Also from March 31
Births
Blog entries
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- Anniversary: Sanford
- Engagement: Hoffhines and Heston
- Engagement: Fisher and Boll
- Engagement: Wales and Mazza
- Engagement: Hill and Geiger
- Wedding: O’Bryon and Linker
Obituaries
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12:00 a.m.
Of all the luck: Events unfortunately scheduled at same time as KU game - March 29, 2012
- Hilary Morton is as big a Jayhawk fan as they come. But the director of choirs at Free State High School wasn’t too pleased to hear about the approximate 7:49 p.m. start time for Saturday’s game.
6:00 a.m.
Aaron Craft tough, but Tyshawn Taylor won’t bare soul- March 30, 2012
- One of the smallest key players in the Final Four also happens to be one of the biggest pests. That’s so often how it works, isn’t it? His name is Aaron Craft and teammates talk tall about him.
2:00 p.m.
Officers won’t face criminal charges in ticket-fixing case- 2:13 p.m., March 30, 2012 Updated 2:23 p.m.
- Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said Friday that prosecutors have determined the results of 18 past criminal cases would not be undermined even though two officers who were witnesses recently were dismissed from the Lawrence Police Department after a ticket-fixing scandal.
6:00 p.m.
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FINALLY: KU, Ohio State healthy, ready for rematch
- March 31, 2012
- Tyshawn Taylor had trouble concentrating fully on basketball back on Dec. 10 — the afternoon of the Kansas-Ohio State game in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Photo gallery: Final Four Practices
10:45 p.m.
FINAL: KU pushes past Ohio State, 64-62, to advance to championship game- March 31, 2012
- The Kansas men’s basketball team overcame a 13-point first-half deficit, rallying to beat Ohio State, 64-62, in the national semifinals on Saturday night at the Superdome in New Orleans.
- Photo gallery: KU fans celebrate Final Four win
All stories
- Lawrence man, 41, arrested on suspicion of indecent liberties with child
- March 31, 2012
- A 41-year-old Lawrence man was arrested in the 4800 block of Bob Billings Parkway on suspicion of indecent liberties with a child on Saturday afternoon.
- Driver injured in car wreck on KU campus
- March 31, 2012
- One person was transported by air ambulance to Kansas University Hospital after a single-car accident on Jayhawk Boulevard on Kansas University’s campus Saturday.
- Around and about in local business
- March 31, 2012
- Local business news for the week ending March 30, 2012.
- ‘UNSURVIVABLE!’ New tornado warnings aim to scare
- March 31, 2012
- Even expert storm chases would have struggled to decipher the difference between the tornado warnings sent last May before severe weather hit Joplin and, a few days later, headed again toward downtown Kansas City.
- Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case known for being tough
- March 31, 2012
- The special prosecutor leading the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a neighborhood watch volunteer is known for her tough tactics aimed at locking up criminals for long sentences and making it difficult to negotiate light plea bargains.
- Syria says it won’t be first to lay down arms
- March 31, 2012
- Syria rejected international envoy Kofi Annan’s call for the regime to halt violence first just days after the government agreed to a cease-fire plan. A senior official declared victory over the opposition.
- Congress gets rough treatment from Supreme Court
- March 31, 2012
- The Supreme Court left little doubt during last week’s marathon arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that it has scant faith in Congress’ ability to get anything done.
- Obama postpones many issues until elections
- March 31, 2012
- Missile defense isn’t the only area in which President Barack Obama will have “more flexibility” if he’s re-elected. Immigration, the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, gay marriage, tax policy and other issues could invite bold initiatives by a president who knows he will never run for office again, especially if his party gains ground in congressional elections.
- Clinton: Time running out for diplomacy with Iran
- March 31, 2012
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program and said talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in mid-April.
- FINAL: KU pushes past Ohio State, 64-62, to advance to championship game
- March 31, 2012
- The Kansas men’s basketball team overcame a 13-point first-half deficit, rallying to beat Ohio State, 64-62, in the national semifinals on Saturday night at the Superdome in New Orleans.
- Done right, humor can help candidates
- March 31, 2012
- Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a “humorous” story about his dad shutting down a factory.
- Titanic’s legacy: A fascination with disasters
- March 31, 2012
- Epic disasters — the anguished cries, the stories of heroism — are the central narratives of our age, both enthralling and horrifying. And our obsession began a century ago, unfolding in just 160 terrifying minutes, on a supposedly unsinkable ship, as more than 1,500 souls slipped into the icy waters of the North Atlantic. And the band played on.
- Jayhawks land Bishop Miege QB Montell Cozart
- 04:32 p.m., March 31, 2012 Updated 01:18 a.m.
- The quarterback parade continues for the Kansas University football team, which learned Saturday that Bishop Miege High quarterback Montell Cozart had orally committed to Charlie Weis and the Jayhawks.
- Bruce Weber to be next Kansas State coach
- 12:29 p.m., March 31, 2012 Updated 04:35 p.m.
- Bruce Weber knows that Kansas State fans may not accept him right away. That much became clear when a small rally for another coaching candidate turned into a protest of his hiring.
- Holder of winning Kansas ticket hasn’t come forward
- 09:49 a.m., March 31, 2012 Updated 11:31 p.m.
- Someone who bought a golden Mega Millions ticket in northeast Kansas is now the state’s all-time jackpot winner, but lottery officials said Saturday that the person hadn’t come forward to claim a share of the $640 million prize.
- City Commission agenda for April 3
- March 31, 2012
- It mainly will be a night of ceremony for city commissioners as they vote for a new mayor and vice mayor, and as outgoing mayor Aron Cromwell delivers the State of the City address.
- Pump patrol
- March 31, 2012
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.69 at several stations.
- Man pleads no contest to attempting to elude police
- March 31, 2012
- A 23-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest Friday to one count of attempting to elude a police officer as part of a February chase that began in the 2200 block of Vermont Street.
- Law enforcement officers execute warrant in west Lawrence
- March 31, 2012
- Lawrence police officers and detectives executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at a west Lawrence residence as part of an ongoing investigation, said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a police spokesman.
- Preschool students can enroll Monday
- March 31, 2012
- Enrollment for Kennedy School’s pre-kindergarten and peer model programs begins Monday.
- Simien’s free throw finals postponed
- March 31, 2012
- Finals of the second Wayne Simien Free Throw Challenge have been postponed from Sunday to next Saturday.
- Judge sides with ACLU on abortion insurance
- March 31, 2012
- The American Civil Liberties Union has won a legal round in its effort to overturn a Kansas law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions.
- City appeals ruling on sidewalk ordinance
- March 31, 2012
- A city prosecutor argued Friday in district court that the city’s sidewalk ordinance, which was ruled unconstitutionally vague earlier this year, was written clearly.
- While parents debate, baby doesn’t hesitate
- Girl born in parking lot with no complications
- March 31, 2012
- Joy came into the world suddenly.
- Jayhawk baseball falls, 3-1, to Red Raiders
- March 31, 2012
- Texas Tech starting pitcher Duke von Schamann limited Kansas University’s baseball team to two hits and one run in nine innings Friday as the Red Raiders beat the Jayhawks, 3-1, at Hoglund Ballpark.
- How former Jayhawks fared (March 31)
- March 31, 2012 in print edition on A7
- Here’s a look at how former Kansas University players fared in NBA games of March 30.
- Geubelle second for KU track and field at Texas Relays
- March 31, 2012
- Kansas University triple-jumper Andrea Geubelle placed second on the third day of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Friday.
- Texas tennis blanks KU, 7-0
- March 31, 2012
- Kansas University doubles partners Monica Pezzotti and Dylan Windom won KU’s only match of the day as the Jayhawks lost a dual to the Texas Longhorns, 7-0, on Friday at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
- K.C.’s O’Sullivan baffles White Sox
- March 31, 2012 in print edition on A2
- Sean O’Sullivan threw five hitless innings, Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, Friday night.
- Payton to appeal suspension
- March 31, 2012 in print edition on A2
- Saints coach Sean Payton is appealing his season-long suspension from the NFL for his role in New Orleans’ bounty system. And he’s not the only one looking for a little relief from the penalties handed down by commissioner Roger Goodell.
- Sooners softball perfect vs. KU
- March 31, 2012
- Oklahoma All-American pitcher Keilani Ricketts threw her first career perfect game as the seventh-ranked Sooners beat Kansas, 8-0 in five innings, on Friday at Marita Hynes Field.
- Royals, Gordon agree on 4 years
- March 31, 2012 in print edition on A2
- Alex Gordon went from a bust to busting the bank.
- Koch Industries and Koch brothers are assets to state
- March 31, 2012
- What is it, or why is it, that the name Koch, particularly here in Lawrence and Kansas, seems to trigger such angry, passionate and negative responses from a certain segment of the community, particularly among some at Kansas University?
- Wesley has been here before
- March 31, 2012
- The last time Kansas University forward Justin Wesley was in the Superdome for the Final Four, he was 11 years old and there to watch his brother.
- Jayhawks tickled by big stage
- March 31, 2012
- The elevated court in the New Orleans Superdome takes some getting used to.
- FINALLY: KU, Ohio State healthy, ready for rematch
- March 31, 2012
- Tyshawn Taylor had trouble concentrating fully on basketball back on Dec. 10 — the afternoon of the Kansas-Ohio State game in Allen Fieldhouse.
- ‘Glue guy’ Travis Releford keeps Jayhawks calm
- March 31, 2012
- The clock on the locker room wall expired, and when Jordan Juenemann saw it, he and the rest of the Kansas men’s basketball players prepared to take the court for the Jayhawks’ Sweet 16 game against N.C. State.
- Son Tyler Self saw success coming
- March 31, 2012
- Tyler Self remembers exchanging thoughts with Bill Self, Kansas University’s ninth-year coach, during one of their fairly common father-son basketball rap sessions, not long after the release of the preseason college basketball polls.
- 25 years ago: Majority of school-board candidates against second high school
- March 31, 2012
- Five of the seven candidates were not in favor of building a second high school in Lawrence.
- 40 years ago: Kansas City researchers attend Lawrence workshop
- March 31, 2012
- Twelve staff members of the Midwest Research Institute had visited KU for several workshops conducted by the Kansas Geological Survey.
- Gift of health
- March 31, 2012
- As we celebrate National Doctors Day, we would like to publicly thank the physicians of Douglas County who volunteer with Health Care Access Clinic day in and day out. These 100-plus doctors share their time and talents on our team providing medical care for the uninsured, low-income of our community. (See the full list in our Friday ad and on www.wellcommons.com).
- ‘Phog’ stories
- March 31, 2012
- I knew “Phog” Allen for many, many years and he told me three things I’ve never forgotten.
- Missouri rivalry will be missed
- March 31, 2012
- When Missouri announced that it was leaving the Big 12, I was shaken to the roots of my being. The idea was unthinkable. It felt as if some basic law of nature had been violated: Spring would no longer follow winter, chocolate ice cream would no longer taste good. It was a denial of geographic reality, as if the new map would show a blank space east of Kansas, with the legend, “There be dragons here.”
- Obama ‘flexibility’ sends chilling message
- March 31, 2012 in print edition on B8
- “On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him (Putin) to give me space. … This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” — Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, open mic, March 26 You don’t often hear an American president secretly (he thinks) assuring foreign leaders that concessions are coming their way, but they must wait because he’s seeking re-election and he dare not tell his own people.
- Horoscope for March 31
- March 31, 2012
- For Saturday, March 31: You have get-up-and-go. Remember, you come first, because if you do not take good care of yourself, you will have nothing to offer. If you are single, you could meet someone who is always unhappy. If you are attached, your partner might be withdrawn and somewhat aloof. Show your caring manner anyway.
- Kids’ Choice Awards turns 25
- March 31, 2012
- Will Smith hosts the 25th annual Kids’ Choice Awards (8 p.m., Nickelodeon). Over the years, Smith has also been the recipient of 10 Kids’ Choice Awards.
- Around and About for March 31, 2012
- March 31, 2012
- Air Force Airman Kyle C. Merkel, a 2008 graduate of Eudora High School, completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
- 100 years ago: A narrow escape for KU campus building
- March 31, 2012
- “An accident occurred on the hill this afternoon that was trifling in its results but which threatened the destruction of Robinson gymnasium.”
- OSU’s Aaron Craft better player than coach
- March 31, 2012
- It’s a well known fact that Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft is the glue that holds the Buckeyes together, the motor that makes his team go, the tough-as-nails, lead-by-intensity player who would do anything to help his team win.
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 42 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 53 comments
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013 · 19 comments
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013 · 16 comments
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 50 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 51 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 67 comments
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013 · 5 comments
- Blog: Lawrence hosts mayor of Greek sister city this week May 22, 2013 · 2 comments
- Local organizations aim to support tornado victims May 21, 2013 · 8 comments
- Tarik Black strong, physical May 22, 2013
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013
- LHS student earns perfect ACT score May 21, 2013
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013
- KU baseball gets involved in Moore, Okla., relief effort May 21, 2013
- Fix-It Chick: Gutter repair May 20, 2013
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
