Medics load an injured cyclist onto an air ambulance in Memorial Stadium's parking lot. The cyclist was injured when he was struck by an SUV at the intersection of 11th and Kentucky streets on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.

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Kansas players Elijah Johnson, left, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis make their way off the court after losing to Michigan State on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Michigan State forward Derrick Nix tosses a pass out to the perimeter against the Kansas defense late in the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self instructs his offense during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self talks with point guard Elijah Johnson during the final minutes against Michigan State, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford has his shot stuffed by Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas defenders Jeff Withey, left, Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor collapse on Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine as he dishes a pass to a wide open Derrick Nix during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson ducks under Michigan State guard Brandon Kearney during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford reacts to being called for a charge during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Union Pacific crews remove coal and damaged cars from the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment early Tuesday morning in the city limits of Grantville. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig said officials received the call about the derailment about 9:35 p.m. Monday night. Grantville is about 25 miles west of Lawrence, along U.S. Highway 24. It is a few miles east of North Topeka..Twenty-three coal cars were involved in the accident. There were no injuries, Herrig said, but one house was damaged when a piece of rail went through the house. Herrig said it was very lucky there were no injuries from the derailment because the piece of the rail landed on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, and a child was sleeping on the top bunk..

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Kansas center Jeff Withey tips away a shot by Michigan State guard Keith Appling during the second half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Also pictured is Kansas guard Elijah Johnson.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey celebrates a put-back dunk by forward Jamari Traylor during a timeout against Michigan State during the first half on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas forward Jamari Traylor dunks over Michigan State defenders Derrick Nix and Denzel Valentine, front, during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. At right is Kansas guard Ben McLemore.

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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo instructs his defense during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson is sent to the floor during a collision with Michigan State guard Garry Harris in the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson is stuffed by Michigan State defenders Keith Appling, left, and Adreian Payne during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas forward Perry Ellis looks to pass around Michigan State center Adreian Payne during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey defends against a shot from Michigan State guard Russell Byrd during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey delivers on an alley-oop dunk against Michigan State during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford hangs for a bucket against Michigan State forward Derrick Nix during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Kansas forward Jamari Traylor dunks as the team warms up prior to tipoff against Michigan State, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Lawrence police investigate a vehicle-versus-bicycle accident at 11th and Kentucky streets. The cyclist suffered critical injuries and was flown by air ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital.

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Dr. Ryan Spaulding, director of telemedicine at Kansas University Medical Center, speaks Tuesday during a news conference announcing a program to increase through telemedicine access to mental health care to military veterans. Behind from left to right are Gov. Sam Brownback, Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli, and state Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence.

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Bonez at Pyramid Pizza, 1029 Massachusetts St.

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Pay Equity pioneer Lily Ledbetter, seen here speaking at the the Democratic National Convention in 2008, spoke to a full house at Kansas University of Monday, Nov. 13, 2012. “I was an ordinary person living the American dream ... not knowing I was being shortchanged,” she said.

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A Midland Railroad crew heads to Ottawa on Monday November 12, 2012 to pick up a new dining car, which will become part of a dinner train to Ottawa, featuring a five course meal and a ride on the rails.

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Dr. Ryan Spaulding, director of telemedicine at Kansas University Medical Center, speaks Tuesday during a news conference announcing a program to increase through telemedicine access to mental health care to military veterans. Behind from left to right are Gov. Sam Brownback, Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli, and state Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence.

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Ira Schreiber, part owner of the Kansas Belle Dinner Train, descends Monday from a dining car, which will be one of several cars to be moved to Baldwin City from Fremont, Neb. The owners hope the dinner train will be operating on Midland Railway’s 21-mile line sometime in December. BELOW: Schreiber talks about the train’s interior.

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A dinning advertisement hangs on the wall of a new dinning car, which will become part of a dinner train to Ottawa, featuring a five course meal and a ride on the rails.

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An old water cooler sits unused in a former rail car owned by the Rock Island Railroad.

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Michigan State center Derrick Nix (25) and Connecticut forward Tyler Olander (10), back, watch the ball during their NCAA men's basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, on the Ramstein U.S. Air Force Base, in Ramstein, Germany.

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Union Pacific employees search debris as several excavators remove coal from the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment early Tuesday morning in the city limits of Grantville..Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig said officials received the call about the derailment about 9:35 p.m. Monday night. Grantville is about 25 miles west of Lawrence, along U.S. Highway 24. It is a few miles east of North Topeka..Twenty-three coal cars were involved in the accident. There were no injuries, Herrig said, but one house was damaged when a piece of rail went through the house. Herrig said it was very lucky there were no injuries from the derailment because the piece of the rail landed on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, and a child was sleeping on the top bunk.

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Several excavators remove coal from the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment early Tuesday morning in the city limits of Grantville and nearby houses. .Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig said officials received the call about the derailment about 9:35 p.m. Monday night. Grantville is about 25 miles west of Lawrence, along U.S. Highway 24. It is a few miles east of North Topeka..Twenty-three coal cars were involved in the accident. There were no injuries, Herrig said, but one house was damaged when a piece of rail went through the house. Herrig said it was very lucky there were no injuries from the derailment because the piece of the rail landed on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, and a child was sleeping on the top bunk.

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A Union Pacific employee searches debris by flashlight, lower center, as several excavators remove coal from the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment early Tuesday morning in the city limits of Grantville..Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig said officials received the call about the derailment about 9:35 p.m. Monday night. Grantville is about 25 miles west of Lawrence, along U.S. Highway 24. It is a few miles east of North Topeka..Twenty-three coal cars were involved in the accident. There were no injuries, Herrig said, but one house was damaged when a piece of rail went through the house. Herrig said it was very lucky there were no injuries from the derailment because the piece of the rail landed on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, and a child was sleeping on the top bunk.

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The twisted wreckage of train cars lay near the tracks at the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment early Tuesday morning in the city limits of Grantville. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig said officials received the call about the derailment about 9:35 p.m. Monday night. Grantville is about 25 miles west of Lawrence, along U.S. Highway 24. It is a few miles east of North Topeka.Twenty-three coal cars were involved in the accident. There were no injuries, Herrig said, but one house was damaged when a piece of rail went through the house. Herrig said it was very lucky there were no injuries from the derailment because the piece of the rail landed on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, and a child was sleeping on the top bunk.

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Lilly Ledbetter, at center behind President Barack Obama, watches the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 29, 2009. Ledbetter spoke about equal pay for women at Kansas University on Monday night.

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Christopher Trepinski, in the background at center, appeared in the 300th episode of “Law & Order: SVU,” which aired Oct. 24. Trepinski, a 2005 Free State High School graduate and 2009 KU graduate, now lives in New York City. He is the son of Robert and Celeste Trepinski of Lawrence.