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KU volleyball vs. Nebraska-Omaha The day in photos, Oct. 5, 2011
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Now that KU has eliminated some of the restrictions and requirements to get men's basketball tickets, will you try to get to some games next season?

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Response Percent
No
 
 58%
Yes
 
 41%
Total 530
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12:00 a.m.
Principals were among folks in the audience for the Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 meeting of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group. In the front row with her head down was Nancy DeGarmo, principal of New York School, working her iPad. In the back row, to the side of Lawrence school board members Keith Diaz Moore and Rick Ingram, were Principals Cris Anderson, of Kennedy School; Jeanne Fridell, of Woodlawn School; Lesa Frantz, of Pinckney School; and Tammy Becker, of Hillcrest School. Chris Bay, principal of Sunset Hill School, didn't make the picture, as he was sitting off to the side. Consolidation group readies for school board conversation
By Mark Fagan
October 4, 2011 in print edition on 3A
Volunteers asked to study how to close at least two of six schools identified for potential consolidation soon could be asking their elected leaders for advice.
6:00 a.m.
Loring Henderson, executive director of the Lawrence Community Shelter (LCS) foreground right, describes what the inside of the future shelter will look like Tuesday, Oct. 4th during the announcement of the pending property purchase at the Franklin Business Center, 3701 Franklin Park Circle. It was also the official kickoff of the public phase to raise the last $800,000 to complete the capital campaign. The Lawrence Community Shelter has already raised about 75 percent of the money necessary to purchase and renovate the property and provide a decent shelter, for the needs of the families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Lawrence and Douglas County. Homeless shelter poised to purchase property for new building; an additional $800,000 needed for project
By Shaun Hittle
4:11 p.m., October 4, 2011 Updated 12:03 p.m. in print edition on 1A
City and county officials are on board, and the property’s under contract to purchase. Now, Lawrence Community Shelter officials just need $800,000 to make a new 125-bed home just east of Lawrence a reality.
10:00 a.m.
City commissioners met Tuesday, June 21, 2011, to discuss how to better enforce the city's occupancy limits. The policy states that no more than 3 unrelated people may live in a home in a single-family zoning district, or four unrelated people in a single residence in a multidwelling zoning district. City adopts tougher penalties for landlords who violate city code for single-family homes
By Chad Lawhorn
October 5, 2011 in print edition on 1A
Unscrupulous Lawrence landlords beware: The price of violating a longtime city code just got much higher.
6:00 p.m.
A new report by a nonpartisan health consumer group says middle-class Americans are being deeply affected by the insurance crisis. They are paying more for insurance, but their incomes are declining. Businesses also are dropping insurance benefits because of the high costs. Statehouse Live: Without a state health insurance exchange, feds will take over major portions of system, official says
By Scott Rothschild
10:05 a.m., October 4, 2011 Updated 3:10 p.m. in print edition on 1A
Gov. Sam Brownback rejected a $31.5 million federal grant to help set up a health insurance exchange. He said there were too many strings attached to the grant, although he had earlier supported it, and some of the contentions by the Brownback administration about the exchange have been refuted.

All stories

Judge denies bond request in Kwik Shop robbery case
By George Diepenbrock
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
A judge Wednesday declined a request to lower bond for a 23-year-old Lawrence man accused of robbing Kwik Shop, 845 Miss., in July.
Woman gets probation in identity-theft case
By George Diepenbrock
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a 44-year-old Lawrence woman convicted of an aggravated identify theft charge to probation giving her credit for time already served in custody awaiting sentencing the case, federal prosecutors said.
Woman ordered to serve probation in child battery case
By George Diepenbrock
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
A Douglas County judge Wednesday ordered a 22-year-old Lawrence woman to serve one year on probation after she pleaded no contest in September to a misdemeanor battery when she was accused of hitting her 5-year-old daughter with a sandal and spanking the girl with a hairbrush.
Steve Jobs, Apple mastermind, dies at age 56
Associated Press
07:01 p.m., October 5, 2011 Updated 12:25 a.m. in print edition on A6
Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn’t seem so important. It’s time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology’s greatest hits factory.
Dozens of tickets issued alleging underage drinking; four Lawrence bars cited
By George Diepenbrock
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
Lawrence police and other area law enforcement officers issued dozens of citations last week in the second crackdown this semester on underage drinking and fake IDs.
Dogs and their families invited to Dogtoberfest 2011 Sunday in South Park
By Shaun Hittle
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A4
Area animal advocates are sponsoring Dogtoberfest 2011 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 9 in South Park. The free event features a variety of events geared toward dogs and families, including contests, demonstrations, and rescue group informational booths.
KU basketball ‘mini plans’ include tickets for big games
By Mark Fagan
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A1
Kansas University no longer scores enough points-holding, ticket-buying fans to fill Allen Fieldhouse — a loss of demand that is leaving seats for the season’s most intense rivalries available to the general public.
Appeals court strikes down funeral protest ban aimed at Westboro Baptist Church
JIM SALTER, Associated Press
October 5, 2011
A Missouri town cannot enforce an ordinance banning peaceful picketing outside of funerals, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Missing Kansas City baby’s parents make tearful plea
Bill Draper, Associated Press
October 5, 2011
The parents of a missing 10-month-old Kansas City girl are begging that she be dropped off someplace safe, no questions asked.
City sewer project in North Lawrence sparks controversy
By Chad Lawhorn
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A1
A deep hole in North Lawrence can get kind of tricky.
39-year-old Lawrence man arrested on a charge of indecent liberties with a child
By George Diepenbrock
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A4
Lawrence police arrested a 39-year-old Lawrence man Tuesday evening on a sex crime charge involving a child.
Seventh person charged in robbery last December at south Iowa Walmart
By George Diepenbrock
10:52 a.m., October 5, 2011 Updated 05:10 p.m. in print edition on A5
A 23-year-old Lawrence man turned himself in to authorities Wednesday morning on a warrant for conspiracy. He’s the seventh person to face charges in connection with a robbery last December at Walmart, 3300 Iowa.
Town Talk: Big bets may be looming for both landlords and the city; Title Boxing coming to Lawrence; a new children’s store, for a short while
By Chad Lawhorn
October 5, 2011
News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
Kansas City police hunt for clues on missing baby
Associated Press
October 5, 2011
Detectives looking for a missing 10-month-old Kansas City girl who may have been snatched from her crib are struggling to find leads in the investigation Wednesday after an intense search a day earlier turned up few substantial clues, police said.
Statehouse Live: Kansas alone in defunding the arts, national group says
By Scott Rothschild
09:33 a.m., October 5, 2011 Updated 05:27 p.m. in print edition on A1
A national arts organization on Wednesday said that despite budget problems across the United States, Kansas was the only state to eliminate state funding of the arts.
KU AD Sheahon Zenger says KU-MU rivalry belongs in Big 12
By Matt Tait
October 5, 2011
Amidst reports coming out of Missouri that MU’s board of curators had authorized Missouri chancellor, Brady Deaton, to handle the school’s conference affiliation, Kansas University athletic director Sheahon Zenger released a statement late Tuesday night pledging KU’s support to one of the Big 12 Conference’s best rivalries.
City adopts tougher penalties for landlords who violate city code for single-family homes
By Chad Lawhorn
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A1
Unscrupulous Lawrence landlords beware: The price of violating a longtime city code just got much higher.
First Bell: Administrator to offer Langston Hughes parents a lesson on standards-based grading; walkers to keep eyes out for dangers on way to school
October 5, 2011
Time for another edition of “First Bell,” a look at issues and items involving education in and around Lawrence.
Heard on the Hill: Federal budget proposal cuts from Pell Grants, props up NIH; Columbia, Mo., paints over red and blue buses; journalism prof conducting federally funded cancer research
By Andy Hyland
12:01 a.m., October 5, 2011 Updated 07:57 a.m.
Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
25 years ago: Study session to discuss smoking ordinance
By Sarah St. John
October 5, 2011
City Commissioner Ernest Angino said that it was time for the commission to give more serious consideration to a smoking ordinance.
40 years ago: Colleges, junior colleges showing enrollment increases
By Sarah St. John
October 5, 2011
A recent report revealed increased enrollments at most of the Big Eight Conference schools this fall.
Lineup in flux for floundering Buckeyes
Rusty Miller, Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B6
These are dark times for the Ohio State football program.
Aggies try to move on after 2 tough losses
Kristie Rieken, Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B6
Two big leads. Two heartbreaking losses. A once promising season falling apart.
Sooners’ Tony Jefferson emerging in Superman’s old spot
Jeff Latzke, Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B6
It wasn’t until after Tony Jefferson started to excel in Oklahoma’s nickel back position that he began to hear the buzz about Roy Williams.
Ben Francisco’s homer lifts Phillies past Cardinals
Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B4
Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco and closer Ryan Madson made manager Charlie Manuel’s moves look smart, and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their NL playoff series.
Paul Goldschmidt’s 5 RBIs lead Arizona rout of Brewers
Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B4
Paul Goldschmidt hit a grand slam and tied a franchise postseason record with five RBIs, fellow Arizona rookie Josh Collmenter befuddled Milwaukee batters again and the Diamondbacks stayed alive in the NL division series with a 8-1 rout of the Brewers on Tuesday night.
Curtis Granderson, A.J. Burnett help Yankees beat Tigers 10-1
Noah Trister, Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B4
Curtis Granderson made two spectacular catches against his former team and A.J. Burnett came through when the Yankees needed him most, leading New York past the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, Tuesday night to send their AL playoff series back to the Bronx for a decisive Game 5.
Adrian Beltre hits 3 HRs; Texas wins 4-3, ousts Rays
Fred Goodall, Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B4
This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the offseason. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.
Mizzou forward Laurence Bowers gone for season with knee injury
Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
Missouri senior forward Laurence Bowers has torn an ACL in one of his knees and won’t play this season.
Nebraska school cancels football season
Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
Having 12 players on the football field typically prompts a penalty flag. For a western Nebraska high school whose football team hasn’t won a game since 2008 and was outscored 243-32 in five games this year, it resulted in the cancellation of its season Tuesday after its 18-player roster dwindled to 12.
FSHS soccer falls, 5-0, to O-South
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Free State High’s boys soccer team was blanked, 5-0, on Tuesday night at the Olathe District Activity Center.
KU women’s golf 11th at invite
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Kansas University’s women’s golf team finished in 11th place at the Johnie Imes Invitational on Tuesday. The Jayhawks ended the tournament with a score of 922 (313-302-307).
KU’s Ekaterina Morozova falls in ITA qualifier
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Kansas University tennis senior Ekaterina Morozova went 0-2 in singles competition and was eliminated Tuesday on the first day of qualifying for the ITA/Riviera Women’s All-American Tennis Championships. Morozova was one of 64 tennis athletes selected for the qualifying.
KU soccer’s Berry honored by Big 12
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Kansas University junior soccer midfielder Whitney Berry on Tuesday was named Big 12 offensive player of the week for games played Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
LHS tennis edged by power SM East
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
In its final tune-up before regionals play, Lawrence High’s girls tennis team fell to Shawnee Mission East, 5-3, Tuesday on the road.
Ex-KU official Konzem named COO of GCSAA
By Gary Bedore
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Former Kansas University senior associate athletic director Richard Konzem, who worked as AD at Rockhurst University since 2007, on Tuesday was named chief operating officer for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
KU volleyball notches sweep
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B5
Despite facing a four-point deficit at match point in the final set, Kansas University’s volleyball team rallied to complete a sweep against Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday at Horejsi Center. KU won by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 28-26.
LHS soccer routs Leavenworth, 10-0
Staff Reports
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B3
Lawrence High’s boys soccer team had no problem scoring goals on Tuesday night.
Keeston Terry switch frees safety’s mind
By Matt Tait
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B3
Last week, against Texas Tech, Kansas University red-shirt freshman Keeston Terry switched positions for the second time in his seven-game career.
Time announced for Oct. 14 Late Night in the Phog
By Gary Bedore
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
Kansas University’s Late Night in the Phog season-opening basketball extravaganza will run from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 9:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, in Allen Fieldhouse, KU officials announced Tuesday.
Freshman Brandon Bourbon becomes latest KU back to hit the big time
By Matt Tait
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
Last week, about this time, Kansas University running back Brandon Bourbon was still a bit of an unknown.
Missouri curators vote to explore leaving Big 12
Associated Press
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
It wasn’t too long ago that Missouri chancellor Brady Deaton spoke of “working every day to hold the Big 12 together.” Now he’s been tasked with helping decide whether the Tigers are the latest program to leave a troubled conference fighting for its future.
D-tackles difficult to find
By Tom Keegan
October 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
An engineering brain equipped with a salesman’s personality. A nakedly honest politician. A creative thinker with a clean car.
Horoscope for Oct. 5
October 5, 2011
This year, you juggle a relaxed, let-it-be attitude with a need to break free from the status quo. No one really likes change, and you are no exception. If you are single, the unexpected defines your meeting with a very special person. Excitement always will surround this relationship. If you are attached, the two of you might find spontaneity playing a bigger role in your life. Aquarius always is fun to be around.
‘American Horror Story’ transcends genre
Kevin McDonough
October 5, 2011
Consider yourself warned. “American Horror Story” (9 p.m., FX) is not only the creepiest show of the year; it’s also the one show people will (or should) be talking about tomorrow.
Collateral damage
The health of low-income Kansas women is falling victim to a new Kansas law.
J-W Editorial
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
Low-income women in and around Dodge City soon may be denied basic health care services thanks to a new Kansas law.
U.S. electing a president, not a messiah
Cal Thomas
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
Listening to some establishment Republicans grousing about the field of GOP presidential candidates should serve as a warning. Republicans, if they are not careful, are in danger of catching the same virus that infected Democrats in 2008.
High court considers big issues
By Mike Hoeflich
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
For those folks who take an interest in the direction in which American law is moving, this is a big week
Modesty issue
Julie Steward, Lawrence
October 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
Our morning conversation began “some kid at school called another kid a ‘whore.’”
100 years ago: Downtown store owners continue renovations
By Sarah St. John
October 5, 2011
“It is quite probable that early next spring the improvement in the 800 block … will be continued until there is a row of handsome new fronts clear to Henry [currently 8th] street.”
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