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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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