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Do you think the new regulations for Kansas abortion clinics are too strict?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 71% | |
| No | 24% | |
| I’m not sure | 3% | |
| Total | 955 | |
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6:00 a.m.
Meeting on new Kansas abortion clinic regulations rescheduled for Thursday- June 27, 2011
- A state board in Kansas has rescheduled the meeting at which it will review new regulations for abortion providers drafted by the state health department.
9:30 a.m.
New state law removes cities’ ability to set their own fines for seat belt violations- June 27, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Click it or Ticket soon will have a little less bite in Lawrence and other cities across the state. A new state law that takes effect Friday will require all Kansas cities to charge a $10 fine for failure to wear a seat belt and also removes a city’s ability to charge court costs to prosecute the violation.
1:00 p.m.
Parents consider contracting school buses with their own money- June 27, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Two years after the Lawrence school district put a stop to extended bus service by slashing its transportation budget, some parents hope to bring the familiar yellow buses back to their neighborhoods. With their own money.
4:30 p.m.
Lawrence Busker Festival organizers try to recoup money from Kansas Arts Commission- 6:01 p.m., June 27, 2011 Updated 12:24 a.m. in print edition on 3A
- Organizers of Lawrence’s Busker Festival are feeling the effects of Gov. Sam Brownback’s decision to eliminate funding for the state’s arts commission.
7:00 p.m.
Plenty of work awaits new Lawrence school board- June 27, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Test scores are up. Four-year high schools and four “new” middle schools are about to open. Operations are streamlining, career pathways are expanding and results-oriented discussions regarding race are continuing. And there’s more to come, said Rick Doll, superintendent of the Lawrence school district.
All stories
- Kansas emergency management division asks residents to register special needs for assistance
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas Division of Emergency Management wants residents to register their special needs to ensure they receive proper assistance during an emergency.
- Attorney for former church youth leader asks judge to dismiss indecent liberties charge based on statute of limitations
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A Douglas County judge is considering a request to dismiss an aggravated indecent liberties charge against a former Lawrence church youth leader based on the state’s statute of limitations.
- Final ticket scandal co-conspirator Ben Kirtland awaits designation at Massachusetts federal prison
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- The last co-conspirator in an operation that stole and sold thousands of tickets for Kansas University basketball and football games is behind bars, awaiting designation in a federal medical complex in Massachusetts.
- Alexandra ‘Sandy’ Mason, first librarian at Spencer Research Library, dies at age 80
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A longtime and well-respected librarian at Kansas University who served as the first librarian of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library has died at age 80.
- County prosecutors have yet to file charges after altercation at KU School of Business
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County prosecutors Tuesday had not yet filed formal charges and were still reviewing information after a 49-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday night after an altercation with Kansas University public safety officers.
- KU considers allowing students to study abroad in countries with State Department travel warnings
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Officials who oversee Kansas University’s study abroad program are considering a policy that would allow students to study in countries with State Department travel warnings, if a committee of KU officials deems it to be safe.
- Marijuana operation raided in southeast Kansas
- June 28, 2011
- Linn County officials believe a large marijuana growing operation in southeast Kansas was the work of Mexican nationals.
- Merriam Municipal Court clerk charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from city
- June 28, 2011
- A former Merriam Municipal Court lead clerk has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the city.
- Soldier found dead at Fort Riley
- June 28, 2011
- Authorities at Fort Riley are investigating the death of a soldier on the northeast Kansas post.
- Capitol Police chief defends flagpole policy after protest
- June 28, 2011
- A patrol lieutenant was concerned about a potential counter-protest in refusing to allow people conducting a rally last week against Gov. Sam Brownback attending a prayer gathering to bring flagpoles onto Statehouse grounds, the head of the Kansas Highway Patrol’s Capitol Police said.
- Joplin tornado debris boosts landfill fees collected in Kansas and Missouri
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A8
- A deadly tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city of Joplin could result in federal authorities paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in landfill dumping fees to Missouri and Kansas.
- Parts of Kansas baking in sustained triple-digit heat
- June 28, 2011
- Record heat that has baked parts of central and western Kansas will persist through the week with only slight chances for rain, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
- Flooding closes roads, bridges near Missouri River
- June 28, 2011
- Rising waters along the Missouri River are forcing Kansas officials to close a portion of a state highway in northeast Kansas as communities began to voluntarily evacuate their homes.
- Kansas abortion providers sue to stop new state rules
- 04:26 p.m., June 28, 2011 Updated 05:33 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Two doctors who perform abortions in Kansas filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block a new licensing law and regulations that abortion rights advocates fear will make Kansas the first state in the country without an abortion provider.
- No cause found for fire in building on KU’s Edwards Campus
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Overland Park fire investigators are unable to determine a specific cause of a May 19 fire that damaged part of the roof of a building under construction at Kansas University’s Edwards Campus.
- Police identify body found in wooded area near mobile home park
- 02:10 p.m., June 28, 2011 Updated 03:05 p.m. in print edition on A4
- Lawrence police on Tuesday afternoon identified a body found Saturday in a wooded area as a 32-year-old Lawrence man.
- Eudora man faces animal cruelty charge related to ‘shocking’ condition of pony’s hooves
- 12:10 p.m., June 28, 2011 Updated 03:34 p.m. in print edition on A4
- A rural Eudora man turned himself in Monday after Douglas County prosecutors filed an animal cruelty charge accusing him of neglecting care for his Shetland pony’s hooves.
- Town Talk: Farmland site likely to be cleaned by end of August; roadwork, roadwork roadwork, including a closure of 31st Street; a sellout for Joplin tornado victims
- June 28, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County:
- Kansas SRS announces Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help pay for summer cooling bills
- June 28, 2011
- A program that helps low-income Kansans heat their homes in winter will also help them beat the heat this summer.
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, county officials working on new election-fraud regulations
- 08:43 a.m., June 28, 2011 Updated 08:11 a.m.
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he hopes to have regulations drafted by the fall to guide elections officials in administering the state’s new voter ID law.
- Heard on the Hill: KU makes old Kansas maps available online; overnight storm causes some tree damage on campus; website makes it easy to follow KU NBA Jayhawks
- June 28, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Two KUPD officers sustain minor injuries in altercation near Summerfield Hall
- 01:01 a.m., June 28, 2011 Updated 11:31 a.m.
- Two KU public safety officers sustained minor injuries Monday evening after an altercation with a transient man near Summerfield Hall on the 1300 block of Sunnyside Avenue on KU’s campus.
- Court limits state rules on campaign spending
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A6
- The Supreme Court imposed new limits Monday on states trying to restrain the influence of money in politics, striking down a law that tied the amount of public funds a candidate receives to how much privately funded rivals spend.
- NRC chairman says Neb. plants safe from flooding
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A6
- The nation’s top nuclear power regulator said Monday that both of Nebraska’s nuclear power plants have remained safe as they battle floodwaters from the bloated Missouri River.
- Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins talks budget with Rotarians
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A5
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., voiced support Monday in Lawrence for a GOP House budget plan that includes Medicare reform and said Democrats had failed to present an alternative.
- Man arrested in 2010 meth raid pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A 35-year-old Missouri man Monday pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge and implicated other co-defendants in a methamphetamine distribution case connected to a 2010 raid east of Lawrence.
- Police recover Lawrence woman’s stolen iPod, DVDs
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 32-year-old Lawrence woman reported her black iPod valued at $350 and a vinyl case containing about 50 DVDs valued at $750 in a vehicle burglary between 9 p.m. Thursday and 1:20 p.m. Friday from the 1300 block of Vermont Street.
- Man reports stolen GPS device, laptop computer
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 43-year-old man reported someone stole his Tom Tom GPS device valued at $100 and a black Dell laptop computer valued at $1,000 in a vehicle burglary that occurred between 2 p.m. Thursday and 11:45 p.m. Friday in the 4100 block of West 24th Place.
- Lawrence man reports stolen souvenir hats
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 51-year-old Lawrence man reported to police Friday that someone had stolen 100 souvenir hats valued at $1,000 and two sidewalk lights as part of the burglary that occurred at his residence in the 100 block of North Michigan Street.
- Rural Lawrence man taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after moped accident
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 54-year-old rural Lawrence man was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon after an accident on the Farmers’ Turnpike involving his moped.
- KU safety and former Ohio State recruit Bradley McDougald discusses OSU football scandal
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Last month, the Ohio State University football program was rocked by investigations into improper benefits and an alleged cover-up stemming from a tattoo-parlor scandal that involved some of the team’s highest profile players.
- ‘Lo’ gone but not forgotten
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B2
- The way things had to be done that season, Pam Valvano never got to see the final five or six minutes of any of the incredible games that led to N.C. State’s even more incredible march to the 1983 NCAA basketball championship.
- Famed Wolfpack forward Charles dies in bus crash
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Lorenzo Charles, the muscular forward whose last-second dunk gave underdog North Carolina State a stunning win in the 1983 national college championship game, was killed Monday when a bus he was driving crashed along a highway, a company official said.
- Struggling Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B12
- One of baseball’s proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided not on the field but in the courtroom.
- K.C. to go with six-man rotation
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B12
- The Kansas City Royals plan to go with a six-man pitching rotation at least until the All-Star break.
- Surging Padres slip past Royals
- Ludwick homers in 4-3 win
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B12
- Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer, Mat Latos won for the first time in four starts, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, on Monday night.
- Greg Gurley to work with Williams Fund
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas University basketball guard Greg Gurley has been named director of development for KU’s Williams Fund.
- Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- KU coach Bill Self was asked if his six-man recruiting class might grow to seven on Monday during an appearance on 810 radio’s Border Patrol:
- Give Rick Barry a mic
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- To hear the author of the greatest underdog story in NBA history talk about the reasons for the Dallas Mavericks’ upset of the Miami Heat is to realize pro basketball needs Rick Barry back sitting court-side, spilling incisive commentary faster than defenders fell in front of him on his drives to pull-up jumpers.
- ‘88 teammates helping Cole Aldrich at camp
- Gueldner wages successful battle against cancer
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Former Kansas University basketball player Jeff Gueldner teamed with his college roommate, Mark Randall, in a three-day member/guest golf tournament last week.
- Displaced Joplin pets adopted
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A12
- Thousands of animal lovers from Missouri and beyond flocked to Joplin over the weekend to adopt hundreds of pets displaced by a deadly tornado in late May.
- Offensive
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A10
- To the editor:
- Tennis highlights language skills
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A10
- For millions and millions of tennis fans around the world, summer offers a plethora of thrills and memories. It gets no bigger than the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, each a unique and entertaining event.
- Toothless law
- Starting Friday, cities like Lawrence will be forced to lower their seat-belt fines to a level that will be easy for many motorists to ignore.
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A10
- Last year, Kansas legislators passed a seat belt law with a fine so low that there is little or no incentive to abide by it.
- White House confident ‘significant’ deal on debt could be reached
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A8
- President Barack Obama plunged into deadlocked negotiations to cut government deficits and raise the nation’s debt limit Monday, and the White House expressed confidence a “significant” deal with Republicans could be reached. But both sides only seemed to harden their positions as the day wore on, the administration insisting on higher taxes as part of the package but Republican leaders flatly rejecting the idea.
- Jury convicts Blagojevich of corruption at retrial
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Rod Blagojevich, who rode his talkative everyman image to two terms as Illinois governor before scandal made him a national punch line, was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including the incendiary allegation that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
- Duck tales: Ex-MLB pitcher, KU coach Marty Pattin recalls playing days
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Escalating fuel prices don’t make the hourlong drive from Lawrence to Kauffman Stadium any easier, even for those who can afford to invest so much time commuting. Those who can’t just might feel as if they are in the middle of a major-league baseball game by pulling up a stool next to Marty “Duck” Pattin, who spent 13 seasons as an American League pitcher.
- Powerful U.S. guns fuel Mexico violence
- June 28, 2011 in print edition on A10
- As the number of violent deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border continues to climb, a new report reveals a chilling trend: U.S. gun manufacturers, faced with declining sales, are increasingly selling high-powered military-style firearms to civilians.
- What do I do with … lemongrass?
- June 28, 2011
- Yes, lemongrass is a grass, but it’s much more likely that it’ll find it’s way to a pot (planting or cooking) than your lawn. Also, there are no actual lemons involved here, just a citrus-y fragrance.
- 25 years ago: Tickets selling well for Independence Days celebration
- June 28, 2011
- Early indications on ticket sales were promising.
- 40 years ago: Chemical sprays used in attempt to control corn blight
- June 28, 2011
- The spread of Southern Corn Leaf Blight had led the Douglas County Extension Service to spray one of the area fields affected by the infestation.
- 100 years ago: Lawrence businessman mysteriously disappears
- June 28, 2011
- “No little uneasiness is being felt by friends of Herman Brocker over the latter’s mysterious absence from the city.”
- After grim first half of 2011, analysts optimistic second half will be better
- June 28, 2011
- Farewell and good riddance to the first half of 2011 — six months that are ending as sour for the economy as they began.
- Horoscopes for June 28
- June 28, 2011
- This year, approach situations differently. You might want to be more sensitive to what isn’t being said, then you will learn and understand much more. If you are single, you should check out a potential suitor, as you might be seeing someone as what you want him or her to be rather than who he or she really is. If you are attached, the two of you benefit from time alone together.
- Shows go from vaudeville to profound
- June 28, 2011
- Back in its infancy, television was described as “TV: terrible vaudeville.” Television recalls vaudeville’s onslaught of often-unrelated performances. If you didn’t like the juggler, you had only a minute to wait for the singer or the magic act, the funny man or the dancing ladies.
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 38 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 41 comments
- Blog: Brownback signs 'Celebrate Freedom Week' bill May 23, 2013 · 10 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 42 comments
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013 · 3 comments
- Opinion: Obama shares strong message May 24, 2013 · 14 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 50 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 22 comments
- Editorial: Guns, speech May 23, 2013 · 32 comments
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013 · 8 comments
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Editorial: Development shift? May 24, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- FSHS softball season ends in extra-inning heartbreak at state May 24, 2013
- Old Glory shines on west campus June 18, 2003
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
