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KU football lands oral commitment from one of the top-rated centers in the country
By Matt Tait
June 19, 2013
Jacob Bragg, the No. 8 rated center in the Class of 2014 according to Rivals.com, orally committed to Kansas on Wednesday. He becomes the fourth member in the class to pledge his services to KU, joining Kansas prospects Traevohn Wrench (Gardner-Edgerton running back) and Joe Dineen (Free State safety) and East St. Louis, Ill., linebacker Kyron Watson.
Professional dancer to flutter through Kansas milkweed to help save butterflies
By Caitlin Doornbos
June 19, 2013
Gwynedd Vetter-Drusch, 22, has danced across New York City streets, sashayed in subways and pirouetted on rooftops. This week, she will flutter through the fields of Kansas.
Leavenworth man facing federal prosecution for failing to register as a sex offender
By Ian Cummings
June 19, 2013
A 72-year-old Leavenworth man is facing federal prosecution for failing to register as a sex offender. He had been previously convicted of interstate travel to have sex with a minor.
Tuition, fees going up; regents blame Legislature
By Scott Rothschild
June 19, 2013
Higher education officials on Wednesday approved raising university tuition, blamed legislators who cut post-secondary education for much of the increased cost of going to school, and said the budget cuts could hurt Kansas’ reputation. By Scott Rothschild
Andrew Wiggins scores seven points in Bill Self campers game
Freshman from Canada dunks twice, says he’s happy to be at KU
By Gary Bedore
June 19, 2013
Andrew Wiggins scored seven points in Wednesday’s camp scrimmage in Horejsi Center.
Construction can’t stop St. John’s Fiesta
Giles Bruce
June 19, 2013
This year’s St. John’s Fiesta was never in doubt. Some people in the community might have wondered after seeing the front of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church being torn to pieces because of remodeling. But organizers say they’re not going to let a little construction get in the way of tradition. For the past 30-plus years, the Lawrence parish has, on the weekend after Father’s Day, played host to a Mexican fiesta, featuring music, dance and, perhaps most important, authentic Mexican food. Upward of 300 volunteers help put on the two-day event, which is attended annually by an estimated 14,000 people. By Giles Bruce
Shooting reported Tuesday night during road-rage incident; police looking for driver
By Ian Cummings
June 19, 2013
Police are looking for a man who allegedly fired a handgun while involved in a road-rage incident in south Lawrence Tuesday night, said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a Lawrence Police Department spokesman.
Consultants raise concerns about proposed LMH wellness center at city’s new recreation center
By Chad Lawhorn
June 19, 2013
Consultants told Lawrence Memorial Hospital leaders Wednesday that the idea of a hospital-run wellness center at the city’s new recreation center was not well received by a group of stakeholders. By Chad Lawhorn
Illinois man sentenced to 30 months in prison in case where children were bound and blindfolded in parking lot
By Ian Cummings
June 19, 2013
A 53-year-old Northlake, Ill., man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for five crimes in an incident last June in which two of his children were found bound by their hands and feet in a Lawrence Walmart parking lot. Without sleep for nine days and suffering from mental illness, he had become delusional and feared his children were possessed by demons, according to the man’s court-appointed attorney. By Ian Cummings
Douglas County senators record perfect attendance for legislative session
Staff Report
June 19, 2013
Douglas County’s state senators recorded perfect attendance during the 2013 legislative session.
Elvis-themed events raise funds against polio
Staff Reports
June 19, 2013
The King is coming to Lawrence. Elvis Visit to End Polio Now, a fundraiser to benefit Rotary International’s campaign to eradicate polio, begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Watson Park.
KU geographers win defense grant to study Central American communities
By Matt Erickson
June 19, 2013
Too often, Jerry Dobson says, the U.S. military has found itself in trouble because it didn’t know enough about the parts of the world where it fought. Now Dobson will help with an effort to ensure that doesn’t happen again as the recipient of one of 14 Minerva Research Initiative grants for 2013 from the U.S. Department of Defense. By Matt Erickson
Royals stumble late in 4-3 loss to Indians
Associated Press
June 19, 2013
With home plate just a few more strides away, David Lough suddenly stopped. And right there in the middle of the third-base line, Kansas City’s chances to win halted, too. Attempting to score the tying run, Lough ran through third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez’s stop sign and got caught in a rundown in the ninth inning as the Royals lost 4-3 to the Cleveland Indians, who rallied against Kansas City’s normally reliable bullpen for three runs in the eighth inning.
KU closer Piché named All-Region
Staff Reports
June 19, 2013
Kansas University closer Jordan Piché earned a spot on the American Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Midwest Region second team, the organization announced Tuesday.
Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins
By Tom Keegan
June 19, 2013
ESPN college basketball commentator Dick Vitale says heralded Kansas University freshman Andrew Wiggins is even better than advertised. Column by Tom Keegan
Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year
By Gary Bedore
June 19, 2013
Able to practice but unable to play in games during the 2013-14 season, Arkansas transfer Hunter Mickelson will have plenty of time to familiarize himself with Kansas University’s basketball program. By Gary Bedore
How former Jayhawks fared in Game 6 of NBA Finals
Staff Reports
June 19, 2013
A look at how Mario Chalmers fared in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Horoscopes for June 19
Jacqueline Bigar, King Features
June 19, 2013
For Wednesday, June 19 This year expect to experience some adjustments and also some discomfort. You will enjoy people a lot. If you are single, you could meet someone special in the next few months; however, note that there could be an element of instability connected to this bond. If you are attached, you and your partner will work on your communication style.
Opinion: U.S. should stay out of Syria
Cal Thomas
June 19, 2013
Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Obama’s decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels. The Washington Post headlined an editorial: “No time for half-measures: Syria’s rebels need a robust intervention from the Obama administration.” The New York Times took a more realistic approach: “After Arming the Rebels, Then What? President Obama should be careful about being dragged into the brutal Syrian war.” I’m on the side of the Times.
U.S. can avoid ‘slippery slope’
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
June 19, 2013
As President Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton’s first secretary of defense, Les Aspin.

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