We took a closer look at the universities' requests behind these numbers, and some of them may surprise you.

Published on February 1, 2007

Local mail carrier seriously injured while crossing the street

Downtown mail carrier Jerry Totten was seriously injured today after he was hit by a truck while trying to cross the street. It happened this morning at the intersection of Seventh and New Hampshire.

Published on February 1, 2007

State lawmaker takes aim at 'Domestic Partnership Registry'

Representative Lance Kinzer filed legislation to prohibit cities and counties from approving domestic partnership registries - like the one currently before Lawrence City Commissioners.

Published on February 1, 2007

'Boardwalk Fire Trial' set to begin

The trial for Jason Rose - the man accused of starting an apartment fire that killed three people - will start next week with his confession allowed as evidence.

Published on February 1, 2007

National volunteering trend catching quickly here in Lawrence

Young adults are taking part in a new addictive habit - and it's making our community a better place. Yes, we are talking about volunteering!

Published on February 1, 2007

'Dole Institute of Politics' welcomes two new faces for the Spring Semester

Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden and KU graduate Scott Morris will be leading study groups which kick off later this month at the 'Dole Institute.'

Published on February 1, 2007

Witty, political commentary may never be the same without Molly Ivins

Molly Ivins, a caustic, yet, comic newspaper columnist, died earlier this week. More than 400 newspapers featured her columns.

Published on February 1, 2007

Sunshine alone not enough to melt that sidewalk snow

In January, the city issued 111 notices to property owners who did not clear their sidewalks within 24-hours of a snowfall.

Published on February 1, 2007

Good and bad news comes from teen drug-use survey

Students in Douglas County are waiting longer to try drugs and alcohol, but using MORE than other students in the state when they do. That's part of the latest good news/bad news data collected from a voluntary state-wide drug and alcohol survey students take every year.

Published on February 1, 2007

Topeka lawmakers consider University repairs 'most talked about issue'

While many of us may be familiar with the current issues facing KU, problems run deep at other universities in the state as well.

Published on February 1, 2007

The KU baseball season is officially underway

The Kansas Baseball team, of course, won last year's Big 12 Conference Tournament for the first time in school history and is now ready for the new season.

Published on February 1, 2007

KU vs. A&M should be a good defensive battle

Lovers of a good defensive battle should be in heaven this Saturday when the Kansas men host Texas A&M at Allen Fieldhouse.

Published on February 1, 2007

Eudora boys basketball team prepares for rivalry match-up

Tomorrow night, the Eudora Cardinals face off against their biggest rival: Baldwin in the HyVee High School Game of the Week.

Published on February 1, 2007

Eudora Lady Cardinals drop tough match against Bulldogs

In a rivalry game, the Eudora Lady Cardinals could not top the Baldwin Bulldogs, 47-38.

Published on February 1, 2007

The concealed carry firearms bill lawmakers passed last year faced scrutiny in the statehouse Thursday.

Published on February 1, 2007

Thursday, members of a Senate panel heard from Thomas Young, a man who's life was forever changed when he was serving his country in Iraq.

Published on February 1, 2007

Pulse videocast

DBR and the Mission bring "A Civil Rights Reader" to Lawrence.

Published on February 1, 2007

American Idol

Ottawa resident David Mills performs on American Idol.

Published on February 1, 2007

Aging campuses add to long list of university maintenance requests: Exactly how bad has the "university maintenance crisis" gotten? We went behind the scenes to show you the unbelievable problems students and staff at Kansas universities deal with every day.

Published on February 1, 2007

6News Now

Videocast for February 1

Published on February 1, 2007

6News weather forecast for Thursday, February 1

6News meteorologist Jennifer Schack brings us today's forecast as well as predictions for the rest of the week.

Published on February 1, 2007