Sara Paretsky talks about the war
¢ Lawrence native and novelist Sara Paretsky writes about how the war in Iraq has affected her work in an essay in the [Chicago Tribune][1]. ...
Suspect sought in armed robbery
Police are looking for a white man wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and with a medium build in connection with an armed robbery Sunday evening ...
NY Times picks up on KU-related shooting in Denver
The New York Times has [this story][1] mentioning the group of Kansas University and Kansas State University students who were victims in a robbery and ...
Escapee from juvenile center captured by police
![][1]A hunt for a boy missing from the Juvenile Detention Center ended about 10:20 a.m. when officers found the boy under the Kansas Turnpike bridge ...
Washington Post: Boyda among most vulnerable in ‘08
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) ![][1][(Washington Post commentary) Dems Dominate List of Endangered House Members:][2] This week we ...
Moore, Boyda go to battle over House budget
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Dennis Moore (D) ![][1][(The Examiner) House split on 'largest tax hike in American history':][2] Congressional Republicans ...
Dog handler pleads guilty to federal charge
KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A dog trainer who helped a prisoner escape the Lansing Correctional Facility last year pleaded guilty to a federal charge of ...
Fort Riley training program draws Congressional attention
Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(Manhattan Mercury) Post, training impress delegation:][1] Five members of the House Armed ...
Republicans gearing up for Boyda’s seat
Congressional Briefing is back from vacation. Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) ![][1][(The Politico) Trying to Come In From ...
‘Pay for your program’ trend spreading
[This article][1] in InsideHigherEd.com gives Kansas University a mention as one of the schools to have jumped on the bandwagon for charging more tuition for ...
Does KU’s Self make too much money?
¢ A columnist for the [Monterey County (Calif.) Herald][1] takes a shot at Bill Self's basketball coaching contract.If your math has failed you at this ...
Another Fort Riley soldier killed
Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) Fort Riley soldier from Alabama killed in Iraq:][1] A 24-year-old Fort ...
Illegal immigrants discovered during traffic stop
State troopers stopped a truck on the Kansas Turnpike Wednesday night -- and found nearly a dozen illegal immigrants inside.Patrol officials say the routine traffic ...
When “Bud” Melman visited KU
![][1]Calvert DeForest - best known to the world as Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late-night talk show - died this week at age 85.He ...
Two more Fort Riley soldiers killed in Iraq
Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) 2 Fort Riley Soldiers Killed In Iraq:][1] Two Fort Riley soldiers ...
Moore supports Bush efforts on foreign oil
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Dennis Moore (D) ![][1][(KC Kansan) Bush tours GM-Fairfax plant, gives speech to workers at Claycomo, Mo., ...
Conservative: KU wastes money on women’s studies
¢ A columnist from Brandeis University slams some recent comments about Kansas University by conservative activist David Horowitz in an essay on the site [CampusProgress.org][1]. ...
Office fire was intentionally set, officials say
Investigators determine a fire early Sunday at a Lawrence property rental office was intentionally set.The fire broke out just after midnight Sunday at Jayhawk Property ...
Woman gets prison for bank fraud
A Lawrence woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison in a bank fraud case.Sandra Diane Jeffress, 52, was sentenced Monday to ...
Trial ends with murder conviction for Belone
Jurors found Christopher Belone guilty on all charges today in the July death of Linda Begay.The convictions, including second-degree murder and kidnapping, could carry a ...
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