Staff
Jonathan Kealing (Online editor)
Jonathan Kealing joined the News Center as a part-time reporter in December 2006 and is now online editor. He became a full-time reporter covering Kansas University, his alma mater, in August 2007 after graduating, and became online editor in May 2008.
Previously, he was editor of his college newspaper and had internships at the Kansas City Star, Des Moines Register and Austin Business Journal. He hopes to help lead the staff in creating groundbreaking online journalism.
In his spare time, he likes to read books and spend time with his girlfriend and their dog, a border collie-lab mix. He also likes to travel and spend time enjoying all that Lawrence has to offer.
You can follow him on Twitter, where he provides instant updates on news and what's going on in Lawrence.
Recent stories
- Shooting in Douglas County sends Eudora man to hospital, suspect turns gun on himself
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- ‘Person of interest’ in Tiller murder has had brush with the law before
- May 31, 2009
- Scott P. Roeder, the man who was detained by Johnson County officials as a suspect in the Sunday morning killing of George Tiller, has a brush with the law in his past.
- Severe weather whirls through area
- Storms kill city resident, smash homes; Another round on tap for today
- April 26, 2009
- The series of storms that swept through Northeast Kansas took the life of a Lawrence man Saturday evening.
- KU offensive lineman released from hospital
- April 9, 2009
- Kansas University sophomore offensive lineman Ben Lueken was released from KU Hospital Thursday afternoon, KU Hospital spokesman Dennis Minich said.
- Get ready for KUSports.com Bracket Contest (and an opportunity to win a 50” flat screen TV)
- 05:28 p.m., March 15, 2009 Updated 07:08 p.m.
- So KU’s bracket is out and surely you’ve got your eye on a few upsets already, right?
- Reel genius: KSU study explores why we love movie quotes
- February 16, 2009
- Get busy living, or get busy dying. Surely you’ve heard that line before. You know, from “Shawshank Redemption”? (Or Shawshank, as those of us who’ve seen the movie at least a dozen times usually call it.) You mean you haven’t seen it? Wow.
- Send us your stories, photos, videos and reflections about the inauguration
- January 15, 2009
- On Jan. 20, the United States will inaugurate its 44th president. LJWorld.com would look to memorialize your experiences — be they in Lawrence, Washington, D.C., or anywhere in between — in photos, videos, stories and personal recollections.
- Lawrence kids step into national spotlight with two network TV appearances
- January 9, 2009
- Several Lawrence kids became national TV stars today after their unique stories appeared on LJWorld.com, in the Lawrence Journal-World and on 6News.
Recent photos
Police investigate what caused a car turning south from Sixth Street to Tennessee Street to strike a motorcycle that was eastbound on Sixth Street.
Traffic backs up along Seventh Street after a serious accident on Sixth Street involving a car striking a motorcycle.
A motorcycle lies in Sixth Street after a car versus motorcycle accident left one person seriously injured Saturday afternoon.
Icicles grow on a bench in West Lawrence.
Sleet falls and ice accumulates on the roof, gutters and siding a West Lawrence house.
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- Donor ready to write Lawrence schools a check for new locker rooms at Free State — but there's a catch July 9, 2009 · 27 comments
- Budget crisis felt deeply at KU July 9, 2009 · 55 comments
- Nation of faith July 8, 2009 · 100 comments
- Sidewalk step July 9, 2009 · 32 comments
- Donor ready to write Lawrence schools a check for new locker rooms at Free State — but there's a catch July 9, 2009
- More than 2,750 turn out for community workout July 8, 2009
- New cardiovascular director hired at KU July 9, 2009
- Lawrence Arts Center director announces resignation July 8, 2009
- Police surround Jayhawk Motel, apprehend juvenile robbery suspect July 9, 2009
- Moving forward: KU study explores how senior citizens part with possessions July 7, 2009
- Stricter labeling urged for bottled water July 9, 2009
- Basehor-Linwood softball suffers upset loss May 19, 2009
- Owens to be inducted in Kansas Hall of Fame June 11, 2009
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