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Bowersock officially opens $25 million power plant on the Kaw
By Chad Lawhorn
May 10, 2013
There was much talk of rain dances Friday afternoon at the grand opening celebration for Lawrence-based Bowersock Mills and Power Co.’s $25 million hydroelectric power plant on the north bank of the Kansas River. The project, which is located at the north end of the Kansas River bridges in downtown, was lauded Friday by state and local officials as an example of how Kansas can further expand its renewable energy reputation. By Chad Lawhorn
Haskell graduates ‘live it up’ at commencement ceremony
By Matt Erickson
May 10, 2013
Tyler Levier told his classmates to “walk slow” during their Haskell Indian Nations University commencement ceremony Friday, saying they’d earned a chance to enjoy some recognition.
Two KU students arrested in connection with break-in at Memorial Stadium
By Ian Cummings
May 10, 2013
Two 19-year-old Kansas University students were arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of breaking into the university’s Memorial Stadium and attempting to steal a chair.
Prosecutors planning to move forward with allegations of animal cruelty at KU fraternity
By Ian Cummings
May 10, 2013
A resolution make be coming soon in the case of a Dec. 14 allegation that a turkey had been abused and killed at a KU fraternity, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Prosecutors hope to move forward with the case in the next couple of weeks, but it was not clear Friday what actions might be taken. Ian Cummings
Ottawa man charged; FBI joins search for missing toddler, now presumed dead
By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
12:01 a.m., May 10, 2013 Updated 05:12 p.m.
A suspect in a quadruple homicide made his first appearance in court at 4 p.m. Friday and was charged with murder, rape and criminal possession of firearms. The search for a missing toddler, now presumed dead, continued earlier Friday on a rural Ottawa property where three bodies were discovered this week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation became involved and as many as 150 law enforcement officers in helicopters, planes and on horseback, are combing the area. By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
Incoming dean praises KU engineering school
By Matt Erickson
May 9, 2013
The choice to come lead the Kansas University School of Engineering wasn’t a tough one, incoming dean Michael Branicky said Thursday. Branicky made his first KU appearance since being named as the next dean of engineering in February at a School of Engineering banquet. By Matt Erickson
Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, domestic battery
By Ian Cummings
May 9, 2013
A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on several charges following an alleged domestic violence incident Thursday, including aggravated assault, criminal threat, and domestic battery.
City and county awarded historic preservation grants, but money is being delayed
By Peter Hancock
May 9, 2013
Douglas County and the city of Lawrence each have been awarded grants to fund historic preservation projects. But the money is currently tied up because of wrangling over the federal budget. By Peter Hancock
Indian food, fast: New restaurants feed curry cravings on the quick
By Sara Shepherd
May 9, 2013
The Indian food scene along Massachusetts Street isn’t just heating up, it’s speeding up. Downtown Lawrence diners now have four restaurants to satiate Indian cravings, and the three newest are fast-casual or carryout concepts. By Sara Shepherd
LHS player’s global trips provide rare perspective
By Tom Keegan
May 8, 2013
For parts of the past three summers, Lawrence High School baseball play C.J. Stuever, his two older sisters and his parents have been on trips helping organizations that deliver desperately needed medical relief to remote locations. By Tom Keegan
Lawrence cyclist seriously injured in collision with vehicle
By Ian Cummings
May 8, 2013
A 30-year-old Lawrence man was taken by LifeStar helicopter ambulance to an area hospital after he was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a collision with a vehicle in the 3900 block of West Sixth Street. Ian Cummings
Crown auto dealership wins Lawrence business of the year award
By Chad Lawhorn
May 8, 2013
Miles Schnaer gave up a trip to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Wednesday to see what was in the envelope. He’s glad he did, because Schnaer’s Crown Toyota, Scion, Volkswagen dealership was named the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce’s business of the year on Wednesday evening. By Chad Lawhorn
Dole Institute’s summer events include Battle of Gettysburg panel, Dole birthday celebration
By Matt Erickson
May 8, 2013
Although the end of the spring semester is nearing at Kansas University, the Dole Institute of Politics on KU’s West Campus will roll on into the summer with several events over the next few months, including an in-depth look at the Battle of Gettysburg and a celebration of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s 90th birthday. By Matt Erickson
City makes adjustments to downtown parking for the summer
By Chad Lawhorn
May 7, 2013
A summer shuffle is on tap for parking in Downtown Lawrence.
City agrees to create resident-only parking zone on street near KU campus
By Chad Lawhorn
May 7, 2013
The street is still public, but at least a couple of the parking spaces on it essentially will be private.
Several police officers investigate burglary on Rockledge Road
By Ian Cummings
06:27 p.m., May 7, 2013 Updated 09:31 p.m.
Several police officers investigated a burglary in the 400 block of Rockledge Road late Tuesday afternoon, drawing attention from residents as they searched the woods around a home and parked several vehicles nearby.
Money stolen from 20 vending machines on KU’s campus
By Ian Cummings
May 7, 2013
Campus police are investigating thefts of cash from 20 vending machines across the Kansas University campus, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey, a KU Public Safety spokesman.
Haskell’s president, Chris Redman, leaving for job in Oklahoma
By Matt Erickson
01:48 p.m., May 7, 2013 Updated 03:59 p.m.
Chris Redman, the president of Haskell Indian Nations University, plans to resign soon to take another position elsewhere, a university official confirmed Tuesday. “The choice was difficult for me,” Redman wrote. “However, my wife and I both are at key points in our careers — she is beginning a career in nursing, and I have a great opportunity to continue to serve Indian Country in a new capacity.” By Matt Erickson
Lawrence falls short in bid for national ArtPlace grant
By Sara Shepherd
May 7, 2013
Lawrence fell short in its bid to win a competitive national grant that would have been a major springboard for the city’s creative placemaking efforts, the Lawrence Arts Center learned Monday. By Sara Shepherd
Winton Allen Winter
May 7, 2013
Enrollment open for KU’s Mini College in June
Staff Reports
May 6, 2013
Registration is open for the fifth edition of Kansas University’s Mini College, a four-day-long experience on the Lawrence campus that includes a variety of courses and extracurricular activities.
Retired KU professor’s annual Stop Day tour scheduled for Friday
By Matt Erickson
May 6, 2013
Continuing a tradition now 20 years old, Kansas University Professor Emeritus Ted Johnson will again give his annual spring Stop Day tour of the KU campus Friday. It’s open to anyone who’d like to come along. By Matt Erickson
Baker names new dean for professional, graduate studies
Staff Reports
May 6, 2013
Baker University has named an administrator at Ottawa University to lead its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.
Funny Facebook users stay away from politics, KU researchers find
By Matt Erickson
May 6, 2013
If you use Facebook, perhaps you can think of a friend of yours who posts a lot of politically charged comments there. And perhaps you can think of a friend who often posts things that make you laugh. But Natalie Pennington, a doctoral student at Kansas University, is willing to bet those are two different people. By Matt Erickson
Lawhorn’s Lawrence: Swapping more than parts at the Lawrence Swap Meet
By Chad Lawhorn
May 5, 2013
Now this is shopping. You grab a piece of merchandise off a haywagon, and when you put it down, a little piece of it — perhaps a bit of grease or a flake of rust — is left on your hand. It is the Lawrence Region Antique Auto Club of America’s Swap Meet at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. And the surest thing about the event is that you never know what you may find on the hundreds of wagons and makeshift tables set up by vendors. By Chad Lawhorn
Major residential and retail growth planned near Rock Chalk Park, but timing uncertain
By Chad Lawhorn
May 5, 2013
By this time next year, when much of the Rock Chalk Park sports village is completed in northwest Lawrence, community leaders are hoping to have more than just a state-of-the-art athletic complex. They’re hoping — and planning — for the recreation center and sports facilities to be a magnet for residential and retail development around the Sixth Street and South Lawrence Trafficway intersection. By Chad Lawhorn
Lawrence attorney disbarred, accused of $200,000 ethics violation
By Ian Cummings
May 3, 2013
The Kansas Supreme Court disbarred a Lawrence attorney Friday after an ethics complaint accused him of improperly making $200,000 in private practice while employed by a bank.
Weekend wrap-up: Lawrence man found guilty of raping girl, 11; KU student convicted of battery, criminal restraint
By Ian Cummings
May 3, 2013
A wrap-up of the past several days’ cases in Douglas County District Court. Click on the highlighted links for details.
KU, other universities keep government informed on status of international students
By Matt Erickson
May 3, 2013
As reports emerged Friday that the U.S. Homeland Security Department has ordered extra security in the student visa process in the wake of the Boston bombings, officials at Kansas University and Kansas State University said they’re already keeping close tabs on the status of their international students, as required. By Matt Erickson
Ecumenical Campus Ministries pastor Holcombe retiring after 22 years of listening
By Matt Erickson
May 3, 2013
Thad Holcombe has overseen a capital campaign that raised $835,000, watched a weekly vegetarian lunch program grow to serve hundreds of students and helped provide a place for a retired professor to continue a human sexuality course that had come under attack. But the most important part of his job, he says, has been to just listen. Holcombe, the minister at Ecumenical Campus Ministries just off the Kansas University campus, will retire this summer. By Matt Erickson

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