Former Wal-Mart manager suspected of theft
The former manager of Lawrence's Wal-Mart store, 3300 Iowa, has been arrested in connection with nearly $35,000 found missing from the store, according to police ...
Brownback eyes connection between media, fat children
Sam Brownback[(Broadcasting and Cable) D.C. Homes in on Media and Obesity:][1] The FCC and Congress Wednesday will announce the formation of a joint task force, ...
Eugene officials suprised by manager’s interest in Lawrence
¢ The newspaper in Eugene, Ore., is reporting about its city manager being a finalist for the Lawrence city manager post. Eugene's mayor was surprised ...
Plans finalized in HIV trial
A court hearing this morning finalized plans for the upcoming jury trial of a Lawrence man charged with exposing four women to HIV.Robert W. Richardson ...
Trends in Plagiarism
¢ Kansas University's decision to stop its subscription to a service designed to thwart plagiarism is mentioned in this [Washington Post][1] article about students at ...
Brownback’s eyes on Africa
Sam Brownback[(Washington Times) Pro-marriage bill seeks $4 million budget add:][1] The chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the District said yesterday that he will ...
Continuing a KU evolution lecture
¢ The [Center for Science & Culture][1], which is tied to the pro-intelligent design Discovery Institute, offers this report on the recent talk at Kansas ...
USD 497 master key recovered
A burglary in Eudora Tuesday morning led police to recover a master key for USD 497 schools stolen in a separate burglary last week at ...
Brownback criticized Turkmenistan regime
Sam Brownback[(RadioFreeEurope) Turkmenistan: U.S. Senator Assails Niyazov's 'Repressive Regime':][1] RFE/RL's Turkmen Service spoke this week with U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (Republican, Kansas), who also chairs ...
GPS tracking on the Web
¢ Lawrence resident Tim Hibbard, who has a Web site using GPS technology that constantly tracks his location, is the subject of a story in ...
Woman robbed at ATM
¢ ATM robbery: Lawrence Police are investigating a 21-year-old woman's report that a man carrying a handgun robbed her at an ATM around 10:20 p.m. ...
Sexual health of KU
¢ Kansas University ranks 79th among 100 colleges and universities included in the [Trojan Sexual Health Report Card][1]. The report card looked at how readily ...
Researching exotic Utica, Ill.
¢ A Kansas University graduate student in anthropology is studying tourism in Utica, Ill., the [Ottawa (Ill.) Times][1] reports.Chaya Spears is seeking a Ph.D. in ...
Sheriff’s Department investigates stabbing
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is investigating an alleged stabbing in the 1100 block of East 1264 Road.The investigation began after sheriff's officers arrived at ...
Police catch bowling-alley theft in progress
Police arrested three people early this morning for trying to steal a kids' bowling ramp from Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa. An officer was on ...
Fred Phelps a legal winner?
¢ Anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps and his congregation, Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, is the focus of a story in [USA Today][1] about laws aimed ...
Survey: Moore only “secular” member of Kansas delegation
How secular is the Kansas congressional delegation? Not very, according to one organization.The [Secular Coalition for America][1] has released its analysis of the religious leanings ...
No reduced bond in sex case
A Douglas County judge denied a bond reduction request by a 22-year-old man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old neighbor girl, even though he ...
Future of sci-fi in China
¢ James Gunn, director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at Kansas University, is quoted in this [Seed Magazine][1] story about science ...
Senators reflect on 9/11; Roberts criticizes Phase II report on Iraq intelligence
9/11 Anniversary[(KC Star commentary) SEN. SAM BROWNBACK ON THE WAR ON TERROR:][1] We have been relatively successful in bringing the fight to the terrorists wherever ...
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