Also from September 8
Blog entries
Couples
- Wedding: Grittmann and Howard
- Wedding: Howard and Walker
- Anniversary: Nutt
- Anniversary: Crawford
- Engagement: Savage and Lisher
Obituaries
- Mildred “Lorene” Richardson, Eudora
- Barbara Joan Creel Learned, Lawrence
- Sheala Rouser
- Hartsel Haskins, Tonganoxie
- RG Lamb, Lawrence
- Clifford Lloyd Mann, Linwood
- Melba Sue Hadl, Lawrence
- Sigrid Jan Larson
- Alice A. Bullerman, Waterloo, IA
- William “Bill” R. Wilson, Lawrence
- Margery “Marge” Ivy Nevius, Lawrence
- RG Lamb, Lawrence
- Marjorie Knight, Lawrence
- Bertha K. Beguelin, Lawrence
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Videos
- Kansas coach Charlie Weis after the loss: ‘The challenges are …
- Kansas coach Charlie Weis: ‘I’m betting on more guys fighting …
- Kansas coach Charlie Weis: ‘Tomorrow, my job will be to …
- Kansas coach Charlie Weis: ‘All three facets of our team …
- KU defensive end Toben Opurum says no one is jumping …
- KU cornerback Greg Brown talks about what went wrong on …
- Dozens of area high school bands joined the Marching Jayhawks …
Lead stories
1:10 a.m.
Big 12 reaches $2.6B deal with ESPN, Fox Sports- September 7, 2012
- The Big 12 has reached an agreement with ESPN and Fox Sports on a 13-year contract reportedly worth $2.6 billion to televise football and men’s basketball through 2024-25.
10:00 a.m.
Grandparents go back to school- September 7, 2012
- Who bakes us cookies just because? Who listens to our stories? Who snuggles us while we read? Grandparents do, and that’s why we love them.
2:00 p.m.
All stories
- City mulls ways to fund new police facility
- September 8, 2012
- Not all the big buildings that the city of Lawrence is thinking about building will be full of fun and games.
- Person in wheelchair hit by vehicle at 23rd and Alabama
- September 8, 2012
- A person in a wheelchair was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon after being hit by a car at 23rd and Alabama streets.
- Owls relish big kick
- September 8, 2012
- A jubilant group of Rice University football players lifted placekicker Chris Boswell into the air after the Keller, Texas, junior’s game-winning, 45-yard field goal split the uprights as time expired in the Owls’ shocking 25-24 victory over Kansas University on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
- Kicking game concerns KU
- September 8, 2012
- Two games into the 2012 season, Kansas University’s football team already has identified what could become a major problem: kicking.
- Kansas Land Trust to hold fundraiser to help land conservation
- September 8, 2012
- The Kansas Land Trust will hold a disc-golf tournament fundraiser Oct. 20 at Thronfield Disc Golf Course, 6701 W. 167th St., Stilwell, to help conserve an additional 2,000 acres of prairie, ranch land and farmland this year.
- Smithsonian exhibit comes to Kansas
- September 8, 2012
- The giant gears are set up, and the hard hats are on display.
- Harvest picnic a celebration of area’s history
- September 8, 2012
- In 1873, Clinton-area residents held a picnic — the Sigel Harvest Home Picnic — to give thanks for the summer’s produce. Nearly 140 years later, about 75 of their ancestors and other community members gathered to continue the tribute at the Harvest Home Picnic and Music Festival on Saturday evening at Clinton Lake.
- Artful works on display at Haskell Indian Art Market
- September 8, 2012
- With rows of vendors and hundreds of visitors, it can be hard to stand out at a large craft fair like Haskell’s. But Lita Atencio has been a vendor here for eight years, and she said there’s a trick to get passersby to notice her wares: be friendly.
- Panel rejects kidnapping appeal
- September 8, 2012
- An appeals court panel has rejected the arguments of a man convicted in Douglas County of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary and aggravated intimidation of a witness.
- Kastor scores twice in KU soccer victory
- September 8, 2012
- Caroline Kastor scored twice and assisted on another goal as the Kansas University soccer team took down Missouri State, 4-1, Friday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
- Andrew Harvey stars as Veritas football routs Burlingame
- September 8, 2012
- Senior Andrew Harvey totaled 151 yards on just four carries and Veritas Christian School romped to a mercy-ruled victory against Burlingame, 54-8 in three quarters, on Friday at the Eagles’ Nest.
- Horoscope for Sept. 8
- September 8, 2012
- For Saturday, Sept. 8: This year you often act on one idea while espousing a different one. You also tend to say one thing but do another. If you are single, you could meet someone through one of your commitments. If you are attached, working together on a project or for a common cause strengthens the bond between you.
- A killer role for nice guy
- September 8, 2012
- Lifetime movies have become a place where nice guys get creepy.
- Hiring new dean is top priority for KU medical school
- September 8, 2012
- Kansas University School of Medicine faculty members and students had hoped the current school year would start with a new dean. Even if he or she wasn’t able to move into the dean’s office by the start of classes, it would have been nice for the name of the new dean to be known.
- Science should be part of presidential debate
- September 8, 2012
- This fall, President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney will have a series of debates covering domestic and foreign affairs. The first debate should be about Science, with a capital S. Why? Because Science affects every aspect of society, underpinning smart policy governing energy, food production, human health, national security, economic growth, environmental fitness, natural resources and the quality of life.
- First lady’s speech ‘brilliantly cynical’
- September 8, 2012 in print edition on A8
- Given the state of the economy, by any historical standard, Barack Obama should be 15 points behind Mitt Romney. Why is he tied? The empathy gap. On “caring about average people,” Obama wins by 22 points. Maintaining that gap was a principal goal of the Democratic convention. It’s the party’s only hope of winning in November.
- 25 years ago: Musicians, poets, artists gather for week-long event
- September 8, 2012
- The River City Reunion had kicked off with a party at the Bottleneck.
- 40 years ago: Activities planned for KU Space Center dedication
- September 8, 2012
- NASA administrator James C. Fletcher was expected to deliver a major address.
- Lions football dominates up front to ground SMNW, 42-13
- September 8, 2012
- After last week’s loss, Lawrence High coach Dirk Wedd admitted to having a “man-to-man” talk with his offensive linemen about what it means to play up front for the Lions.
- St. Marys scorches Independence Home School, 60-6
- September 8, 2012
- Independence Home School (1-1) lost at St. Mary’s Academy (2-0) by 54 points.
- Defense leads KU volleyball to doubleheader sweep
- September 8, 2012
- Defense was on display as Kansas University’s volleyball team defeated Arizona State, 20-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-23, in the Jayhawk Invitational on Friday night at Horejsi Center.
- Big plays push Free State football past SM West, 28-14
- September 8, 2012
- Free State High’s football team arrived Friday night at Shawnee Mission South District Stadium ready to drop a bombshell on Shawnee Mission West.
- Holsopple teaches Jayhawks toughness from the heart
- September 8, 2012
- The instructions were clear and the tone plenty serious. Last winter, not long after being hired by head coach Charlie Weis, Kansas University strength-and-conditioning director Scott Holsopple received a phone call from one of his new players who was running late.
- Free State’s Tye Hughes one fiery ‘Bird
- September 8, 2012
- I thought it only happened in cartoons. Roadrunner would trick Wile E. Coyote into falling off a cliff and poor Wile E. would get scrunched up like an accordion. In the next scene, Wile E. Coyote would be good as new. Then he’d get flattened on the pavement by a semi. Sure enough, the next scene he’d sport not even a bruise.
- 100 years ago: Streetcar company surprises drivers with watermelon feast
- September 8, 2012
- “Imagine their surprise when they saw a wagon load of watermelons.”
- Armed employees could invalidate school districts’ insurance policies June 20, 2013 · 10 comments
- Consultants raise concerns about proposed LMH wellness center at city's new recreation center June 19, 2013 · 12 comments
- On the street: What is your favorite Shakespearean play? June 19, 2013 · 11 comments
- Shooting reported Tuesday night during road-rage incident; police looking for driver June 19, 2013 · 13 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 90 comments
- Tuition, fees going up; regents blame Legislature June 19, 2013 · 4 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 134 comments
- Letter: Yoder votes June 20, 2013 · 3 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 105 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 40 comments
- Professional dancer to flutter through Kansas milkweed to help save butterflies June 19, 2013
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 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
