Overnight weather for August 21, 2010

It will be muggy tonight, but tomorrow will be a beautiful day in the mid-90s.

Published on August 20, 2010

2010 Main Street Live: Lawrence

The 6News team went downtown during the Busker Festival to broadcast live.

Published on August 20, 2010

Street performers entertain during Busker Fest

The performers were downtown at the same time as Main Street Live.

Published on August 20, 2010

Firefighter rebounds after debilitating injury claims part of his leg

Earl Barnes thought his firefighting career might be over after he was hit while riding his motorcycle and lost part of his leg. But thanks to physical therapy and a desire to be back on the job, he's continuing his 13-year stint in the force.

Published on August 20, 2010

Kids enjoy Busker Fest

Children watched street performers downtown during Busker Fest and Main Street Life.

Published on August 20, 2010

City preparing for football season

Downtown will shut down twice for pep rallies and the bus system will add extra vehicles to get fans to the stadium.

Published on August 20, 2010

Lawrence man arrested in connection with stabbing incident

The arrest was made after a 45-year-old man was stabbed near Ninth and Massachusetts streets.

Published on August 20, 2010

Lowe's looking to move into Lawrence

The home improvement store wants to build a location near Sixth and Folks streets, but a Lawrence group is recommending against it.

Published on August 20, 2010

KU Law named one of 20 best values

The magazine preLaw named the school a best value.

Published on August 20, 2010

Storm hits area town hard

Ozawkie saw a lot of damage after about 2 minutes of heavy wind knocked over trees and trailers.

Published on August 20, 2010

Busker Festival falls victim to stormy weather

Mere minutes after the festival was scheduled to start, rain started showering down. Performers later had to shut down their acts for the night.

Published on August 20, 2010

Opurum moved to linebacker

Toben Opurum was the top rusher last year for KU football. This season, he's been moved to linebacker by Turner Gill.

Published on August 20, 2010

Kerry Meier out for whole NFL season

Meier injured his knee during a preseason game.

Published on August 20, 2010

6Sports Challenge: Bump, set, spike

6Sports anchors Kevin Romary and Andrew Baker go up against the KU volleyball team in drills.

Published on August 20, 2010

Sunflowers blooming east of Lawrence

The state flower is in full bloom in Ted Grinter's 40-acre field on Highway 24-40.

Published on August 20, 2010

Severe weather update for Aug. 20

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Douglas County until 4:45 p.m. The warning also includes Jefferson County.

Published on August 20, 2010

6 Weather Morning Forecast for Aug. 20, 2010

A weak frontal boundary will push through the area on Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely. Some of the those could be locally strong with high, damaging wind gusts being the main threat. Heavy downpours and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning are also expected. With some sunshine, temperatures should climb into the lower and middle 90s.

Published on August 20, 2010

Commuter forecast for August 20, 2010

We'll start with mild temperatures and sun this morning, but by the afternoon we'll see some scattered storms.

Published on August 20, 2010

Sunflowers in season

Sunflowers are beginning to bloom in Kansas. An area sunflower farm is encouraging people to visit the fields with family and friends.

Published on August 20, 2010