Tiahrt a controversial choice for Republican leadership post
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R)![][1][(Congressional Quarterly, via NYT) Hensarling to Be Nominated to Head RSC:][2] Rep. Jeb Hensarling ...
Former KU student inspired by Tom Cruise’s antics
¢ Paul Shoulberg, a former KU student now at the University of Indiana, has written a play inspired by the now-infamous Tom Cruise couch-jumping incident, ...
Former KU lineman arrested for DWI
¢ Adrian Jones, a New York Jets offensive lineman who played at Kansas University, was arrested over the weekend for driving while intoxicated. Here's a ...
Roberts: NSA wiretap warrants ‘won’t work’
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Pat Roberts (R)![][1][(Bloomberg) Democrats Seek Republican Backing to Limit Bush's Surveillance:][2] Democrats, about to take control ...
Another liquor store hit by burglar
Someone broke the glass of a liquor store this morning in northern Lawrence in what police are classifying as an attempted burglary, the latest in ...
Conservatives take stock of Brownback’s presidential prospects
Sen. Sam Brownback sure looked like a presidential candidate Sunday on ABC's "This Week," even if he played coy about it.Now conservatives are starting to ...
Drug dog checks hotel parking lot, high-school lockers
A random sniff of vehicles in a hotel parking lot is among the duties performed in recent days by Levi, one of two drug-sniffing dogs ...
Lawrence man arrested in Presto robbery
Police have arrested a 56-year-old Lawrence man for a robbery early Saturday morning at a convenience store near 23rd and Iowa streets.Charles E. Smith, 1200 ...
Brownback talks presidency, Iraq, gay marriage on “This Week”
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1][(AP) Brownback 'praying' on presidential bid decision:][2] Republican Sen. Sam Brownback said Sunday ...
Phelps’ church gives KU student’s film thumbs-up
¢ Members of Topeka's Westboro Baptist Church, known for their anti-gay views and picketing, got their first look at a documentary about them made by ...
Dennis Moore is the subject of ‘Onion’ satire
Maybe this is what happens when you go from the minority to the majority.[The Onion,][1] a popular weekly satirical newspaper full of fake stories - ...
Former KU AD is Kansas Citian of the Year
¢ Drue Jennings, former interim athletic director at KU, has been named Kansas Citian of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, ...
Mother enters plea in fatal child-abuse case
The mother of a 5-month-old baby killed in October 2005 admitted this afternoon that she endangered the baby by failing to report suspicious injuries, a ...
Another liquor store robbery reported
For the second time in a week, a local liquor store told police that a robber threatened a clerk and fled with cash.Lawrence Police say ...
Brownback decision soon on presidential bid
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1][(AP) Republican Sen. Brownback Considering 2008 White House Run:][2] Sen. Sam Brownback, who ...
Brownback, Obama to get HIV test for campaign
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1][(ABC News) Sens. Obama, Brownback to Get HIV Tests:][2] Another sign of the ...
Moore, Tiahrt face changes in power
Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Shifting majority[(Wichita Eagle) Tiahrt, Moore see shift in roles as House control flips:][1] he political upheaval on ...
KU’s role in developing standardized tests
¢ A former KU professor gets credit for designing the multipe-choice test in this story about testing in the [Washington Post][1].At the outset of the ...
New York Times endorses Kansas election results
Last week's election results have the approval of the New York Times - because, you know, we need it.In today's editorial, [The Times][1] praises the ...
Man robs liquor store at gunpoint
Lawrence police are searching for a suspect who robbed 23rd Street Liquor, 945 E. 23rd St., just after 10:30 p.m. Monday night.According to police, the ...
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