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Utility crews continue to work on a water line that ruptured Friday morning in the 900 block of Massachusetts, causing restaurants in the area to close for the afternoon and night. The water line burst about 11 a.m. gushing hundreds of gallons of water through the streets.
Get ready for a quick drop in temperatures tonight through the weekend. "We're on quite a rollercoaster," says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
The Community Blood Center closed early today after a donor accidentally drove her vehicle through a front window at the center.
Former Haskell student Eric Johnson carried a wooden cross through Lawrence on Friday because he said he wanted to remind people of Jesus Christ. Johnson is scheduled to speak to students at Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday.
Home Depot donated one thousand to help fix the lobby of Health Care Access, a health clinic that provides services to low-income clients.
Health officials at Watkins Health Center are encouraging students to get vaccinated for the flu. Since the start of classes this spring, the Health Center has treated five students already for the flu.
In this week's segment of Only in Lawrence, Journal-World reporter Joel Mathis takes a look at how gay couples in Lawrence feel about voters weighing in on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
The Tonganoxie High girl's basketball team will play in the finals of the Tonganoxie Invitational after defeating the Jefferson West Tigers, 45-27, on Friday. The Chieftains will face Silver Lake in the title game on Saturday.
The Lions lost, 69-62, to the Highland Park Scots on Friday night in the Topeka Invitational Tournament in Topeka. Lawrence High will play Wichita East for third place on Saturday.
A 119-year-old water line ruptured Friday morning in the 900 block of Massachusetts and 6News reporter Deanna Richards was on the scene as water gushed along the streets.
For the first time in its school history, the Free State Firebirds will play in the finals of the Topeka Invitational Tournament after defeating Wichita East, 69-57, on Friday in Topeka. Free State High will face Highland Park High in the finals on Saturday.
Jim Carpenter, Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods treasurer, will be in the running for a seat in the City Commission. Carpenter says he wants to bring a public voice to the commission.
Lawrence High School automotive teacher David Tenpenny is one of two Lawrence teachers who received the Mayor's Excellence in Education awards.
Before John Carpenter became a cinematic brand name with his 1978 horror classic "Halloween," he made a sparse thriller called "Assault on Precinct 13" that gained a rabid cult following.
Kansas University officials announced that the KU First campaign raised $653 million for the school at a ceremony on Friday in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
The Jayhawks have had a week to prepare for the Border Showdown against Missouri on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse and Kansas head coach Bonnie Henrickson says her team needed the break.
Although fights broke out between the Jayhawks and the Tigers last season in Columbia, Mo., junior guard Erica Hallman says she doesn't expect that to happen Saturday when the teams face off at Allen Fieldhouse.
Former Kansas University baseball outfielder Matt Tribble has signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
The Kansas University's men's basketball team will step out of its conference to face Villanova on Saturday in Philadelphia. This will be the Jayhawks' third matchup against the Wildcats. KU is 2-0 against Villanova.
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