Piper Flory, 2, of Overbrook, left, directs her hog Downtown Brown around the swine arena during the Pee Wee Showmanship event of the 4-H Swine Show on Wednesday at the Douglas County Fair.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.From left Julie Flory, Overbrook, and Carol Anderson, Baldwin, congratulate Lane Anderson, 10, with the Palmyra 4-H group for his red ribbon in the swine showmanship event at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012. Lane is Flory's nephew and Anderson's grandson.

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.From left Mindy Dechant, Baldwin, and her friend Zoanne Julian, Lawrence, holding her 8-month-old daughter Zoella, sit in the poultry barn where Dechant's son was working with his ducks. The women were at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A group of young girls wait for the start of the 4-H Swine Showmanship judging at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A colorfully dressed sheep at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Nikki Collins, 10, Lawrence, draws the attention of a young goat as she checks out the Petting Zoo at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A young girl gets a ground level view of a pen full of goats at the Petting Zoo at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Swine judge Kyle Baade gives some pointers to Lane Anderson, 10, Baldwin, during the swine showmanship event at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A young girl watches the swine showmanship event at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Burglary suspect Ronald Kenneth Brooks Jr. was sentenced to 25 months in prison for an attempted burglary in Lawrence in July.

Photo by Richard Gwin

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.One of Vinland Valley 4-H'er Erin Grossdider's exotic poultry entries won a 2nd place and was on display at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Cody Dechant, Baldwin, with Vinland Valley 4-H, calms his female Welsh Harlequin ducks while cleaning out their cages at the Douglas County Fair Wednesday evening, August 1, 2012

James Tellefson of Leavenworth is facing off against Rep. Anthony Brown, a Eudora Republican, in the Aug. 7 primary to see who will take on State Sen. Tom Holland in the November general election.

Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis holds a news conference at KU on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, the day before the Jayhawks’ fall camp starts. Weis spoke about the team’s depth chart and his eagerness for the season to start, saying, “I’m more motivated than I’ve ever been.”

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Llama judging at the Douglas County Fair drew few entries but a lot of onlookers.

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A water removal specialist enters the Spencer Art Museum after a water line broke Wednesday morning, damaging an undermined amount of books and other items in the basement.

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A water removal specialist truck sits in front of the Spencer Art Museum after a water line broke Wednesday morning, damaging an undermined amount of books and other items in the basement.

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The tunnel between the Kansas Union and Spencer Museum shows the water from a six-inch water line that broke on Mississippi Street causing some flooding in the museum's basement.

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Kansas Insurance Commisioner Sandy Praeger, left, participates in an online chat Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in The News Center while public information officer Bob Hanson looks on. Praeger answered questions about federal health reform.

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Bags of wet ceiling tiles and other items rest on the sidewalk behind Spencer Art Museum Wednesday morning after a six-inch water line broke on Mississippi Street sending water through a steam tunnel, leaking through the ceiling tiles in the basement.

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Workers at KU don rubber boots as they carry wet items Wednesday from the basement of the Spencer Museum of Art.

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Noah Schmeissner, a 15-year-old juggler, practices his talent with a set of rings as his mother Baretta Schmeissner works in the kitchen of their Valley Falls home on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Schmeissner, who competes in national juggling competitions yet has only been actively juggling for two years, says that he practices sometimes up to three hours a day in their kitchen.

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A worker carries out a soaked ceiling tile from the Spencer Art Museum basement on Wednesday morning after a water line broke on Mississippi Street behind the Kansas Union. Water penetrated the museum's basement ceiling, where books and other items are stored.

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Workers carry out soaked ceiling tiles from the Spencer Art Museum basement on Wednesday morning after a water line broke on Mississippi Street behind the Kansas Union. Water penetrated the museum's basement ceiling, where books and other items are stored.

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Matthew Kelso of Eudora along with his llama, Spirit.

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Matthew Kelso of Eudora along with his llama, Spirit, drew inspiration from "The Blues Brothers" at the Douglas County Fair.

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Vernis Flottman, left, and Marilyn Bristol, right, of Lawrence Pilot Club, present Scott Dieker of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical with a $1,500 check on May 14 at Conroy’s Pub for the annual Lawrence Helmet Fair. Lareeda Hickey of Lawrence submitted the photo.