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Jonathan Kealing (Online editor)

I joined the News Center as a part-time reporter in December 2006 and am now the online editor. I started as a full-time reporter covering Kansas University, my alma mater, in August 2007 after graduating, and became online editor in May 2008.

Previously, I was editor of my college newspaper and had internships at the Kansas City Star, Des Moines Register and Austin Business Journal. My primary role is to help the staff engage the community via our Web sites, create interactive, multimedia journalism and promote the growth of our online sites.

In my spare time, I like to read books and spend time with my fiancee and our dog, a border collie-lab mix. I also like to travel and spend time enjoying all that Lawrence has to offer.

You can follow me on Twitter, where I provide behind the scene updates on news and what's going on in Lawrence.

Recent stories

Regents approve expansion of Memorial Stadium: By Jonathan Kealing & Scott Rothschild; 10:45 a.m., September 17, 2009 Updated 04:52 p.m.; The Kansas Board of Regents has OK’d a $34 million addition of seating on the east side of Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium.
Kream Keegan contest canceled for 2009: By Jonathan Kealing & Jesse Newell; September 14, 2009; We’re sorry to announce that we won’t be running the Kream Keegan football pick ‘em contest for the 2009 football regular season.
Westwood committed to cancer vision: By Jonathan Kealing; August 18, 2009; Before Robert Hemenway retired as Kansas University’s chancellor this summer, he’d staked out becoming a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center as the university’s No. 1 priority.
Sunflower Broadband to offer refunds to residential Internet customers after Wednesday’s outage: By Jonathan Kealing; August 13, 2009; Sunflower Broadband residential Internet customers will receive a credit on their next bill equivalent to the charge for one day’s Internet access.
Maintenance hampers local Internet access, takes down local Web sites: By Jonathan Kealing; 05:21 p.m., August 12, 2009 Updated 12:16 a.m.; Planned maintenance early today by Level 3 Communications, one of the vendors that provide Internet bandwidth to Sunflower Broadband, went awry Wednesday and hampered several local Web sites, including this one. By Wednesday night, Internet service had been restored to most of the community.
Defense rests with blood stain expert in Jaeger trial: By George Diepenbrock & Jonathan Kealing; 02:18 p.m., August 7, 2009 Updated 07:02 p.m.; A forensic investigator testified Friday afternoon that the blood stains at the apartment of Matthew Jaeger’s ex-girlfriend supported Jaeger’s version of what happened the night Jaeger is accused of attacking her.
Find all the best Sidewalk Sale deals with LJWorld.com and Twitter: By Jonathan Kealing; July 14, 2009; Make sure you’re telling all of Lawrence about the bargains you find at the Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale by using the hashtag #SWSale. LJWorld.com and LawrenceMarketplace.com will be tweeting bargains all day long as well.
Shooting in Douglas County sends Eudora man to hospital, suspect turns gun on himself: By Jonathan Kealing; 12:00 a.m., July 5, 2009 Updated 12:18 p.m.; A Saturday night altercation in southeast Douglas County sent one man to the hospital and left another man, who police believe was the shooter, dead.
Summer Band Concert moved to Murphy Hall because of severe weather: By Jonathan Kealing; June 24, 2009; Despite the heat, the City of Lawrence Summer Band Concert will go on as scheduled tonight, Duane Peterson of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department said, but it will move inside because of severe weather.
Officers investigating unattended death in wooded area north of BNSF depot: By Shaun Hittle & Jonathan Kealing; 04:37 p.m., June 5, 2009 Updated 05:31 p.m.; Lawrence police Friday afternoon were investigating the unattended death of a 53-year-old white male in the wooded area north of the BNSF Railway depot.

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Recent photos

Barbara Schnitker, director of clinical services at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, prepares to take questions from the community about the H1N1 vaccine, which arrived in our community on Monday. Karrey Britt, health report, helps her get started.

Lindsey Slater, education reporter, and Lawrence Schools Supt. Rick Doll, prepare for a chat with LJWorld.com users.

Tonganoxie High football players surround 6Sports Director Kevin Romary as he delivers a live broadcast during 6News Main Street Live in Tonganoxie on Wednesday.

A few dozen Tonganoxie residents watch the live broadcast as it's being shown over the air at a TV during the Main Street Live: Tonganoxie broadcast on Wednesday

A line of Tonganoxie residents forms as they wait for free brats and refreshments from Johnsonville and Pepsi. About 100 residents turned out for Main Street Live: Tonganoxie.

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