Also from December 10
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Wedding: Phelps and Alvarez
- Wedding: Kinley and Spreer
- Wedding: Babcock and Tibbits
- Anniversary: Guy
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Charlie Weis introduced at KU- 4:20 p.m., November 9, 2011 Updated 8:28 p.m.
- Charlie Weis was introduced as the new head coach at Kansas during a press conference on Friday afternoon at the Anderson Family Football Complex.
- Video: Players surprised by, happy with Weis hire
- Videos: Charlie Weis introduced as Kansas head football coach
- Photo gallery: Charlie Weis press conference
6:00 a.m.
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‘Power surge’: KU introduces ‘old ball coach’ Charlie Weis to fix, fire-up program
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on 1B
- Friday evening, in Mrkonic Auditorium at Kansas University’s Anderson Family Football Complex, new KU football coach Charlie Weis was asked a variety of questions on topics ranging from his time at Notre Dame and in the huddle with Tom Brady in the NFL, to why he came to Kansas or even had interest in becoming a head coach again.
- Video: Players surprised by, happy with Weis hire
- Videos: Charlie Weis introduced as Kansas head football coach
- Photo gallery: Charlie Weis press conference
10:00 a.m.
Legislators want to know if governor will provide funding for Lawrence SRS office- December 9, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Kansas legislators want to know if Gov. Sam Brownback intends to put state funding in his recommended budget to cover the lease of the state welfare office in Lawrence and several other towns.
2:30 p.m.
District learns from bomb threat notification delays- December 10, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Turns out that when an emergency situation actually is an emergency situation, the Lawrence school district should use its emergency notification system to get the word out to families affected by the emergency itself.
All stories
- Kan. agencies cope with fewer workers
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Kansas Department of Transportation officials say the loss of 152 employees to early retirement could make it more difficult to battle large snowstorms this winter.
- Cases show gaps in nurse regulation
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Patient advocates and nursing home administrators say federal prosecutions against three Kansas nurses for drug tampering highlight regulatory gaps in the oversight of nurses — particularly those working in the long-term care facilities that serve some 90,000 Kansans.
- Pump patrol
- December 10, 2011
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.09 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call 832-7154.
- Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of rape
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of rape. The suspect was arrested on the 100 block of E. 11th Street shortly before 6 a.m., according to Douglas County Sheriff’s Office records. He is being held without bond. The Journal-World typically does not identify suspects in sex crimes unless they are convicted.
- Redevelopment could complicate consolidation
- December 10, 2011
- A new apartment development would send hundreds of families — some with young children — looking for new places to set their mobile homes. The Journal-World examines what those relocated children could mean for an already complicated school consolidation process.
- Painting fetches $3.2M for gallery
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A10
- An oil painting from American modernist Marsden Hartley has fetched substantially more than expected at auction for a small central-Kansas gallery.
- City Commission agenda for Dec. 13
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A6
- Commissioners will consider a site plan and a rezoning request to allow for apartment development on 15 acres at 4100 W. 24th Place, near Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive.
- Owner of recycling business wants green light from city
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Armond Enclard wants to bring his trash and recycling service to more apartment complexes in the city, but is finding the path harder than he thought.
- KU coach Bill Self: Kevin Young ‘bailed us out’
- Junior scores season-high 14 points against Ohio State
- December 10, 2011
- Kevin Young’s breakout performance Saturday surprised Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self as much as anyone.
- Thad Matta to Bill Self: ‘Merry Christmas’
- Ohio State coach jokes with counterpart before game after deciding to sit out Jared Sullinger
- December 10, 2011
- Although the big day is still two weeks away, Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta thought he was offering Bill Self, his Kansas University counterpart, glad holiday tidings prior to Saturday’s showdown in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook: T-Rob picks up ‘T’
- December 10, 2011
- Kansas University junior forward Thomas Robinson was whistled for a technical foul for yelling at a Buckeye player following a Tyshawn Taylor bucket with 8:44 left, KU up, 59-48.
- Elijah Johnson emerging at good time for KU
- December 10, 2011
- Now that under-appreciated Kansas University senior guard Tyshawn Taylor will miss time after he undergoes surgery to repair a torn meniscus of the right knee, it will be on Elijah Johnson to bring along freshman Naadir Tharpe.
- No asterisk needed: Gutsy Tyshawn Taylor, KU not apologetic for beating Sullinger-less Ohio State, 78-67
- December 10, 2011
- Ohio State sophomore sensation Jared Sullinger, who has a bad back, didn’t play in Saturday’s marquee matchup against Kansas University. KU senior point guard Tyshawn Taylor, who has a bum knee, did participate. He dished a career-high 13 assists against seven turnovers, while scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds in the No. 13-ranked Jayhawks’ 78-67 victory over the No. 2 Buckeyes in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Tyshawn Taylor tears meniscus in right knee, will be out an estimated 1-3 weeks
- 05:00 p.m., December 10, 2011 Updated 05:28 p.m.
- Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor will miss an estimated three weeks and is scheduled for surgery Sunday after tearing his meniscus in his right knee.
- Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger out for Kansas game
- December 10, 2011
- Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger will not play in Saturday’s game against Kansas because of a back injury, CBSsports.com is reporting.
- District learns from bomb threat notification delays
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Turns out that when an emergency situation actually is an emergency situation, the Lawrence school district should use its emergency notification system to get the word out to families affected by the emergency itself.
- Group seeks recall of Shawnee Co. treasurer
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A citizen’s committee is seeking a special election to remove Shawnee County Treasurer Larry Wilson.
- Kissick Construction reports stolen items
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Kissick Construction reported that $1,842.00 worth of items were stolen early Thursday morning from the 800 block of Indiana Street.
- Pump patrol
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A5
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.08 at several stations.
- Free State survives Shawnee Heights, 56-47
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Although the Free State boys also picked up a road win, coach Chuck Law wasn’t about to give the nine-point victory a glowing review, especially given the game’s start and finish.
- LHS 6th, FSHS 8th at Olathe swim meet
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Zach Andregg set another school record in the 100 butterfly as Lawrence High placed sixth at the Olathe Swimming and Diving Invitational on Friday.
- Lawrence wrestling leads at Eudora
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High’s wrestling team was first among 23 schools Friday after the first day of the Eudora Tournament of Champions.
- LHS girls fall, 35-34
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High nearly rallied from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit, but the Lions fell short Friday night in a 35-34 girls basketball loss to Kansas City (Mo.) St. Teresa’s.
- LHS boys roll into title game
- 12:00 a.m., December 10, 2011 Updated 10:43 a.m. in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High can finally go into the final day of the Blue Valley Shootout without being in a consolation game.
- Free State girls pound Shawnee Heights, 75-38
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B3
- e State High girls basketball coach Bryan Duncan could barely believe what he was seeing.
- Next job for Charlie Weis: find QB
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B1
- The question came from across the table, from a friend who knows how to get to the heart of the matter.
- Area high school basketball roundup: Baldwin boys win tourney title
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Baldwin High kept its undefeated season alive and won its first tournament Friday night.
- Players welcome Charlie Weis’ idea of discipline
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B4
- There will be puke buckets. Kansas offensive tackle Tanner Hawkinson didn’t remember everything from Friday morning’s team meeting with new football coach Charlie Weis, but he did recall that detail, which was promised during winter conditioning.
- Coach Charlie Weis ‘recruited’ Sheahon Zenger
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Kansas University athletic director Sheahon Zenger said that Mike Leach let him know before he brought his list of 12-to-15 candidates to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little that Leach had found a university (Washington State) he felt would fit him better.
- Jayhawks ready for battle with No. 2 Buckeyes
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s basketball players and 16,300 crazed fans hope the Jayhawks’ third appearance against a Top-10 team will be the charm Saturday.
- ‘Power surge’: KU introduces ‘old ball coach’ Charlie Weis to fix, fire-up program
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Friday evening, in Mrkonic Auditorium at Kansas University’s Anderson Family Football Complex, new KU football coach Charlie Weis was asked a variety of questions on topics ranging from his time at Notre Dame and in the huddle with Tom Brady in the NFL, to why he came to Kansas or even had interest in becoming a head coach again.
- Iowa State extends hex over Iowa with 86-76 win
- December 10, 2011
- Scott Christopherson volunteered to play point guard this season to help stabilize new-look Iowa State, and coach Fred Hoiberg took him up on his offer.
- Like coaches, deans who don’t measure up should go
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A3
- For the past several months, one of the biggest university-related stories around the country has been the firing and hiring of football coaches.
- 40 years ago: Lawrence postal carriers stand up to heavy holiday load
- December 10, 2011
- The postal service was still enjoying heavy usage in 1971.
- 100 years ago: Kansas man assures friends that he is not dead
- December 10, 2011
- “I regret to dispute the accuracy of the dispatch, but I am very much alive.”
- 25 years ago: Smoking ordinance gets first reading
- December 10, 2011
- Lawrence city commissioners were scheduled to consider the first reading of an ordinance restricting smoking in the workplace and other public areas.
- Around and About for December 10, 2011
- December 10, 2011
- Lance Cavanaugh and Robert Kort, both of Lawrence, were awarded Associate of Applied Science degrees May 13 from Hutchinson Community College.
- Club news for December 10, 2011
- December 10, 2011
- Over the Rainbow Doll Club met Dec. 3 for their Christmas Party at Three Sisters’ Inn in Baldwin City
- Extension and FCE news for December 10, 2011
- December 10, 2011
- The Douglas County Extension Council met Nov. 29 to conduct the annual election of officers and board members.
- Students impress
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A7
- To many people, it will come as no surprise that young adults in our community are a source of pride, inspiration and hope for the future. I write to share a recent experience with the students at both Free State and Lawrence High School.
- Obama uses class resentment to pass buck
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A7
- In the first month of his presidency, Barack Obama averred that if in three years he hadn’t alleviated the nation’s economic pain, he’d be a “one-term proposition.”
- Writing more important than ever
- December 10, 2011 in print edition on A7
- For 30 years, the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, a competition “to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels.”
- Faith Forum: Does December change the demographics of your congregation?
- December 10, 2011
- The Rev. Maria Campbell and Rod Hinkle answer.
- ‘Inappropriate Adult’ explores human depravity
- December 10, 2011
- Featuring two of the more memorable performances of the year, the drama “Appropriate Adult” (9 p.m., Sundance) offer viewers an unflinching and unforgettable study of human evil. “Adult” is a co-production between Sundance and Britain’s ITV Studios.
- Horoscope for Dec. 10
- December 10, 2011
- This year others dominate in your personal and professional lives. You will need to bend more than usual and might feel resentful. Don’t. Come summer, if you are single, you will have your choice of suitors. Remember, Mr. or Ms. Right doesn’t arrive every day. If you are attached, the romantic climate starts warming up June 2012. Allow this closeness to evolve. Gemini naturally sees issues differently from you.
- Blog: Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage June 19, 2013 · 2 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 49 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 119 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 6 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 15 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 28 comments
- Former KU student sentenced to 30 days in jail, barred from social media, for attacking female student June 18, 2013 · 6 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 99 comments
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013 · 1 comment
- Letter: Energy folly June 15, 2013 · 43 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center to host "Beach Bash" June 18, 2013
- Agencies join forces to help homeless population acquire financial literacy June 6, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Location of Superman's hometown sparks geographic divide June 17, 2013
- Reformed drug dealer wants to thank Clinton May 20, 2004
