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Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence
May 20, 2013
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on a 6-3 vote recommended approval of the plan that calls for a nearly 190,000-square-foot Menards store just east of the Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets. The Planning Commission decision clears the way for the Lawrence City Commission to give final consideration to the project in the coming weeks. By Chad Lawhorn
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Video: Ultra-wing crash

Area emergency personnel work the scene of a fixed-wing ultra-light crash Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in the 1600 block of N. 1300 Rd. The owner was flown by LifeStar to the KU Medical Center in serious condition. Watch »

Video: Automated trash truck

A new trash truck with a robotic-like arm and designed to be staffed by only the driver, began service in Lawrence Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Watch »

Video: Kids start fun run at Kansas Half Marathon

The little runners shot off on the fun run during the Kansas Half Marathon Sunday. One little girl, however, didn't want to run without mom. Watch »

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KU law students raise $4,000 for Willow Domestic Violence Center
May 20, 2013
A Kansas University law student group handed over a $4,000 donation to the Willow Domestic Violence Center in Lawrence on Monday after a fundraiser last month.
Sun shines on KU graduates’ smiles as they celebrate commencement
May 19, 2013
The rain ended and the clouds parted just in time for Kansas University’s commencement exercises to begin Sunday morning, and it seemed meant to be, Joel Coon said. “Just divine intervention here,” Coon said, looking up at the sky past the brim of his cap. Coon, an art history and anthropology graduate from Topeka, and several thousand other KU graduates took a few hours to celebrate their moving on. By Matt Erickson
Lawhorn’s Lawrence: A night of partying in Oread
May 19, 2013
Somewhere in the Oread neighborhood there surely must be a sign with this slogan on it: “Do it while you can.” It is the mantra that hangs over this entire city, but nowhere does it hang heavier than in Oread. Especially on Stop Day, when the partying starts.By Chad Lawhorn
Trio of Lawrence road projects to begin on Monday
May 19, 2013
School’s out. Road construction is in. The day after Kansas University’s commencement ceremonies has been the traditional start of the road construction season in Lawrence, and on Monday motorists won’t be able to miss it. Crews will close to all traffic Bob Billings Parkway/15th Street at Iowa Street, a closure that is expected to last into August. Construction work also will affect traffic on a separate portion of Bob Billings Parkway and on Wakarusa Drive. By Chad Lawhorn
Big day here for 2013 KU graduates
May 19, 2013
Today’s the day at Kansas University: Time for caps and gowns, the walk down the hill and, for just the second time in at least several decades, an address from a guest speaker.
Graduation brings a boom weekend for local businesses before the quieter days of summer
May 18, 2013
As another crop of students throw their caps in their air during graduation weekend, the influx of family members and other visitors creates a boom for local businesses. The flip side of that equation is that thousands of high school and college students will leave town — either for good, or for the summer — taking millions of dollars with them. It’s an economic reality that, local businesses say, affects some more than others. By Ian Cummings
Missouri man dies of injuries after Saturday motorcycle accident
09:50 a.m., May 18, 2013 Updated 07:03 p.m.
Gerald Strait, 74, of Stover Mo., has died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 7:18 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 203 in North Lawrence, according to KTA officials.
Mother, son to graduate from KU together Sunday
May 18, 2013
Fatimah Al Ghafli and her son Salam have been side by side for much of the past four years as they’ve studied at KU. And they’ll be side by side again Sunday, when they both will graduate. By Matt Erickson
Lawrence City Commission agenda for May 21 meeting
May 18, 2013
6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Lawrence City Hall
Lawrence firefighters collecting for MDA this weekend
May 17, 2013
This weekend, Lawrence firefighters will hit the streets to fill their boots — with money.
KU student arrested after fight sends Lawrence man to trauma center
May 17, 2013
A 21-year-old Kansas University student was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery about 1 a.m. Friday after a fight at a local bar sent a Lawrence man to a Kansas City-area trauma center. Ian Cummings
City honors Lawrence’s fallen officers during National Police Week
May 17, 2013
Lawrence police gathered Friday morning to recognize National Police Week and to remember three Lawrence police officers killed in line of duty: Allen Moore, who died in 1901 at a train depot in North Lawrence; Wilson Pringle, shot while trying to stop a robbery in 1909; and Melvin Howe, killed during a traffic stop in 1931. By Ian Cummings
Cable outage reported in West Lawrence
May 16, 2013
Cable service to parts of West Lawrence was out for several hours on Thursday, reportedly after a cable was cut somewhere in the area.
Expanding rooftop garden at KU Union provides herbs, vegetables for campus
May 16, 2013
Focus groups have shown Kansas University students eating food on campus often prefer it to come from a local source, Janna Traver says. Well, it doesn’t get much more local than this: herbs and tomatoes harvested from the roof of the Kansas Union. By Matt Erickson
New building for KU engineering students to be named for donors
May 15, 2013
A new engineering research building on Kansas University’s west campus will be named for a Lee’s Summit, Mo., couple who made a donation to help fund its construction, the KU Endowment Association announced Wednesday.
Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates
03:26 p.m., May 15, 2013 Updated 06:38 p.m.
Lawrence officials on Wednesday received a batch of surprisingly low bids to build the city’s proposed recreation center in northwest Lawrence, with Lawrence-based Gene Fritzel Construction submitting the lowest bid, at $10.5 million. The bids raise questions about city estimates about the cost of the project and its associated infrastructure. By Chad Lawhorn
KU law school honors three graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards
May 15, 2013
The Kansas University School of Law last week honored three current and former public officials with its Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Road work on K-10 bypass begins Friday; downtown and 23rd Street bridges reopen
May 15, 2013
Resurfacing work on the K-10 bypass around west Lawrence will begin Friday, causing major delays for motorists. The downtown bridges over the Kansas River will reopen to full traffic Thursday evening. And the 23rd Street overpass between Haskell and Barker Avenues is fully open. By Peter Hancock
KU commencement set for 10:30 a.m. Sunday
May 15, 2013
Kansas University’s spring 2013 graduates are set to begin their traditional walk down the hill at 10:30 a.m. Sunday for KU’s 141st annual commencement, barring inclement weather.
Downtown hotel project now slated to begin in June, following city’s latest approval
May 14, 2013
Construction work on a multi-story hotel at Ninth and New Hampshire is now expected to begin in June, ending a months-long process where the lot for the project has sat vacant. By Chad Lawhorn
Burglar strikes same property two days in a row, escapes after battering resident
May 14, 2013
Police are looking for a burglar who struck the same storage unit two days in a row this week and battered a Lawrence resident who caught him in the act.
Courthouse wrap-up: Prison sentence in New Year’s Day shooting; 30 days in jail for Lawrence woman who drove car into house
May 14, 2013
A wrap-up of criminal cases over the past week in Douglas County District Court. Click on the highlighted links for more details.
Lawrence man with disability found safe after going missing from group home
10:57 a.m., May 14, 2013 Updated 07:20 p.m.
Family members were relieved after finding Andrew Ellis, 20, who had gone missing from a Leawood group home early Tuesday morning. Ellis suffers from a brain injury and does not usually travel alone.
American Cancer Society to host volunteer open house
May 14, 2013
As a celebration of the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society, the organization is encouraging people to raise awareness and join the fight against cancer.
As city prepares to bid recreation center, officials still waiting to receive cost numbers from Fritzel on infrastructure
May 13, 2013
The companies that make a living building roads, burying sewers and paving parking lots have been hungry for work in recent weeks, in some cases bidding infrastructure projects for less than half what city officials had expected. But when it comes to Lawrence’s new $25 million recreation center, city officials won’t find out how hungry. By Chad Lawhorn
Master development agreement for Rock Chalk Park still not signed by KU officials
May 13, 2013
Lawrence city officials have confirmed a pair of key documents governing the public private partnership to build the $25 million recreation center and adjacent Rock Chalk Park still haven’t been finalized. By Chad Lawhorn
KU faculty, staff push for improved tuition benefits for themselves and their families
May 13, 2013
Rick Levy is a distinguished professor of law at Kansas University. But when his son, who graduated from KU in 2011, enrolled in courses there, he paid tuition at the same rate as his classmates. A proposed new KU policy would change that and, advocates say, help the university attract and keep talented faculty. By Matt Erickson
Lawhorn’s Lawrence: A song from the heart on Mother’s Day
May 12, 2013
Even on the cloudiest of days, Kathy Bourgeois can count on a ray of sunshine during her 30-minute daily drive from Lecompton to Baldwin City. Her son calls her every day as she drives to her thrid-grade teaching job in the Baldwin City school district. Often the conversation begins or ends with a song: “You are My Sunshine.” By Chad Lawhorn

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