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Walking the field is special for KU baseball manager
Friday, May 17, 2013
Kansas University sophomore Jonathan Rosa took the field one recent morning at Hoglund Ballpark. As he began to walk from the right field line toward the K on the center field fence, the players of the KU baseball team erupted, shouting words of encouragement and cheering on one of the most dedicated members of the team. Rosa isn’t a player for the Jayhawks; he’s a manager. And he wasn’t taking the field to participate in the same pre-game routine as the rest of the team; he was following his own. <strong>By Meagan Thomas</strong>
Father of slain toddler grieves in Missouri jail
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Shawn Bailey, father of the 18-month-old killed in the quadruple homicide case in Ottawa, sits in a jail cell in Missouri, missing the funeral services of his daughter just 200 miles away. <b>By Shaun Hittle</b>
Wiggins followed heart in signing with Jayhawks
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Down to four finalists, basketball phenom Andrew Wiggins had a difficult time deciding between Kansas University, Florida State, North Carolina and Kentucky. Ultimately... “I just followed my heart. Kansas had my heart so that’s where I wanted to go,” Wiggins said Tuesday morning after signing a letter-of-intent with KU. <strong>By Gary Bedore</strong>
Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU
Monday, May 20, 2013
Tarik Black, a 6-foot-9, 262-pound junior forward from the University of Memphis, is transferring to Kansas University, the school announced Monday evening. <strong>By Gary Bedore</strong>
For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases
Monday, May 20, 2013
“Recruiting is a never-ending process,” said Bill Self, KU’s 10th-year coach, who added top-ranked Andrew WIggins to his recruiting haul last week. <strong>By Gary Bedore</strong>
KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence
Monday, May 20, 2013
In the middle of a crucial fight in the Legislature over proposed budget cuts to higher education, Kansas University officials have changed their strategy in the Statehouse — and the lobbyist leading it. <b> By Scott Rothschild </b>
$1 million gift will enable professorship in geology at KU
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Hubert “Hub” Hall didn’t always dream of a career in geology. It wasn’t until he enrolled in the class taught by a particularly inspiring Kansas University geology professor that Hall knew the field was for him. KU announced this week that Hall's widow Kathleen Hall has made a $1 million leadership gift to establish a professorship in geology at the school. <b>By Sara Shepherd</b>
KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59
Friday, May 17, 2013
A Kansas University student was killed and a Shawnee woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday night about one mile south of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 59.
Lawrence High grad Srinivasan nears confimation to federal appeals court in D.C.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Lawrence High School graduate Sri Srinivasan won unanimous approval Thursday from the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve on the powerful federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. <b> By Scott Rothschild </b>
County commissioners serve as 'fence viewers' to solve rural property dispute
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Under an 1860s-era law, county commissioners in Kansas can be called upon to settle property line disputes in rural areas by conducting what's called a "fence viewing." Douglas County commissioners were required to perform that job Wednesday. <b>By Peter Hancock</b>
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