Also from December 19
Births
Blog entries
- 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
Polls
Do you think you will attend events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Quantrill's Raid?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 61% | |
| Yes | 25% | |
| Not sure | 13% | |
| Total | 406 | |
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Planet Withey: KU center moves up blocks list as Jayhawks rout Richmond- December 18, 2012
- Though Kansas center Jeff Withey prides himself on his blocks, two of his most spectacular plays were steals in the Jayhawks’ 87-59 victory Tuesday over Richmond. By Gary Bedore • Box score • KU coach Bill Self postgame audio • KU players postgame audio
- Photo gallery: KU basketball v. Richmond
6:00 a.m.
City agrees to close portion of 15th/Bob Billings Parkway for summer of 2013, despite objections- December 18, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners at their meeting Tuesday stood by a previous decision to close the portions of Bob Billings Parkway/15th Street for several hundred feet east and west of Iowa Street while crews in the area rebuild the road. By Chad Lawhorn
12:00 p.m.
Police chief presents downtown surveillance camera policy at forum, will revise for City Commission- December 18, 2012
- Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib said he will make revisions to a policy on the surveillance cameras he wants to install along Massachusetts Street. By Ian Cummings
6:00 p.m.
Prairie Park students become published authors- December 18, 2012
- Project encourages creative writing by publishing their stories and pictures in free, hardcover volumes. By Peter Hancock
10:00 p.m.
Lawrence chefs share best holiday recipes- December 18, 2012
- When it comes to food and drink, if there’s ever a time to whip up something special, it’s Christmastime. The Journal-World asked a few of Lawrence’s food and beverage pros to share their favorite holiday recipes, and they came through with dishes from main course to after-dinner drinks. By Sara Shepherd
All stories
- Family follows KU forward Kevin Young to town
- December 19, 2012
- Kansas University senior Kevin Young’s brother and mother have decided to move to Lawrence to be closer to the KU men’s basketball forward. By Gary Bedore
- Juco standouts: Signing with KU football signals start of a dream
- December 19, 2012
- Nine junior-college standouts signed letters of intent with the Kansas University football program on Wednesday. By Matt Tait
- Our Town Sports
- December 19, 2012
- Horseshoes anyone?: Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes is welcome at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Broken Arrow. Contact Wynne at 843-8450.
- Garden City hopes theater project revives downtown
- December 19, 2012
- A private developer’s proposal to renovate a Garden City theater into a state-of-the art space that would host year-round events could boost the city’s revenues and help revitalize the downtown, Garden City Commissioners said.
- New Kansas House speaker names 3 staff members
- December 19, 2012
- Incoming Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick has filled three staff positions. The Stilwell Republican announced the appointment Tuesday of Rachel Whitten as his communications director. Whitten served most recently as public information officer for the Department for Children and Families.
- Kansas closes roads because of storm
- December 19, 2012
- Portions of two major highways in northwestern Kansas have been closed because of hazardous winter weather conditions.
- Kansas ranked at bottom for health, disaster prep
- December 19, 2012
- A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incidents and natural disasters.
- County OK’s heritage grant procedures despite doubts about 2013 revenue
- December 19, 2012
- Douglas County Commissioner Jim Flory continues to question the use of general property tax money to fund Heritage Conservation grants during uncertain budget times. By Peter Hancock
- Community leaders plan for year’s worth of events related to remembering Quantrill’s Raid
- December 19, 2012
- About 30 members from various organizations across the county gathered Wednesday afternoon to begin planning an entire year’s worth of events to commerate what most historians characterize as the defining moment in Lawrence’s history. By Chad Lawhorn
- Lawrence physician and co-author of Atkins book indicted for tax evasion
- December 19, 2012
- A Lawrence physician and author was charged in federal court Wednesday with five counts of tax evasion and one count of making a false statement, according to a news release from the office of U.S. District Attorney of Kansas Barry Grissom. By Shaun Hittle
- Forecast: Winter storm still in store overnight
- December 19, 2012
- As of Wednesday afternoon, the weather forecast still calls for a winter storm to come through Lawrence roughly between midnight and 6 a.m. Thursday. By Matt Erickson
- Help the Sandy Hook Support Fund by creating a Smart911 profile
- December 19, 2012
- Douglas County residents can help support the Sandy Hook Support Fund by creating a Smart 911 profile online, according to a news release issued by Douglas County Emergency Communications. By Shaun Hittle
- Regulations adopted to implement higher admission standards at KU in 2016
- December 19, 2012
- Higher education officials on Wednesday approved regulations to implement increased admission standards at Kansas University. By Scott Rothschild
- Room and board increases approved by Kansas Board of Regents
- December 19, 2012
- The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a 2.5 percent increase for room and board at Kansas University. By Scott Rothschild.
- Maryland man charged with two local robberies arrested on Delaware robbery warrant
- December 19, 2012
- A 35-year-old Maryland man who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two robbery charges in Douglas County District Court was arrested Wednesday morning on a robbery warrant out of Delaware. By Shaun Hittle
- Man charged with animal cruelty was a Wellsville police officer
- December 19, 2012
- A 30-year-old former Baldwin City man arrested for animal cruelty was a Wellsville police officer at the time of the alleged crime, according to Wellsville Police Chief S.W. Gillespie. By Shaun Hittle
- Bert Nash, Heartland Community Health reveal more details about project that would create new health campus
- December 19, 2012
- The top executive at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center confirmed the organization is working toward a capital campaign that would fund a new outpatient health care campus on the old Veterans of Foreign Wars post near Second and Alabama streets. By Chad Lawhorn
- Discussion starts on whether to set tuition rates for two years
- December 19, 2012
- State higher education officials on Wednesday started a discussion on whether to establish tuition rates at public universities for two years. By Scott Rothschild
- Group making a handmade quilt for every bed in Lawrence’s new homeless shelter
- December 19, 2012
- A group of local quilting enthusiasts set goal of putting a homemade quilt on every bed at the new Lawrence Community Shelter. By Peter Hancock
- 25 years ago: Sixth Street to be widened
- December 19, 2012
- City officials said today that they expected construction to begin next year.
- 40 years ago: KU dorm residents face another fee increase
- December 19, 2012
- “My position is that I question another increase after one last fall — why another one?” queried Chancellor Raymond Nichols.
- Opinion: Congress turns down volume
- December 19, 2012
- Just when I’d given up hope that the present Congress could accomplish anything, I have discovered that our representatives in Washington have actually enacted legislation that will have a positive effect on my life and the lives of anyone who watches television.
- Letter: Tax calculations
- December 19, 2012
- Got to thinking about the position that President Obama is taking on raising taxes on the top 2 percent, those making over $250,000. That is adjusted gross income. In other words, that is the amount on which an individual would pay tax.
- Letter: That’s enough
- December 19, 2012
- That’s it. That’s enough. Twenty dead children including a 6-year-old with 11 bullet wounds is way more than enough.
- Editorial: Pediatric alliance
- Kansas City hospitals are joining forces to provide improved pediatric treatment services.
- December 19, 2012
- Congratulations to those at Kansas University Hospital, the KU Medical Center and Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital for working out a plan to join forces to develop an integrated and superior pediatric program.
- Opinion: Syrian chemical weapon threat grows
- December 19, 2012 in print edition on A9
- Reports from inside two Syrian chemical weapons facilities offer some chilling new evidence that President Bashar al-Assad’s regime developed special vehicles last year for moving and mixing the weapons — and an unconfirmed allegation that Lebanese allies of the regime, presumably in Hezbollah, may have been trained 11 months ago in the weapons’ use.
- Tune In Tonight: Will NBC ever dump Trump?
- December 19, 2012
- In a move that surprises and saddens many decent, thoughtful people, NBC continues to broadcast “The 2012 Miss Universe Competition” (7 p.m., NBC). It’s not because people are all that agitated about an international beauty pageant. It’s because “Universe” is owned by Donald Trump, and they’re dumbfounded that the network still has anything to do with him.
- Horoscopes for Dec. 19
- December 19, 2012
- For Wednesday, Dec. 19: This year you often are inspired to live out a dream or go for what you really want. Sometimes this path can be confusing. If you are single, you could be drawn to a Capricorn or a very strong-willed individual. If you are attached, share more of your newfound inspiration by living it.
- 100 years ago: Linwood depot agent robbed by masked man
- December 19, 2012
- “The bandit worked under cover of darkness and made his escape into the night….”
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- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases May 20, 2013
- Volunteers help move Lawrence institution — Theatre Lawrence May 19, 2013
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- Two Topeka men shot in Lawrence early Sunday morning; police seeking persons of interest May 19, 2013
- Summer job outlook good, not great May 20, 2013
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 2013
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