Also from October 18
Births
Blog entries
- The Newell Post: Here’s what type of player KU is getting in Tarik Black
- First Bell: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away
- Statehouse Live: As Legislature remains deadlocked, Brownback in Chicago touting tax cuts
- Statehouse Live: U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack would like to see congressional approval of farm bill, immigration reform
- Town Talk: As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide
- Operation 100 News blog: Two men shot this morning in Lawrence
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Should Lawrence elect city commissioners by wards or keep the at-large system?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Vote by ward | 55% | |
| Vote at-large | 33% | |
| Not sure | 10% | |
| Total | 321 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Fanatics of imported cars put navigational skills to test in 119-mile-long rallye- October 16, 2011 in print edition on 3A
- Early Sunday afternoon, members from the Lawrence All British Car Club took to the road with their prized European antiques. They were competing in the club’s first rallye, a 119-mile drive that would test their driving and navigational prowess.
- Photo gallery: Sunflower Rallye, Oct 16, 2011
6:00 a.m.
KU prof’s research links slow economy to increase in men’s desire for more sexual partners- October 17, 2011
- A prolonged economic slump could mean more than just losses of material wealth; it could spark a desire in men to seek more sexual partners, a Kansas University researcher has found.
10:00 a.m.
Protesters ready for long occupation of South Park- October 18, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Mayor Aron Cromwell says the group can stay as long as it remains peaceful.
- Video: The Occupy Lawrence Protest
- Poll: Do you support the Occupy Lawrence protesters in South Park?
2:00 p.m.
School consolidation working group wants to reassess mission- October 18, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- The Lawrence school board’s new majority soon will get a chance to either confirm or alter the direction of a pivotal advisory committee, one charged with recommending a plan that would close either two or three elementary schools within the next three years.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Lawrence to make policy requiring signs for special sales taxes
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday unanimously agreed to craft a new policy that will require signs alerting shoppers to special sales taxes charged in future Lawrence developments.
- Officers, firefighters honored for heroic acts with inaugural valor awards
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A3
- For the 14 firefighters and law enforcement officers who were recognized Tuesday for heroic acts in Douglas County, they all used instincts and relied on their training in very stressful situations.
- Journal World editor Dolph C. Simons Jr. presented with The Ralph D. Casey/Minnesota Award for leadership, service
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Dolph C. Simons Jr., editor of the Lawrence Journal-World and chairman of The World Company, was awarded the The Ralph D. Casey/Minnesota Award at Inland Press Association’s 126th Annual Meeting on Tuesday at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel.
- Appeals panel hears child solicitation case
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lawrence on Tuesday morning in the case of a 51-year-old man convicted of trying to entice a Lawrence junior high school student into his car and exposing himself to three other girls in December 2007.
- Technology upgrade to interrupt Douglas County Treasurer’s Office, DMV services
- Officials urging people to ‘plan ahead’
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Drivers, car buyers, vehicle owners and others looking to do business with the Douglas County Treasurer’s Office or the Division of Motor Vehicles in early December might want to speed up their approach.
- City Hall leaders urge Occupy Lawrence protesters to ‘follow rules’
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence City Hall officials soon are going to want a better definition of what the “occupy” in Occupy Lawrence really means.
- Lawrence man gets jail time, probation for solicitation and burglary cases
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A Douglas County judge has sentenced a 39-year-old Lawrence man to serve 30 days in jail and two years on probation for convictions in an attempted child solicitation case and a burglary case.
- Kansas governor schedules public meetings focused on child poverty
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday announced three meetings next month focused on improving the lives of Kansas children.
- Delay means Kansans won’t get federal funds to make their homes more energy efficient
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Federal stimulus dollars that were supposed to go toward making thousands of Kansans’ homes more energy efficient will now fund two renewable energy projects because the state could not spend the money fast enough, state officials said Tuesday.
- Man, 30, pleads guilty to child abuse charges; grandmother alerts police
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A 30-year-old Lawrence man has pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse for a July incident involving two boys who were 14 and 12 at the time.
- Six charities chosen to benefit from 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 04:00 p.m., October 18, 2011 Updated 04:35 p.m. in print edition on A3
- Six charities will share proceeds from the 2012 Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
- Federal judge orders Kansas to fund clinic
- October 18, 2011
- A judge has ordered Kansas to restore federal family planning funds to a Dodge City clinic that claims it suffered “collateral damage” from a new state law aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood.
- KC police begin new search for missing baby
- October 18, 2011
- Kansas City police have been working in a wooded area near the home of a baby that has been missing for two weeks.
- 21-year-old man tells judge he’s ‘ready to do the time’ for robbing two KU students
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A Douglas County judge Tuesday sentenced a 21-year-old man to serve four years in prison for his involvement in an armed robbery of two Kansas University students on campus last summer.
- Wind energy projects increasing in Kansas, but they could slow down if federal tax credit changes
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Kansas will more than double its production of wind energy in the next 18 months, but the status of federal energy policy could slow development by 2013, officials said Tuesday.
- 40th annual Halloween paint-in set for Saturday morning; registration now open
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Children and adults are invited to paint murals on downtown storefront windows Saturday morning in celebration of Halloween.
- 3-judge panel in Lawrence hears appeal of Matthew Jaeger, who was convicted in 2009 of kidnapping and mutilating his ex-girlfriend
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Members of a Kansas Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday focused on whether they had the authority to overturn a conviction in a Douglas County kidnapping and battery case.
- Kentucky Street reopens to traffic
- October 18, 2011
- Lawrence police have blocked the intersection of 16th and Kentucky streets due to a natural gas line break.
- Town Talk: Golf USA going out of business; Hibachi Grill to open today; news on Lawrence Lowes darkens further; roundabout closure on tap
- October 18, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Lawyer: Mom of missing baby has ‘nothing to hide’
- October 18, 2011
- The mother of a missing Missouri baby may not be casting herself in the best light by telling national media that she drank heavily the night her daughter disappeared and other unflattering details, but her honesty shows that she and her family “have nothing to hide,” her attorney said.
- First Bell: Consolidation Working Group mulls future for schools, awaits information before suggesting options
- October 18, 2011
- Time for another edition of “First Bell,” a look at issues and items involving education in and around Lawrence.
- Horoscope for Oct. 18
- October 18, 2011
- This year your community and/or professional image increases. Whatever your activity might be, it takes a lot of time and patience. If you are attached, your sweetie adds to the dimension of your life. If you are single, you need to decide what type of relationship you want. The right person will surface. Cancer often gives you additional responsibilities.
- ‘Man Up!’ falls flat in a hurry
- October 18, 2011
- Men used to be men. Some became dudes, and others morphed into the video game-playing quasi-nerds who populate “Man Up!” (7:30 p.m., ABC). Will (Mather Zickel) is the sweet, slightly clueless Dad figure clearly modeled on Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) of “Modern Family.” His wife, Theresa (Teri Polo), is also an obvious knockoff of Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen).
- Insect-borne disease killing deer in state
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Deer in some parts of Kansas are dying from a disease spread by tiny insects that proliferated because of an extended drought, state wildlife officials said.
- Kansas City woman injured in crash on U.S. Highway 40
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 57-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman was injured in a crash between two motorcycles Friday evening on U.S. Highway 40 near the intersection with the South Lawrence Trafficway west of Lawrence.
- Pennsylvania man rescued from pond after crash
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Two Franklin County deputies on Saturday morning rescued a Pennsylvania man from a pond after he suffered a medical condition prior to an accident on Interstate 35.
- KU student reports stolen TV, laptops
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 25-year-old female KU student reported someone stole $2,750 worth of items, including a Panasonic 42-inch flat-screen TV and two Toshiba laptops, in a burglary between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 4400 block of Freedom Creek Drive near Trail and Folks roads.
- School consolidation working group wants to reassess mission
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- The Lawrence school board’s new majority soon will get a chance to either confirm or alter the direction of a pivotal advisory committee, one charged with recommending a plan that would close either two or three elementary schools within the next three years.
- Protesters ready for long occupation of South Park
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Mayor Aron Cromwell says the group can stay as long as it remains peaceful.
- Baxter Springs woman reports stolen laptop computer
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 21-year-old Baxter Springs woman reported someone stole her HP-Compaq laptop valued at $1,300 in a burglary between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Ohio Street.
- KU student reports stolen Dell laptop computer, DVD player
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 20-year-old female KU student reported to police that someone stole a Dell laptop computer valued at $1,800 and a Sony DVD player valued at $45 in a burglary from several people in the 1700 block of Ohio Street.
- KU student reports stolen Macbook computer, Kodak camera
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 19-year-old female Kansas University student reported someone stole her white Macbook computer valued at $1,100 and a red Kodak camera valued at $100 in a burglary that occurred between 7:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 4100 block of West 24th Place.
- Kansas City man reports stolen Dell computers
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 30-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man reported to Lawrence police that someone had stolen two Dell computers, valued at $1,310 total, from a Lawrence man in the 300 block of Michigan Street. The theft occurred about 12:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and was reported Oct. 6.
- Heard on the Hill: You can download KU pumpkin stencils for Halloween; journalism associate prof Doug Ward earns Budig professorship; lecture honoring slain student Jana Mackey set for Oct. 24
- October 18, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- County Commission to consider permit for shooting range
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A6
- Douglas County commissioners plan to consider a permit for a police shooting range just north of Lone Star Lake.
- Kansas State coach Bill Snyder: KU better than numbers suggest
- October 18, 2011
- Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder isn’t interested in hearing about how bad the Kansas University defense is or how poorly the Jayhawks have played through the first six games of the season. He’s not buying it.
- City golfers struggle at state: Lawrence High ninth at challenging Shadow Glen
- October 18, 2011
- Lawrence High junior Attie Pennybaker wasn’t pleased with her 109 after finishing with the early group at Monday’s Class 6A state golf tournament.
- Free State soccer blanks Mill Valley
- October 18, 2011
- Jake Walter scored a pair of goals, leading the Free State soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Mill Valley on Monday night.
- Doug Quinones paces KU men’s golf
- October 18, 2011
- Doug Quinones fired five birdies in round one en route to a 1-over par 73 and followed it up with a second-round score of 72 to finish the first day of The Invitational at The Ocean Course in 11th place.
- KU women’s golf moves up to ninth
- October 18, 2011
- Kansas University’s women’s golf team moved up a spot to ninth after the second day of the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic on Tuesday.
- Chiefs eager to get back to work
- October 18, 2011
- Todd Haley wouldn’t have changed the Kansas City Chiefs’ bye week for any other point this season. Not any sooner, not any later.
- Several factors contributed to Dan Wheldon’s fatal crash
- October 18, 2011
- The perfect storm: A high-banked oval crowded with the largest field of the season. Inexperienced or impatient drivers racing at more than 220 mph. Absolutely no room for error.
- Darrelle Revis, Jets keep Miami winless, 24-6
- October 18, 2011
- For a team in turmoil, this was one therapeutic win.
- Source says Mizzou primed to join SEC
- October 18, 2011
- The University of Missouri appears primed to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference, a university official with direct knowledge of the situation told the New York Times on Monday night.
- KU basketball notebook: Thomas Robinson named preseason first-team All-American; recruit Kaleb Tarczewski to visit Arizona
- October 18, 2011
- Kansas University junior forward Thomas Robinson has been named first-team All-American by CBSsports.com, the website announced Monday.
- Lawrence resident Joe Reitz witnessed two 1967 World Series games in Fenway Park
- October 18, 2011
- Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals old enough to remember it don’t hesitate when asked to name their favorite World Series. The year was 1967, the opponent the Boston Red Sox. Flame-throwing Bob Gibson dominated the series that went seven games.
- KU coach Bill Self: Elijah Johnson might ‘blow up’
- October 18, 2011
- Elijah Johnson — who has not played significant minutes in his two-year Kansas University basketball career— enters 2011-12 as a candidate for a breakout season in the Jayhawk backcourt.
- Douglas County Community Foundation accepting grant applications until Dec. 1
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A6
- The Douglas County Community Foundation is accepting applications until Dec. 1 for 2012 grants from its unrestricted Community Funds.
- 40 years ago: Sen. Dole drops in at Kansas Union
- October 18, 2011
- With an “absolute minimum of fanfare,” Kansas Sen. Robert Dole had dropped by the student union at Kansas University recently.
- 25 years ago: Convenience store clerk kidnapped, raped after robbery
- October 18, 2011
- Lawrence police were reporting that a female clerk at the Kwik Shop convenience store, 3440 W. Sixth, had been kidnapped and raped by an armed man who had also robbed the store.
- 100 years ago: Licenses are the law for rabbit hunters
- October 18, 2011
- “Every person in the state of Kansas who hunts rabbits must have a license…. or lay himself open to the law.”
- Do-gooding doggy makes his debut
- October 18, 2011
- Lawrence author creates “Mercury the Mitzvah Dog” to teach the power of kindness to children.
- Retirement benefits
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A8
- AARP members from across the country were in Washington last week to send a clear message to the “supercommittee” and all members of Congress that seniors aren’t numbers. We aren’t line items in a budget. And we definitely aren’t pushovers.
- Unhealthy society
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A8
- In my frequent walks over the Kaw River bridge, I have noticed that the overwhelming number of men bent over jackhammers all day long appear to be Hispanic and at least some don’t understand much English.
- Initiatives create own voting mischief
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A8
- That there is a nationwide effort under way to move the goalposts for the 2012 presidential election is undeniable. The various initiatives have one thing in common: Each would hinder President Obama’s re-election. Coincidence? I think not.
- Rental teeth
- Over-occupancy cases still will be hard to prove, but local landlords now face a stiffer penalty when a violation is confirmed.
- October 18, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Somewhere in Lawrence last night, it is a good bet that a sleeping resident was awakened by his neighbor’s stereo. Tonight, as families retire for the evening, it is certain that a parade of vehicles will flow to party houses that can make neighborhood streets resemble a used car lot.
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- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
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