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Photos for October 31, 2007
City commissioners broke the state's open meetings law by holding a closed-door meeting to discuss granting more than $1 million in incentives to a local company, the Kansas attorney general has found. But Attorney General Paul Morrison is willing to forgo prosecution if city commissioners agree to admit their wrongdoing and personally pay for two hours of professional training on the open meetings law.
Taylor McIntosh 'talks the talk, and walks the walk,' says women's coach Bonnie Henrickson.
Jeremy Case, right, is entering his fifth year with the Jayhawks, a fact not lost on teammates who insist on ribbing him about his experience.
Rodrick Stewart insists his role in the absence of Brandon Rush is just to get the ball to the team's shooters - and play good defense.
Senior Rodrick Stewart hit the ring this offseason, using boxing to get in shape for his final collegiate season.
Not one to grouse about starts or minutes, Darnell Jackson has made his mark as a tenacious rebounder and valuable reserve.
One of Russell Robinson's greatest strengths is his versatility, whether he's shooting, defending or distributing the ball.
Not a prolific scorer, Russell Robinson, right, brings tenacious defense - and an inherent will to win.
Sasha Kaun averaged six points and four rebounds a game last season. Coach Bill Self would like to see him raise those numbers to 12 points and seven boards this year.
Versatile guard Russell Robinson, right, is back to shoot for a fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title.
Sasha Kaun has helped KU win three straight Big 12 titles and two straight Big 12 tournament titles.
Tiara Barrett (13) as Dead Musician Biggie Smalls
Madisen Barrett (9) as Dead Musician Frank Sinatra.
Chance Barrett (5) as dead musician Bob Marley
Dead Musicians Tiara Barrett (13) as rapper Biggie Smalls Madisen Barrett (9) as Frank Sinatra & Chance Barrett (5) as Bob Marley.
Twinkie as an Indian Princess
Lisa Bishop, Niki Gardner, Paul Gardner, and Jessi Wagner dressed up as Hugh Heffner and the Girls Next Door for Tim and Beverly McPherson Halloween Party.
Friendly witch and pet dog meet American Idol contestant. From left to right-Caitlin Dodd (age 9), Chloe (the dog age 2) and Ali Dodd (age 7), taken at our house .
Cullen DeWolf, 14 months old, in his skeleton pajama's ready for Halloween night to arrive.
Cullen DeWolf, 14 months old, dressed up as a Pooh Bear Pumpkin for Halloween.
This is my little miss Sophia Klemme dressed up in just one of her costumes, I say just one, because we had to go through 3 different costumes, because she couldn't decide! Ultimately the princess won of course!
Hailin, Pretty in Pink, one Katie's little twin monster
Tigger Justice, one Katie's little twin monster
Parker Hurla, age 2, Eudora, Kansas
Isabelle and Oliver Davis
Oliver Davis
Isabelle Davis
Working together, researchers at the University of Utah and KU have determined that a fossil from more than 500 million years ago is of an ancient jellyfish - one that looks strikingly similar to the jellyfish of modern times.
Baldwin's Jared Hall scores the first touchdown of the night. Hall scored twice in the Bulldogs' 41-7 blowout of Kansas City Ward on Tuesday in Baldwin City.
Baldwin's Gabe Mason, center, breaks a tackle. Mason, a senior, scored three touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 41-7 victory over K.C. Ward on Tuesday in Baldwin City. The Bulldogs will play at Marysville on Saturday.
South eighth-graders Christina Haswood (20) and Tanner Howard defend against Topeka Logan on Tuesday at Lawrence High's West Gymnasium. The Cougars lost the game, 24-22.
Eudora's Travis Clarke is stopped by the Basehor-Linwood defense. The Bobcats stunned the Cardinals, 13-8, Tuesday in Basehor.
Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing an 82-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings. Favre threw the winning TD on the first play of overtime in Green Bay's 19-13 victory against Denver on Monday. Green Bay enters Sunday's game at Kansas City tied for the best record in the NFC at 6-1.
Jacksonville linebacker Daryl Smith, left, and defensive tackle Rob Meier stop Kansas City's Larry Johnson for a five-yard loss. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said, after reviewing film during the bye week, that some position groups were not performing as well as he'd hoped. The running game has suffered so far this season. Johnson is averaging 3.6 yards per carry.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning directs his team against the Carolina Panthers in this file photo from Sunday's game in Charlotte, N.C. Despite an undefeated record, the Colts are underdogs - at home, no less - Sunday when they play host to the Patriots.
Boston Red Sox reliever Jonathan Papelbon plays the air guitar with a broom as he rides in the team's victory parade. Pitcher Mike Timlin stands at right. The Red Sox were honored Tuesday in Boston after sweeping the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
San Antonio's Tim Duncan (21) defends Portland's Sergio Rodriguez. The Spurs defeated the Trail Blazers, 106-97, in the first game of the NBA season Tuesday night in San Antonio.
A curious cat checks out traps used to catch feral cats as Terry Gwin, left, and his wife, Sam, unload more Saturday evening in De Soto. The Gwins, of Olathe, are part of a group that aims to catch, sterilize and release feral cats as a way of controlling their populations.
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., left, speaks during a debate as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listen Tuesday at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
This half-buried man holding his own head is one of the ghouls on display in the Emersons' yard.
The Emerson family shows off their Halloween creation "Werewolves in Cage" displayed in their front yard by the corner of 29th Court and Missouri Street. From left to right are Rhiannon, Spencer, Autumn, Sherry and Tim.
Residents struggle to cross a flooded street because of heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Noel on Tuesday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Floods and mudslides across the region have killed at least 22 people.
Vanderbilt University psychology professor David Zald sits in front of his home decorated for Halloween in Nashville, Tenn. At the university, Zald studies how adults react to fear. At his home on Halloween, he watches how children respond to it.
Unidentified members of Delta Delta Delta sorority console each other as they place flowers at a memorial Tuesday in Columbia, S.C. Six students from the University of South Carolina and one from Clemson University were killed Sunday in a fire at a house in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
Mulvane High School football players Huldon Tharp, left, and Jordan Gosch stand next to the "M" rock at their practice field, which has become a memorial to two football players and a team manager, all three of whom died last year, and a cheerleader who died in September.
The names of the three students who died last year have been carved into the back of the rock.
From left, Lisa Mellberg, Susan Putman, Mary Clark, Sara Maatta, Becky Spriggs and Ann Robinson celebrate at their Lawrence High School 20th reunion. Maatta, of Germantown, Wis., submitted the picture.
Mattel has recalled Polly Pocket toys and the Barbie Kitty Condo. A new Web site, www.NotInMyCart.org, features information on recalls and congressional action involving hazardous products and foods.
Coal workers load a truck with coal in Jungar Qi, a bleak boomtown in Inner Mongolia, China. China's booming economy is fueled by coal power, and the country is the largest consumer and producer in the world.
Kwesi Utley, right, serves customers in the library coffeehouse Oct. 17 at Centennial High School in Franklin, Tenn. Cafes like this are becoming in high schools popular around the country, and some school officials say they promote use of the library and increased studying during school hours.
Fire-blackened hills surround the yard of Dr. Jorge Llorente as he poses with his wife, Barbra, Tuesday in the backyard of their luxury home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The home, 13 months old, was built to comply with new fire codes in the area that helped prevent the home from igniting as fires raged within 200 feet.
Baldwin sixth-grader Skyler Shockley carries the ball for a touchdown, while Camryn McFarland blocks during Saturday's Kaw Valley League football playoffs against Piper.
Haskell Indian Nations University freshman Takara Bighorse (14) rises for a spike against Central Christian College. HINU swept the Tigers Tuesday at Coffin Sports Complex.
Gymnasts, from left, Drue Davis, Mallory West, Kelcy Bowers and LeighAnn Krische have practiced together, competed in the same meets and shared their coach all season. West and Krische compete for Lawrence High, while Davis and Bowers are Free State Firebirds.
Lawrence High School students, from left, junior Emma Lumpe and seniors Darcy McDonough and Dustin Rist, ready their helium-filled dirigible Tuesday during the 20th annual high school design competition Jayhawks in the Jet Stream at the Kansas University School of Engineering. Students from more than 20 Kansas high schools competed.
Political columnist Robert D. Novak, pictured Tuesday in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University, spoke Tuesday evening at the Institute. Novak was in town promoting his new book "The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington."
Dana Dyer has been constructing his haunted yard at 1755 E. 1310 Rd. for 12 years. He sets up his collection of ghoulish figures and horrific scenes for trick or treaters to brave their way through come Halloween.
Dana Dyer has set up his haunted yard at 1755 E. 1310 Road for 12 years. His collection of ghoulish figures creates horrific scenes for trick-or-treaters who dare to brave their way through the yard.
Students from Eutin, Germany, have been attending high school in Lawrence for the past month. Seated from left at Free State High School are Eva Wendt, Falko Degner, Anna Koch, Henrike Bohl, Merten Stender and Oliver Kardell. Teacher Birgit Steingraeber-Klinke is behind them. Four other students, Antonia Julitz, Jana Klausberger, Nils Ole Daumann and Nils Meyer, attended Lawrence High School for the month.
Kansas University defensive lineman James McClinton (93) drags down Toledo quarterback Aaron Opelt. McClinton, undersized for a Big 12 Conference defensive tackle, has made his presence felt this season with his quickness and surprising strength.
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