India, Philippines concerned over Brownback nursing plan
Sam Brownback[(In.Rediff.com) New US law could cripple Indian hospitals:][1] Last month, Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback sponsored a proposal in the US Senate that aims ...
Man stabbed downtown; pizza place trashed
¢ Gang-related stabbing?: Police on Friday arrested a 20-year-old Lawrence man suspected of stabbing a 19-year-old man in the neck during a fight downtown that ...
A car down in the river
A car reported stolen shortly after midnight this morning was found abandoned in the Kansas River about 8:45 a.m. at Riverfront Park.The car, a 2004 ...
Ryun, Tiahrt vote to condemn media; Moore opposed and Moran is absent
Now everybody's in on the debate over revelations - reported by the New York Times, L.A. Times and Wall Street Journal - of a program ...
Vandals strike
Vandals have been at work in downtown Lawrence and nearby neighborhoods over the past few days.Graffiti, some of it described as unreadable and some as ...
Brownback speech moves audience on left, but questions remain
Sen. Sam Brownback, as expected, this week attended "Pentecost 2006," a gathering of liberal Christians overseen by Jim Wallis, the editor of Sojourners magazine.[TomPaine.org][1], a ...
Pit bull at large
Police have charged the owner of an pit bull with having a dangerous animal at large. A man walking his friend's dog on June 24 ...
Roberts: Media undermines War on Terror
Sen. Pat Roberts weighed in Tuesday on the controversy about whether the New York Times went too far by revealing the existence of a program ...
Woman charged with cruelty to animals
A woman was charged with cruelty to animals after leaving a puppy without water or air in a vehicle. On Sunday afternoon, a shopper in ...
Brownback reaches out to religious left
Sam Brownback links[(Slate.com commentary) Fault lines among the leaders of the religious left:][1] Wallis' conference this week, Pentecost 2006, will bring hundreds of Christian activists ...
Assault rifle seized by police
Lawrence Police early Sunday confiscated three guns - including an assault rifle - found in a pickup truck parked in the 700 block of New ...
Suspects wanted for buying meth-making drugs
An alert pharmacist calls police after recognizing two people trying to buy an ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine, as the same couple who'd been in ...
Brownback, Roberts reaffirm support for Iraq War
Sam Brownback links[(AP) Possible candidates take positions on Iraq:][1] Republican senators weighing a 2008 presidential bid united behind President Bush's Iraq policy, while potential Democratic ...
Man reports bathroom-stall peeping
For Lawrence, it's been an unusual day in the world of crime and punishment, with reports of blackmail, bathroom-stall peeping, disappearing bleachers, and a stolen ...
Offices, restaurant burglarized
Burglaries happened earlier this week at three different Lawrence establishments, but despite the common time frame, police say there's no immediate sign that they're connected.¢ ...
Brownback: Net neutrality requirement unneeded
Sam Brownback links[(Voice of America) Debate Simmering in U.S. over Internet Regulation:][1] Cohen said he feels legislation mandating net neutrality, as proposed by some lawmakers, ...
CLO worker found not guilty
A jury today cleared a former group-home worker of most of the abuse charges against him and failed to reach a verdict on the remaining ...
Brownback promotes plug-in cars at Discovery Institute
Sam Brownback links[(Seattle Times) To really save on gas, hybrid car grows tail:][1] At a recent forum sponsored by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute's Cascadia Center, ...
Jefferson County reports child’s abduction
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help finding a 2-year-old boy believed to have been abducted by his father.Here is the announcement ...
13-year-old reports rape
A 13-year-old girl told police she was taking out the trash at her apartment in north central Lawrence when a 43-year-old male acquaintance pushed her ...
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