Also from June 9
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Engagement: Warren and Burr
- Engagement: Gray and Rhoad
- Engagement: Horsch and Putnam
- Engagement: Warren and Martin
- Engagement: Burke and McKinney
- Anniversary: Shockley
- Anniversary: McGee
- Wedding: Attebery and Dotson
Obituaries
Photos
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Lawrence placed entirely in 2nd District under congressional map drawn by federal judges- June 8, 2012
- Lawrence will be placed entirely in the 2nd Congressional District under a new redistricting plan.
- Source document: Congressional Map
- Source document: Senate map statewide
- Source document: Senate map Douglas County
- Source document: House map statewide
- Source document: House map Lawrence
- Source document: Three judge panel opinion and new maps
6:00 a.m.
Plane crash victim alumnus of LHS- June 8, 2012
- Ron Bramlage, a prominent Junction City businessman who was killed in a plane crash on Thursday along with his wife and their four young children, had ties to the Lawrence area, attending Lawrence High School in the mid-1980s.
2:00 p.m.
Teen’s generosity with found money leads to brotherly bond - June 8, 2012
- Four-year-old Cooper Keefer played catch Wednesday evening in Centennial Park with his hero, 14-year-old Dallas Hunt.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Fire calls keep crews busy on Saturday
- June 9, 2012
- A fire on Saturday afternoon at 319 Northwood Lane left a duplex uninhabitable and the building’s garage damaged.
- Finally, Zach Peters arrives at KU
- Hoops signee hits town 26 months after committing
- June 9, 2012
- Zach Peters, the tall Texan who orally committed to play basketball at Kansas University two years and two months ago, has finally arrived in Lawrence to begin his college career.
- Filing sheds light on KUMC dispute
- June 9, 2012
- A court filing last month provided a glimpse into a long-simmering feud between Kansas University Medical Center and one of its top-performing faculty members.
- Symphony in the Flint Hills ‘celebrates beauty with beauty’
- June 9, 2012
- The Kansas City Symphony performs once a year on a different site in the Kansas Flint Hills. The Symphony in the Flint Hills organization sold 5,000 general admission tickets to its concert Saturday, and viewers were treated to a concert, breathtaking scenery, education about the Flint Hills, the option of a hearty barbecue meal and more.
- Lawrence City Commission agenda for June 12, 2012
- June 9, 2012
- City commissioners will consider purchasing a building just east of the intersection of 11th Street and Haskell Avenue to be used as a maintenance shop for the parks and recreation department. The property, recently appraised at $600,000, is for sale for $394,250.
- Free State High School graduate Trei Dudley among 5 finalists for National Youth of the Year
- June 9, 2012
- Trei Dudley, 18, of Lawrence is one of only five candidates who could be named National Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Club of America and earn a $50,000 scholarship. In September, she will visit the White House and meet President Obama.
- It’s time to review the review that cost Geubelle title
- June 9, 2012
- Sometimes it takes a controversy that taints an outcome and creates a suspicion that seedy gamesmanship has been rewarded at the expense of good sportsmanship for a rule to get changed in sports. The time has come for the NCAA to change a track and field rule and call it the Andrea Geubelle Amendment.
- KU jumper wins — then loses — NCAA title; KU women fourth
- June 9, 2012
- The thrill of victory, painted all over her face with an All-American smile, never felt better for Kansas University junior triple jumper Andrea Geubelle than when she and everyone else in Drake Stadium thought she had won an NCAA Outdoor championship Saturday in the triple jump. An endless stream of tears streaming down that same face made it clear that the agony of having that title taken away when an appeal by a coach from another school was upheld after completion of the event gave her a worse feeling than she ever had experienced.
- Multiple emergency units respond to a grass fire on Highway 40
- June 9, 2012
- Multiple emergency units responded to an out-of-control grass fire on Highway 40 southwest of Lecompton at about 2:45 p.m.. Emergency workers said the fire was growing in intensity and requested that all units available go to the site. The amount of damage has not been determined.
- Statehouse Live: Party officials scramble to find candidates for new districts
- June 9, 2012
- A Republican Party official said Saturday it was like “open field running.” A Democratic Party official said she expected to be on the telephone and on the road all weekend. Welcome to Kansas politics after redistricting.
- Election is beginning of end for unions
- June 9, 2012 in print edition on A6
- Tuesday, June 5, 2012, will be remembered as the beginning of the long decline of the public-sector union. It will follow, and parallel, the shrinking of private-sector unions, now down to less than 7 percent of American workers. The abject failure of the unions to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — the first such failure in U.S. history — marks the Icarus moment of government-union power. Wax wings melted, there’s nowhere to go but down.
- Truck accident victim listed in serious condition
- June 9, 2012
- David L. Guenther, a 59-year-old rural Lawrence man, was listed in serious condition Friday evening at Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., a hospital spokeswoman said. Guenther was injured Wednesday in a collision of two semitrailers south of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 59 near County Road 458.
- Man arrested for attempted purse theft
- June 9, 2012
- Lawrence police arrested a man for attempted robbery Friday evening after he was accused of trying to steal a woman’s purse in an apartment building at the 1800 block of West 26th Street.
- Reading of ‘Candle for Freddy’ Sunday
- June 9, 2012
- EMU Theatre is performing a staged reading of “A Candle for Freddy” today at 3 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt.
- 25 years ago: Linwood High School to close over parent protests
- June 9, 2012
- The issue of closing Linwood High proved to be a very emotional one.
- 40 years ago: Governor encourages Girls’ Staters to participate in government
- June 9, 2012
- Women are a valued part of the process of government, said Docking.
- Raiders win pair
- June 9, 2012
- The Lawrence Raiders American Legion baseball team recorded a pair of shutout victories Friday in the Mid-America Tournament.
- Report: Kevin Pritchard to be Pacers’ GM
- June 9, 2012
- Former Kansas University basketball guard Kevin Pritchard will likely become general manager of the Indiana Pacers, according to Yahoo!Sports.
- Three KU baseball signees drafted
- June 9, 2012
- Three Kansas University baseball signees were drafted this week by major-league organizations in the first-year player draft.
- Punchless Pirates slip past Royals
- June 9, 2012
- Rod Barajas went to his “dance moves.” Pedro Alvarez deftly waited out the perfect moment to take off in a sprint. Both scored on plays that should have been outs. Talk about a lift for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who rank last in the majors in runs but just keep winning anyway.
- T-Rob’s stature growing
- Bill Self laughs off big man’s combine shrinkage
- June 9, 2012
- Thomas Robinson, who was listed as a 6-foot-10 power forward his junior season at Kansas University, shrunk just a bit at this week’s NBA Combine in Chicago. “I saw Thomas measured 6-83⁄4 (in shoes), which is good. I was hoping anything 6-8 (or taller),” KU coach Bill Self said with a smile at Friday’s Otto Schnellbacher Classic at Firekeeper Golf Course.
- Disappointed Diamond: Dixon 3rd in 400; women in 5th
- June 9, 2012
- The night before the 400 finals, Diamond Dixon picked up the notepad in her hotel room and started writing notes to herself.
- Behind the Lens: Circling your subjects can lead to better photos
- June 9, 2012
- When I offer instruction to people on how to take better photographs, I usually lean on my list of 10 or so visual devices.
- State seeks to control women’s health
- June 9, 2012
- I grew up going to church. My father was a pastor and still preaches in the church, and I love listening to him give a sermon.
- ‘Shark Attack’ spoof has no teeth
- June 9, 2012
- You would think that “Jersey Shore Shark Attack” (8 p.m.) would make a natural addition to Syfy’s Saturday night shocker franchise. Sadly, not even the deliriously low standards of this showcase can save this spoof.
- 100 years ago: Residences on south end of Mass Street to get water mains, fire hydrants
- June 9, 2012
- “The Chambers fire called attention to the need of fire protection in this section of the city.”
- Horoscope for June 9
- June 9, 2012
- For Saturday, June 9: This year you often feel tense. Learn to relax more during this special year, and say “no” to taking on more obligations. If you are single, you will be noticed. If you are attached, be sensitive to your communication style.
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- Mass Street Mile -- 06/30/13 at Downtown Lawrence 1 comment
- "Why I Left the Republican Party" -- 03/16/13 at Lawrence Arts Center 46 comments
- Loads of Hound Dogs w/ Darrell Lea -- 06/15/13 at Jackpot Music Hall 2 comments
- Kansas Memorial Wake -- 06/08/13 at Plymouth Congregational Church 2 comments
- Black Flag -- 06/06/13 at Granada 1 comment
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- Professional dancer to flutter through Kansas milkweed to help save butterflies June 19, 2013
- Day 2: From the Emerald Triangle to the Sunflower State May 27, 2013
- Andrew Wiggins scores seven points in Bill Self campers game June 19, 2013
- Consultants raise concerns about proposed LMH wellness center at city's new recreation center June 19, 2013
- Opinion: Bureaucrats at root of government trust June 14, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- KU football lands two oral commitments June 19, 2013
- County takes no action on controversial rock quarry June 19, 2013
- Editor to receive 2014 William Allen White Foundation honor at KU June 18, 2013
