old boy was found dead last week.
- Pittsburg State starts energy savings plan, turns to geothermal energy
- April 20, 2011
- Pittsburg State University is embarking on a $4.5 million energy savings plan that officials say will pay for itself within 14 years.
- Top speed limit rising to 75 mph on some Kansas highways
- April 20, 2011
- Kansas motorists will soon be able to drive 75 mph — legally — on designated parts of divided four-lane highways.
- Kansas patrol arrests 2 on drug charges near Junction City
- April 20, 2011
- Kansas Highway Patrol troopers confiscated about $260,000 worth of marijuana during a recent traffic stop near Junction City.
- Report: Kansas colleges ‘driving the economy’
- April 20, 2011
- Fort Hays State University and other Regents institutions have a significant economic impact on their communities and the state, according to a study conducted by the Goss Institute for Economic Research in Denver.
- Law will let bicycles, motorcycles drive through ‘dead red’ lights
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Kansans who drive motor vehicles with two, four or more wheels will soon be able to step on it a little more.
- Feds seek injunction on Kansas anti-abortion activist
- April 20, 2011
- U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says a Kansas woman crossed the line and left her First Amendment protections behind when she sent a threatening letter to a doctor who plans to perform abortions in Wichita.
- UN would settle for monitored visit with soldier suspected of giving classified information to WikiLeaks
- April 20, 2011
- The United Nations’ torture investigator says he would reluctantly settle for a supervised jailhouse visit with the soldier suspected of giving classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks.
- Jury acquits Lawrence man of attempted murder
- April 20, 2011
- A Douglas County jury Wednesday afternoon acquitted a 26-year-old Lawrence man in an attempted murder trial related to a December shooting at a Lawrence apartment complex.
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to attempted robbery in the Oread neighborhood
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to two charges in connection with a February attempted robbery in Oread neighborhood.
- Town Talk: Dillons on Mass. submits new plans; Eudora gathering steam to propose sand plant; antennas may show up in West Lawrence
- April 20, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County:
- Fire in duplex overnight displaces two Lawrence families
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Two Lawrence families were displaced early Wednesday morning after a fire damaged a duplex near West Second Terrace and Michigan Street in northern Lawrence, fire officials said.
- Retired Lawrence biology teacher Stan Roth to be inducted into Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A retired biology teacher who remains devoted to teaching youngsters in the Lawrence area will be inducted into the Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame. Stan Roth, who taught biology at Lawrence High School for 38 years before transferring to Free State High School for two years and retiring in 1999, is among nine educators included in the hall’s 2011 class.
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback holding summits on state economy
- April 20, 2011
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is planning series of summits with business leaders and others over the next few months to discuss improving the state’s economy.
- Lawrence city commissioners delay action on special use permit for Bullwinkles bar
- April 20, 2011
- Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday night approved several rezonings of property near 14th and Tennessee streets to allow for mixed-use development in the future.
- Lawrence City Commission postpones decision to convert parking lot in 1000 block of Vermont
- April 20, 2011
- The Lawrence City Commission has deferred a request to convert the city-owned, two-hour parking lot in the 1000 block of Vermont Street into a 10-hour, metered lot in order to accommodate a proposed office development for Treanor Architects.
- Emergency crews respond to reported structure fire in 1400 block of West Second Street
- April 20, 2011
- Emergency crews responded early Wednesday morning to reports of a structure fire at a duplex in the 1400 block of West Second Street.
- First Bell: Project Graduation seeks sponsors, donors, volunteers; students set for Kansas History Day contest; former LHS principal recalls old district office
- April 20, 2011
- Time for another edition of First Bell, a rundown of news and other educational items involving schools in the area.
- Heard on the Hill: Husband of new KU business dean to teach at KU; planting event planned for new pharmacy garden; KU Professional Clothes Closet plans extended hours
- April 20, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Deciphera leukemia drug trials extend to KU Cancer Center
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence-based company’s first cancer-fighting drug to reach human clinical trials is returning promising results as its testing expands to the Kansas University Cancer Center.
- City Commission denies razing request for Connecticut St. house
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A run-down house on Connecticut Street elicited a run up in emotion from Lawrence’s new mayor on Tuesday night.
- Attorney withdraws as court determines medication issues in Yellow House case
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A6
- A federal judge Monday allowed a defense attorney to withdraw from the Yellow House Store case as the district court prepares to decide whether defendant Guy Neighbors can be ordered to take medication.
- 25 years ago: Local phys-ed teachers concerned about student fitness
- April 20, 2011
- Local physical education teachers were echoing recent warnings by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
- 40 years ago: Historical society to acquire old Watkins Bank building
- April 20, 2011
- It was reported today that the Douglas County Historical Society had voted to acquire title to the old Watkins Bank Building, 11th and Massachusetts.
- 100 years ago: Tornado winds drove chicken feathers into phone poles
- April 20, 2011
- “Vagaries of the tornado still continue to come to light.”
- PBS explores secrets of the Amazonians
- April 20, 2011
- “Secrets of the Dead” (7 p.m., PBS, check local listings) presents “Lost in the Amazon,” a tale that seems straight out of “Indiana Jones.” In fact its subject, Col. Percy Fawcett, an explorer in search of Lost Cities of Gold who vanished — some say was murdered — in 1925, probably inspired the kinds of pulp paperbacks and Saturday-movie serials that would become the template for the character played by Harrison Ford.
- Horoscopes for April 20
- April 20, 2011
- This year, you have the ability to incorporate and understand much more. You can detach and not trigger yet still remain empathetic and walk in another person’s shoes. If you are single, you flourish in a one-on-one relationship. The depth between you and someone you meet this year could be quite intoxicating. If you are attached, the two of you crave time away together. Sagittarius understands you well.
- Lost opportunity
- Money continues to be the driving force behind Kansas University athletic decisions.
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A8
- When is enough actually enough? Will there ever come a time when the Kansas University athletic department, or the university as a whole, has enough money to get its job done and meet its responsibilities?
- Judges shouldn’t lose humanity
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Most of us remember that one of the issues raised during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was whether she would exclude any personal opinions or beliefs in reaching decisions as a justice.
- Tea party having early impact
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A8
- The Republican presidential race has barely begun, and the tea party’s impact is already evident.
- Power play
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Surely I am not the only one in Kansas that understands Kris Kobach and his true reasoning for trying to impose extra expense and inconvenience on Kansas voters in the name of finding fraud.
- KU student reports jackets, video game console stolen in 1600 block of West 19th Street
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 20-year-old Kansas University student reported to Lawrence police Saturday that someone had stolen $1,520 worth of property including a Playstation 3 game console and two NorthFace fleece jackets from a residence in the 1600 block of West 19th Street.
- Lawrence police seek public’s help in identifying graffiti suspect
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a white male who has committed several acts of graffiti on property near streets and intersections since September.
- LHS upends SM West
- Lions take over Sunflower League lead with 9-3 victory
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence High baseball coach Brad Stoll wouldn’t let his players talk about the cold weather on Tuesday afternoon.
- Hurlers ready to rock
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Everybody has witnessed live events that take up permanent residence in the memory.
- It’s time to put up or shut up
- Elite shot-put field features turkey-loving, Cube-solving bear of a man
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Enterprising downtown restaurant chefs might want to bake and baste some turkey legs today just in case Reese Hoffa — the world’s No. 2-ranked shot putter — wins tonight’s Kansas Relays competition.
- Lawrence clips SME
- Massey drives in winner in ninth
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- With an 0-2 count, two outs and a runner on third base in the bottom of the ninth inning, Lawrence High senior Lauren Massey was just looking for a pitch on which to get her bat.
- Lions claim swim quad
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Lawrence High won nine of 12 events and won the team title at its own home swimming and diving quadrangular on Tuesday at Knox Natatorium.
- Van Blaricum leads golfers
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Brett Van Blaricum shot an 82 to lead the Lawrence High golf team at the Olathe North Invite on Tuesday at Falcon Ridge Golf Course.
- LHS tennis wins 10-team invite
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Lawrence High freshman Thomas Irick took first place in singles with a 6-0 record, leading the Lions’ tennis team to a first-place finish at the 10-team Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Facility in Topeka.
- LHS volleyball players to sign
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Lawrence High seniors Kendyll Severa and Kelsey Broadwell plan to sign collegiate volleyball letters of intent on Thursday.
- Moore double winner in Free State swimming dual
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Reilly Moore won the 50 free and 100 breaststroke, and Kara Mishler won the 100 fly in Free State High’s swimming and diving dual against Shawnee Mission East.
- FSHS soccer falls, 2-0
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Free State’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss to Shawnee Mission Northwest at the SM District Complex.
- York paces Firebird golfers to 2nd
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Lee York shot a 75 to win the Olathe North Invite and lead the Free State golf team to a second-place finish at Falcon Ridge Golf Course.
- Free State softball tumbles
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Free State’s softball team suffered a 9-1 setback to Shawnee Mission East.
- Royals win wild one with Indians
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B5
- The bullpen phone quit working at just the wrong time. The bat boy unwittingly caused a power hitter to lay down a bunt in an RBI situation.
- Kansas baseball rolls to 11-5 win
- DeLeon hits two of KU’s three homers
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Sophomore catcher Alex DeLeon hit two of Kansas University’s three home runs as the Jayhawks pounded Saint Mary, 11-5, in a nonconference baseball game Tuesday at Hogund Ballpark.
- Hoops recruit Jamari Traylor to visit Kansas
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Jamari Traylor, a 6-foot-7, 230-pound senior power forward from IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., will visit Kansas University this weekend, Traylor told Rivals.com.
- Nine KU rowers nab academic honors
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Nine members of Kansas University’s rowing team received the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal.
- Four Kansas women on academic golf team
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Kansas University seniors Meghna Bal, Jennifer Clark and Grace Thiry were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference women’s golf first team for the third straight season, while freshman Fhong Boonraksasat was named to the second team Tuesday.
- Kentucky guard Lamb returning
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Kentucky freshman Doron Lamb is not “one-and-done.”
- Heat’s Bosh silencing his critics
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Must admit, I haven’t always been a Chris Bosh guy. There have been several times this year when I have bought into the “Two and a Half Men” putdown of the Heat’s Big Three.
- Will Big 12 title game be missed?
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on B3
- The conference championship game is gone, but only some Big 12 coaches will miss it.
- KU student reports more than $1,000 of personal property stolen in 1200 block of Oread Avenue
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 21-year-old Kansas University student reported to Lawrence police Sunday the burglary and theft of personal property from the 1200 block of Oread Avenue.
- Young Eudora girl still recovering after Saturday’s fatal accident on Kansas Highway 10
- April 20, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Courtlyn Shutt, a 23-month-old Eudora girl who was injured in Saturday’s double-fatality accident on Kansas Highway 10 near the Church Street interchange in Eudora was still recovering Tuesday from a broken neck at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., said her maternal grandfather Chuck Lawrence.
- Gem dandy: Kukuk throws no-no
- 12:00 a.m., April 20, 2011 Updated 11:34 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Free State High pitcher Cody Kukuk wasn’t perfect. But it’s hard to imagine how he could have been much better.
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- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
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