WRITER: Kim Callahan

Company wins $50 million grand prize in contest to slow global warming; its chief science officer is a Free State grad

Back in the early 2000s Jake Jordan was doing what a lot of high school kids do — hanging out, participating in sports, feeling angst. In his case, though, the angst wasn't about fitting in or being popular. It was about climate change. "You can go to Free State High School and ask my guidance counselor: I was stressed about this when I was like 14 or 15 years old," he said. Fortunately, it's a stress that ...

Lawrence police shoot woman with 'less lethal' foam-tipped round after she fires gun during standoff; she now faces 9 felony counts

Updated at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 Lawrence police fired on a woman Tuesday evening, hitting her, after the woman reportedly fired several shots during a standoff. Police fired "a less lethal round" in an attempt to stop the armed woman, according to a police Facebook post, which said the woman was not seriously injured. Officers were dispatched to a home in the neighborhood south of Sixth Street ...

Multimillion-dollar class action complaint alleges physical therapist at KU Health improperly accessed nude medical photos, other data from LMH clinic

Updated at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 A class action complaint has been filed against the University of Kansas Health System and LMH Health by patients alleging that their personal information, including nude medical photos, was improperly accessed by a physical therapist who had no connection to the patients' cases. The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas by Stueve Siegel Hanson ...

Sunshine, fresh eats and flowers attract huge crowd for Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market's season opener

There's nothing like a farmers market to get people out of bed early on a weekend, and that's especially true of the first market of the season. On Saturday, hundreds of people, many with strollers and dogs in tow, swarmed the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market on its opening day, beginning less than an hour after sunrise — shopping for vegetables, eggs, plants, meats, flowers, soaps and more, or just enjoying ...

Hilltop child care center acknowledges that child was left alone in locked van for 'extended period'; incident is 2nd in a month prompting message to parents

Updated at 4:20 p.m. Monday, April 7 During a field trip last week a child in the care of a Lawrence day care center was left locked in a van for "an extended period of time." Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas called the incident "regrettable" in a message to parents Friday that was obtained by the Journal-World. "Unintentionally, a child was left unattended in a locked van for an ...

Eudora man charged with cruelty to three dogs

A Eudora man is facing three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty after allegedly neglecting three dogs. Russell Carl Smith, 21, is accused of violating a state statute that requires that animals in one's custody be provided with food, potable water, protection from the elements, opportunity for exercise and other care. The charges — naming the dogs Diesel, Dixie and Princess – were filed in February, and ...