Latest Photos by Scott McClurg
Former Kansas basketball players Kirk Hinrich, left, and Nick Collison were a part of the 2002 Final Four team that went 33-4 overall and 16-0 in Big 12 play.
KU Coach Terry Allen, center, celebrates with Mario Kinsey, left, and Reggie Duncan. The Jayhawks downed Texas Tech, 34-31 in double overtime, on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. Allen coached in Lawrence from 1997-2001, going 21-35.
A view of the north Lawrence chemical plant now owned by Israel Chemicals Ltd. For much of its life, the plant was owned by FMC Corp, which then partnered with Solutia Inc. to form the joint venture Astaris LLC. In 2005, Astaris sold to ICL. FMC is working with KDHE on a plan to clean up arsenic that has contaminated nearby ground water.
At an open house at Lawrence Municipal Airport, visitors were treated to the display of several vintage and modern aircraft as well as the spruced up facility. Federal funds coming to Kansas are responsible for a new, longer runway at the airport.
Mid-grade gasoline with ethanol added is being offered cheaper than regular gasoline a Hy-Vee's gas station. Ethanol, which is made from corn, is added to the fuel.
Former KU basketball player and graduate assistant Michael Lee has been hired on the men's basketball coaching staff at the University of Oregon.
An woman stands outside the patio door of her home on Ranch Way.
Traffic backed up along Clinton Parkway headed west to Wakarusa following the tornado.
KU student Ashley Christman, an Olathe senior, checks the damage to her car outside her Aberdeen apartment. Christman car was severely damaged by the May 8, 2003 storm while her apartment was in good shape.
A ceiling fan punched its way into the roof of an apartment at Aberdeen apartments in southwest Lawrence.
Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical personel plan how to shut off gas to Aberdeen Apartments in Southwest Lawrence.
Aberdeen apartment resident Tanya Jansen goes through the remains of her apartment following the May 8, 2003, tornado that hit the complex.
Joe Wetter walks through debris in the backyard of his aunt's home.
Melanie Michael, a graduating senior from Cheney, slips under a large piece of an Aberdeen apartment roof that landed on her car. Michael said she was unsure how the insurance compan would deal with the damage since she only carried liability insurance.
Ann Riat sifts through debris in her backyard. Riat's home is located just north of the Aberdeen complex and was showered with debris from the apartments.
National Guardsman Staff Sergeant Steve Jacontot from the 35th Military Police unit out of Topeka checks the ID of Christa Lobaugh at Clinton Parkway and Wakarusa. National Guard MP's were stationed at the entry points to the southwest Lawrence neighborhood that was damaged during the May 8, 2003 tornado.
Mike Slan of Sunflower Broadband checks for signal leakage from severed cable television lines. Slan checked the area affected by Thursday, May 8, 2003's tornado. The signal leakage is regulated by the FCC so as not to interfere with aircraft equipment.
A car lays on its side in front of duplexes at Ranch Way and Ranch Street.
A construction worker hauls a load of debris up W. 26th Street in southwest Lawrence.
A Lawrence police officer tells a crowd of residents near Ranch Street and Ranch Way the instructions for gaining access to their homes.
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