Also from May 16
Births
Blog entries
- Statehouse Live: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says
- The Newell Post: Will Andrew Wiggins average over/under 18 points next season?
- Town Talk: More on city recreation center bids, and a possible city policy on drone use?
- Town Talk: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you plan to buy stock in Facebook?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 90% | |
| Yes | 5% | |
| Not sure | 3% | |
| Total | 453 | |
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Owner of East Lawrence recycling center seeks to acquire property to address neighbors’ concerns- May 14, 2012
- A battle over the future of an East Lawrence recycling center that has drawn the ire of neighbors may be averted.
6:00 a.m.
KU proposes tuition hike of nearly 5 percent, effective next fall- 11:08 a.m., May 15, 2012 Updated 5:16 a.m.
- The cost of attending Kansas University and the other regents universities would increase next fall, according to proposals submitted to the Kansas Board of Regents. Incoming KU freshmen who are Kansas residents would pay an additional 4.9 percent in tuition and fees, taking the cost of a 15 credit hour semester at the university to $4,839. Tuition and fees for non-resident freshmen would increase by 5 percent, to $11,874.
- Poll: Who should be most responsible for making tuition to a state college affordable?
- Source document: Tuition Proposals for Kansas Universities
10:00 a.m.
Group urges Brownback to veto bill aimed at Sharia law- May 15, 2012
- The nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization on Tuesday called on Gov. Sam Brownback to veto a bill that the group described as an attack on Sharia, the religious principles of Islam.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Woman arrested for DUI after accident at 12th and New Jersey
- May 16, 2012
- A 32-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested on DUI and other charges early Wednesday morning after her vehicle struck a parked car and eventually rolled onto its side in the 1200 block of New Jersey Street, said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a Lawrence police spokesman.
- iPad and golf clubs reported stolen
- May 16, 2012
- A 23-year-old Lawrence man reported that his iPad and golf clubs, worth $1,500, were stolen from the 1600 block of Tennessee Street some time between 2 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to police reports.
- $1,000 TV reported stolen
- May 16, 2012
- A 21-year-old Lawrence woman reported that her television, worth $1,000, was stolen from the 1400 block of Kentucky Street some time between 7:45 and 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to police reports.
- Big 12 track honors KU’s Michael Stigler
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas University hurdler Michael Stigler was named Big 12 Outstanding Male Freshman of the Year on Wednesday. The awards were voted on by league head track-and-field coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own athletes.
- Ex-Firebird Cody Kukuk arrested
- May 16, 2012
- Former Free State High baseball star Cody Kukuk was arrested for driving under the influence, a misdemeanor traffic offense, Monday morning in Fort Myers, Fla., according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department.
- Pump Patrol
- May 16, 2012
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.39 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call 832-7154.
- Officer, bank tellers testify in robbery hearing
- May 16, 2012
- A Lawrence police detective testified at a preliminary hearing Wednesday that a bank robbery suspect told him that he had been having money problems and that he wasn’t a violent person.
- Gaslight Village community forced to find new homes
- May 16, 2012
- In March, Toni Martin stood on her porch as six middle school-aged children filed past her, collecting forks. She said she frequently watched and fed neighborhood kids. A month later, as she stood in her empty singlewide trailer, her voice cracked when she spoke of leaving the community.
- Son of 1989 murder victim frustrated by lack of information
- May 16, 2012
- A Dallas man, who recently discovered that his mother, Nilsa Sanchez, was murdered near Lawrence in 1989, says he’s been frustrated by a lack of information provided by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office about the unsolved case.
- KDOT to spruce up old U.S. 59, may take out passing lane
- May 16, 2012
- For those who like to zoom by slow-moving vehicles going up the hill on U.S. Highway 59 just outside of Pleasant Grove, your passing days are numbered.
- Cases of horse neglect on the rise
- Abandoned animals more common in tight economy
- May 16, 2012
- The Humane Society has seen an increase in such horse abandonment cases in the area, which is also an increasing problem across the state and country. In 2011, the Humane Society responded to 13 cases of horse neglect or abandonment. In 2012, it has already responded to 12 calls.
- Regents mull raises for faculty, staff in tuition proposals
- May 16, 2012
- As members of the Kansas Board of Regents heard new tuition proposals from Kansas universities, several of them included provisions for raises for faculty and staff.
- KU seeks tougher admissions criteria
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas University leaders have asked for a new set of stricter admissions criteria that would separate it from Kansas’ other state universities.
- New tax-cutting plan emerges; Brownback urges passage
- May 16, 2012
- A new tax-cutting plan emerged Wednesday and quickly gained the support of Gov. Sam Brownback. But the proposal’s fate was uncertain.
- Haskell, KU students walking to underscore environmental, Native American spiritual issues of trafficway
- May 16, 2012
- A group of Kansas University and Haskell Indian Nations University students had made it to Brunswick, Mo., on Wednesday evening in their effort to walk from Lawrence to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about the environmental controversy surrounding the South Lawrence Trafficway.
- Task force says coordinator needed to spearhead efforts to attract retirees to Lawrence
- May 16, 2012
- Local government may need to create a new job in order to attract people who have retired from one.
- Border business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes
- May 16, 2012
- The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided here only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It’s a single community, but the division is sharp when it comes to the cutthroat business of economic development.
- Sebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap
- May 16, 2012
- A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit school.
- Lawmakers approve $700k for new arts commission
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas legislators negotiating the final version of a proposed state budget have decided to include $700,000 for a new Creative Arts Industry Commission.
- Free State softball drops regional title game
- 04:08 p.m., May 16, 2012 Updated 08:35 p.m.
- The Free State softball team advanced to the regional finals with a 9-6 victory over Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon in Topeka.
- Public invited to see caterpillars, butterflies at Fitch reservation north of Lawrence
- May 16, 2012
- Several weeks ago, Kansas University ornithologist Mark Robbins spotted tens of thousands of caterpillars at the Fitch Natural History Reservation. Those caterpillars are now emerging as butterflies.
- Bishop Seabury receives FEMA grant to build safe room
- May 16, 2012
- A visit by a Bishop Seabury Academy trustee to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., has prompted the school to look into constructing a room built so soundly it could withstand a missile attack.
- Three KU professors awarded Fulbright grants
- May 16, 2012
- Three Kansas University professors have earned Fulbright grants to study and teach in foreign countries.
- Former Kansas corrections secretary makes gift to KU School of Social Welfare
- May 16, 2012
- Roger Werholtz, a former state director of corrections, and his wife, Shirley, have contributed a $50,000 gift to support Kansas University’s School of Social Welfare.
- Kobach asks federal court to settle redistricting
- 10:59 a.m., May 16, 2012 Updated 11:53 p.m.
- Secretary of State Kris Kobach asked a federal court Wednesday to settle redistricting issues for the Kansas Legislature, arguing that an impasse among lawmakers makes drawing new political boundaries “fit for judicial resolution.”
- Missouri House moves to stop Jayhawks license plate
- 10:16 a.m., May 16, 2012 Updated 11:26 p.m.
- Missouri license plates won’t be sporting Kansas Jayhawks logos anytime soon if the Missouri House has its way.
- Town Talk: County’s chief building officer placed on administrative leave; city still waiting on financial numbers related to 9th and N.H. appeal; neighbors near proposed rec complex hire attorney
- May 16, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Heard on the Hill: Regents to look at raising KU admission standards today; Missouri House passes amendment to spike KU plates; provost explains strategy for faculty, staff raises
- May 16, 2012
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- City Commission wants Taste Lounge’s liquor license revoked
- Bar has been site of 3 recent shootings
- May 16, 2012
- A Lawrence bar that has been the site of three recent shootings will have its city drinking establishment license revoked, and city commissioners minced no words in ordering it done Tuesday night.
- City agrees to annex land for new recreation center in northwest Lawrence
- May 16, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners unanimously approved a major annexation request Tuesday that is expected to be a key cog in a plan to build a regional recreation sports complex in northwest Lawrence.
- 40 years ago: Lawrence residents deplore Wallace shooting
- May 16, 2012
- n Lawrence, there were reactions of dismay at the shooting and the “endemic violence” of which it seemed to be a part.
- 100 years ago: ‘Elegant’ Mass St. home destroyed by fire; lack of neighborhood water mains blamed
- May 16, 2012
- “Thousands of dollars worth of property is absolutely without fire protection on the South side. Why not extend the water mains at once?”
- Seabury qualifies golfers for state
- May 16, 2012
- Bishop Seabury Academy qualified three golfers on Monday at Herington Country Club for the Class 1A state golf tournament to be held Monday in Hutchinson at Highlands Country Club.
- Lawrence High soccer loses, 3-1
- May 16, 2012
- The Lawrence High girls soccer team lost its Class 6A first-round regional game against Manhattan, 3-1 on Tuesday.
- Sumonja solid, but LHS softball out after 8-5 loss
- May 16, 2012
- Lawrence High freshman Megan Sumonja dominated Topeka High’s hitters for four of the six innings she pitched during Tuesday’s regional softball game at College Boulevard Activity Center.
- Seven Firebirds score as FSHS soccer routs first regional foe
- May 16, 2012
- Maren Kahler showed up to Free State’s regional game against Gardner-Edgerton on Tuesday not expecting to play.
- KU baseball six get Big 12 honors
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas University junior Jake Marasco was named first-team Academic All-Big 12 for the third time in his career to highlight KU’s six selections, announced Tuesday by the conference.
- KU softball trio named All-Big 12
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas University junior left fielder Maggie Hull earned first-team All-Big 12 honors, the conference announced on Tuesday.
- LHS iron man clutch for champs
- May 16, 2012
- Just call him Kirk Gibson. Sure, the ball stayed in the yard, and, yeah, this big hit came in the early innings of Tuesday’s 3-2 regional championship victory against Olathe Northwest instead of stacked against the drama of the late innings. But still, there was something about the way LHS senior Troy Willoughby limped between first and second base that brought visions of the legendary Los Angeles Dodgers slugger to mind.
- Vacation’s over: Self refreshed, ready for 10th season at KU
- May 16, 2012
- Refreshed after last week’s golf excursion to Cabo San Lucas — and energized after watching three of his Kansas University basketball players graduate on Sunday — an upbeat Bill Self returned to work bright and early Monday.
- How former Jayhawks fared (May 16)
- May 16, 2012 in print edition on B2
- Here’s a look at how former Kansas University players fared in Tuesday’s NBA playoff games.
- Pump patrol
- May 16, 2012
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.42 at several stations.
- Kansas may be conservative experiment
- May 16, 2012
- As of Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas Legislature seemed to be unable to deal with what very well may become a disaster for the state over the coming years: a tax reform bill sitting on the governor’s desk that may cause the state to face a budget deficit of unprecedented proportions within five years.
- U.S. losing clout in Latin America
- May 16, 2012 in print edition on A6
- If President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney spend any time talking about Latin America during the campaign for the November elections, I can already see the thrust of their discussion: Who lost Latin America?
- Horoscope for May 16
- May 16, 2012
- This year you keep your opinions close to your chest. In fact, many people could find you closed or withdrawn. If you are single, check out any new suitor with care. If you are attached, the two of you need more honeymoon-type weekends together.
- Suburbs pose threat to koala
- May 16, 2012
- An engaging combination of the smart, the poignant and the cute, the “Nature” presentation “Cracking the Koala Code” (7 p.m., PBS, check local listings) should not be missed.
- 25 years ago: No room at the inn: KU Commencement visitors fill up local accommodations
- May 16, 2012
- Rooms at the Holidome had been reserved since early June 1986.
- Hot-hurling Lawrence High baseball ousts Free State in semifinals
- May 16, 2012
- Time after time this season, Free State High baseball players and coach Mike Hill have lamented the team’s lack of offense.
- Tough enough: Lions battle injuries, win regional baseball championship
- May 16, 2012
- Not that anyone at College Boulevard Activity Center could tell, but lower back and posterior pain had dogged Lawrence High junior Shane Willoughby of late.
- Tax standoff
- The tax-cut bill currently on the governor’s desk could have a serious and lasting impact on the state.
- May 16, 2012
- Kansas legislators and Gov. Sam Brownback are playing a game of political “chicken” that could have a profound effect on the state.
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 23 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 4 comments
- Blog: More on city recreation center bids, and a possible city policy on drone use? May 23, 2013 · 7 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 32 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 83 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 14 comments
- City commissioner wants review of city's storm shelter policies in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 22, 2013 · 18 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 10 comments
- Weekday graduations get mixed reviews from parents and families May 22, 2013 · 16 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 56 comments
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
- Off the Beaten Plate: Black Forest Crepe at A.B.'s May 23, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting May 22, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013
- Free State softball confident in championship chances at state May 23, 2013
