It’s raining again. Awesome.

/sarcasm

Because of the rain, the Lawrence High School vs. Olathe East state softball quarterfinal is currently under a rain delay. Richard Gwin sent us this pic of the field. UPDATE: The game started again at 1:15 p.m.

Here are Thursday’s most-viewed stories and the most-commented items in the past 24 hours.

Most-viewed stories

1. Lawrence gas prices markedly higher
2. De Soto woman sentenced to more than eight years for keeping malnourished son in attic
3. Town Talk: Indoor baseball facility in the works; Prairie Pond Studio finds new downtown spot; Westar says smart meter to make power outages less likely
4. Lawrence residents at work in Kansas City area take shelter from Wednesday’s storms
5. Blog: Baby Storm: Is gender freedom abuse or blessing?

Most-commented items

1. Brownback criticized for signing abortion bill that opponents say will hurt women who get impregnated after being raped
2. Statehouse Live: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signs law requiring additional insurance to cover abortion
3. OTS: What was your favorite television show when you were a kid?
4. Blog: Baby Storm: Is gender freedom abuse or blessing?
5. Extremists are the real threat

Justin and I chose today’s Friday Food War in honor of Memorial Day weekend barbecues and parties. It’s hamburgers vs. hot dogs. Vote in the Facebook poll here and smack talk on the Twitter hashtag #GrillWars.