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The former owner of the Eldridge Hotel will stand trial on charges that he threatened and battered a Douglas County Sherff's officer. A Douglas County District Court judge bound Rob Phillips over for trial for the incident that happened in January inside his Victorian bed and breakfast.
Lawrence city commissioners deadlocked tonight in their decision to allocate $570,000 from the housing trust fund.
It's the final day of May, and for many Lawrence residents, that means its moving season. Some leases end tonight, but the majority of leases in Lawrence don't end until July 31. Student renters who want to leave for the summer therefore turn to subleasing in many cases to fulfill their contracts.
KU officials still have a long way to go in fund-raising for a major expansion for the Lied Performing Arts Center.
One Lawrence resident is stocking up on school supplies this summer in hopes of providing Iraqi schoolchildren with a better education.
The Royals this afternoon named Buddy Bell the 14th full-time manager in club history, who capped off a long first day with a win over New York.
Dirk Wedd should see some familiar faces at this week's Lawrence High football camp. After all, the Lions lost just five starters from last year's team.
Soak up the sun this morning, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. Because we could get some cloudy and wet weather this evening, overnight and into Wednesday morning.
After the team was brutalized on a road trip, the Royals have fired their hitting coach.
Damage to the restaurant was estimated at around $12,000.
After the court ruling that gave the cemetery to the city's keeping specified that it had to be in better condition for the holiday, many residents are pleased with the results.
Veterans in local cemeteries were remembered today. Several living veterans and current members of the armed forces came out to honor their comrades. Many residents also came to the cemeteries and held parades to recall the fallen soldiers.
Several city teams had their final games of the season over the weekend.
The team qualified five athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships.
Noah Nunn gives the record highs and lows for May 30.
The board has been considering how to spend over $500,000 left over from the building of the aquatic center.
The Kansas Highway Patrol's program of heightened enforcement of safety belt laws will run through June 5.
Mary Seyk volunteers as the Big Sister to Shai Jackson. Shai is Mary's third little sister through the Big Brother/Big Sister program.
The family of B.J. Irvin, who died in a head-on accident earlier this week, says she would have wanted to go on helping people even after her death. That’s why her family agreed to donate her tissues.
Free State High, the four-time defending state champion in the 3,200-meter relay, was dethroned by Wichita Heights in the state championship Saturday in Wichita.
Kerry Altenbernd, who has maintained the Douglas County’s Law Library since 2003, cannot find the Douglas County Bar Association archives so he’d like to start his own collection.
About 1,000 people dove into the Outdoor Aquatic Center for its opening this weekend. And with more swimmers ready to get into the pool, officials want to keep traces of cryptosporidiosis out of the pool.
Free State High’s softball team lost in the third-place game at the Class 6A state tournament, 10-7, Saturday at Clinton Lake Softball Complex. The team placed fourth overall.
The Samuel J. Churchill Camp No. 4 of the Sons of Union Veterans decorated the graves of the more than 250 veterans with flags Saturday at area cemeteries for Memorial Day.
The Angels took out the Royals, 7-6, Sunday in Anaheim.
It’s been two days since Memorial Park Cemetery was handed over to city hall and officials say the cemetery is ready for Memorial Day. But appearances aside, officials also say problems at the cemetery are not over.
I've always felt kind of sorry for the animals in Central Park Zoo. They are stuck in the middle of America's most overcrowded city, surrounded by skyscrapers and Yankees fans. But that's not quite the attitude of the animated creatures in "Madagascar."
Confusion continues to persist on what caused a fight that involved Kansas University basketball star J.R. Giddens outside a Lawrence bar. But as people involved are speaking up, stories aren’t matching up. And one bystander says Giddens did not throw the first punch.
Lawrence’s Outdoor Aquatic Center will open to the public at 1 p.m. Saturday. But before swimmers hit the pool, officials say swimmers should be aware of waterborne illnesses.
An act of vandalism by several Tonganoxie teens inadvertently helps police capture a man wanted on first-degree murder. Lawrence Police arrested Jason Smith late Thursday on a murder warrant out of Texas after a bizarre turn of events in a downtown parking garage.
The police chief at the University of Missouri acted “within his bounds of his duty as a police officer” when he grabbed a Kansas University student during an argument over a banner unfurled at an MU basketball game, MU officials said in an investigation report released Friday.
Welcome to our online chat with Matt Sayers, 6News chief meteorologist. The chat took place on Friday, May 27, at 1:00 PM and is now closed, but you can read the full transcript on this page.
If you see a few sprinkles outside today, don't change your Memorial Day plans -- Lawrence is expected to get only a splash or two this afternoon, says Matt Sayers, 6News meteorologist.
Alternative education takes on a whole new meaning as a classroom in the Lawrence Virtual School headquarters is converted into a coffee shop. The coffee shop opens for business on Tuesday.
Bishop Seabury Academy celebrated the graduation of its largest senior class in its eight-year history Friday as 22 students received diplomas.
Lawrence resident Lee Queen received the first contractor license issued by city officials. Come July 1, the city will stop issuing building permits to any contractor who doesn’t have a city license.
The Firebirds beat the Grizzlies, 5-3, Friday night at Clinton Lake Sports Complex to advance in the Class 6A state tournament.
The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars beat the Firebirds, 5-4, Friday afternoon in the Class 6A state tournament at Hoglund Ballpark.
The Maize Eagles will take on the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars in the semifinals of the 6A state championship Saturday. The Eagles defeated the Falcons, 7-1, Friday.
Matt Sayers, 6News chief meteorologist, will chat online Friday afternoon about the weather and new weather forecasting tools with readers of the Journal-World's Web site.
A large container of oil that fell off a trailer spilled this morning on Clinton Parkway near Iowa Street, causing a mess and disrupting traffic at one of the city's busiest intersections, according to Lawrence police.
U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Van Bebber died peacefully in his sleep this morning at his home in the Kansas City area suburb of Prairie Village, his office confirmed today. He was 73.
A jury has returned a guilty verdict for Wesley Hale, a 61-year-old Douglas County man accused of stealing a neighbor’s cattle.
Pull out the shorts and sandals — a bright warm day is in store for Lawrence. "We're going to have seventies and sunshine," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. "Grab your sunglasses on the way out."
Free State High's baseball team will face Shawnee Mission Northwest in the state championship at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Forty-five-year-old Elaine Schmitz was killed in a traffic accident Wednesday on Highway 59. Co-workers say it took a special type of person to do the work that Schmitz did, which made her a perfect fit.
Dennis Sander, a Kansas University architecture professor, is trying to raise $200 million to build the Le Mans racing museum in France.
Kansas University's baseball team lost to Texas, 9-0, Thursday in an elimination game in the Big 12 Tournament. The Longhorns scored four runs off KU starter Mike Zagurski in the first inning, and added single runs in the second and sixth innings and three more in the fourth.
Lawrence High is sending 11 boys and one relay team along with eight girls and two relay teams to this weekend’s state track meet in Wichita. Some team members jokingly like to call themselves the Lawrence High field and track team.
Free State High senior Danny Schneider is this month's High School Scholar Athlete.
The Lawrence School District’s negotiations committee met again Thursday to discuss an increase in teacher’s salaries for the upcoming year. Although an agreement has not been made, officials say they hope to finish negotiations by the beginning of the next school year.
It’s almost business as usual at the scene of Wednesday’s destructive crash at the Zarco station at U.S. Highway 59 and County Road 460. The station is back open today minus one gas pump, which was wiped out when an 80,000-pound truck skidded through the parking lot of the business.
Kansas weather could threaten the safety of hundreds of children attending day camps this summer. That’s why Lawrence Parks and Recreation summer camp supervisors attended a meeting Thursday to learn about what to do in severe weather.
Kodiak Quick did all he could to keep the runs away Wednesday, pitching masterfully into the 10th inning against Baylor, the co-Big 12 Conference baseball champions. But the Kansas University junior was matched pitch for pitch by three Baylor hurlers with professional futures ahead of them, and KU lost to the Bears, 2-1, in 10 innings.
One woman was killed and another person seriously injured early this afternoon in a car-truck accident that occurred about six miles south of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 59.
Mayor Boog Highberger will leave Saturday with seven other Lawrence residents for a trip to sister city Hiratsuka, Japan. The trip celebrates 15 years of partnership for the two cities.
Free State pitcher Jake Hoover probably doesn't need a reminder of the end of the 2004 season: a home run by Goddard to win the state championship. But, in a departure from tradition, the ball in question has found a surprising home.
Lawrence High student Rose Tarman decided to put her 16th birthday celebration on hold for a couple months, and instead turn it ito an end-of-the-year bash to benefit Lawrence Habitat for Humanity.
Confusion has been common at Lawrence Alternative High School as teachers and staff pack up their belongings and move out. Technology is already being taken out of the school to be stored for the summer, but there are plenty of supplies left behind that teachers are responsible for packing up.
City Hall took possession of Memorial Park Cemetery this morning, after a Douglas County judge signed an order dissolving the rights of the much-criticized previous owner.
Billowy gray clouds furrowed across this morning's skies. But the clouds won't bring rain on the first official day of summer vacation for Lawrence's school children.
Ominous-looking clouds covered Lawrence through much of the morning and into mid-afternoon. But thunderstorms stayed off to the south of the city, leaving a warm but dry afternoon forecast.
Two of three nominees to be the next Kansas Supreme Court justice are from Douglas County.
The school year officially ended Tuesday, but not all students in Lawrence were celebrating.Teachers and students at the Lawrence Alternative High School said their last goodbyes on the final day of the program, and about 70 students at Deerfield Elementary said goodbye as new boundary changes will land them at Quail Run Elementary next year.
Neighboorhood associations surrounding the site planned for the Salvation Army's new state-of-the-art facility have been fighting the idea of the homeless shelter in their backyards for years, but they never expected that the shelter could now also house released felons.
Three children were placed in protective custody and two women were arrested after police seized methamphetamine from a west Lawrence townhome.
A Lawrence man who was vacationing in Thailand when the deadly tsunami struck in December has started an organization to help the region.
Two non-profit organizations announced a merger today, pledging to serve 12,000 people in Douglas County annually.
Last week's thunderstorms set back construction on a local church after a decade of planning and fund raising. Volunteers have been chipping in to build an addition to the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, but now organizers worry that water damage could cost them a lot of time and money.
The Rangers have one of the highest scoring offenses in baseball, and it was up to Runelvys Hernandez to try to stop them for the Royals.
After growing up in one Big 12 Kansas college town, Danny Schneider will be moving to another. Today the Free State High senior signed a national letter of intent to run with Kansas State next season.
It's the first time in school history that the Firebirds have appeared at state. However, Free State's season might be over if it weren't for one play last week against Lawrence High.
The Jayhawks will open Big 12 Tournament play on Wednesday with one of their best outfielders playing hurt.
Baylor swept the Jayhawks earlier this year at Hoglund Ballpark, but that was in mid-April and things have changed for KU since then.
The owner of two local bars is challenging the constitutionality of the Lawrence smoking ban.
Student safety while coming to school was the primary focus of the meeting.
About 40 graduates took their oaths of office. They had their ranks pinned by their family members. KU is one of only 50 colleges in the country to have all four branches of the military represented on campus. The graduates say that they are proud to serve their country.
The suspect, who is charged with killing a woman in front of The Ranch bar, may be pursuing a plea agreement.
Despite the naysaying scouts, former KU quarterback has signed a free agent deal with the New York Jets.
The KU team cinched their tournament appearance with two wins over Oklahoma State. The tournament is a good end to a season that started off rocky.
Benjamin Novorr gives the record highs and lows for May 23.
The Lawrence Police Department has not indicated if J.R. Giddens will be charged in the stabbing incident last week. However, it is likely that even if Coach Bill Self chooses to punish Giddens, that the details of the punishment will not be made public.
County road 1029 has recently been improved.
The conference will use the replays on an experimental basis this season.
The woman killed in a wreck this morning south of Lecompton has been identified as Betty J. Irvin, 51, Lecompton. Irvin was driving south in a 2001 Chevrolet about 7:15 a.m. on County Road 1029 when she collided with a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup truck that had crossed the center line.
Pull out the the brats and burgers and ice down some cold drinks. "It may be a good night to get together with family and friends and do a little barbecuing," says Tim Reith, 6News meteorologist.
The average Kansas University senior graduates with about $17,000 in Direct Federal student loans, which all needs to be paid back with interest. And while rates on Stafford loans now are less than three percent now, it could climb to five percent by July 1.
Making it through college is easier said than done. That’s why some seniors are giving tips to incoming freshmen on how to survive at Kansas University.
Kansas University officials brought out shovels Saturday for the groundbreaking of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, a 26,000-square-feet addition to Allen Fieldhouse.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Lawrence this weekend to cheer on the vehicles in the annual Art Tougeau parade. This year’s entrants included a fire engine, a flying saucer, a snow wagon and a boat.
On Sunday, Archie Marshall walked down Campanile Hill for Kansas University’s commencement, not as a former basketball player but as a graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication studies.
Lawrence High freshman Mallory West placed fourth in diving at the Kansas state meet Saturday at Hummer Sports Complex Natatorium in Topeka.
Free State High junior Ashley Robinson placed first in the 500 freestyle at the Kansas state meet Saturday in Topeka. Also, senior Ashley Jackson finished fourth in the 200 free and took third in the 500.
The T-Bones won its first series of the season Sunday after taking out the Cracker-Cats, 5-2.
The St. Louis Cardinals were unable to sweep the series against the Royals this weekend. The Royals beat the Cardinals, 9-2, Sunday in game three of the series.
Although the Kansas University’s baseball secured a berth in the Big 12 tournament this weekend, the Jayhawks failed to sweep the series against Oklahoma State on Sunday at Hoglund Ballpark.
A two-car accident near the Lecompton Interchange on Sunday sent two people to the hospital.
The Bobs have done it again — surprised another Lawrence public school teacher with a $10,000 gift. Kathy Wagner, a West Junior High School math teacher, had no idea this morning she would be the recipient of this year's "Bobs Award," which is given out annually to outstanding educators by the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
Put down the convertible top, pull out the shades and lather on the sunscreen -- bright skies and warm temperatures in the 80s are expected for today. "We're going to see a Friday full of sunshine," said Tim Reith, 6News meteorologist. "It's another warm day."
After eight innings of battling with the Topeka High Trojans on Thursday, the Firebirds finally came out on top. Sophomore Andy Petz made a game-winning RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning to advance his team to state.
A judge sentenced 20-year-old Barry Sterling to 13 years in prison Friday for his role in a crowbar attack that almost killed a man.
The Edmonton Cracker-Cats defeated the Kansas City T-Bones, 6-2, in the T-Bones opener Friday at Community America Ballpark.
Noah Barclay and Paul Kempf are the first graduates from Veritas Christian School. They are the products of a high school program that began two years ago.
As students across the state are preparing for graduation, one group is reminiscing about their graduation. Members of the Liberty Memorial High School Class of 1935 are holding their 70th reunion this weekend in Lawrence.
Twenty-year-old Mike Wilson will walk down the hill Sunday after earning his degree in two years at Kansas University.
The St. Louis Cardinals took out the Royals, 7-6, Friday at Kauffman Stadium.
After receiving a two-percent cost of living raise in 2005, a new report shows that it should be enough to keep Lawrence police officers in Lawrence.
The Jayhawks were leading the Cowboys, 6-3, when the game was postponed because of a power outage Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University men's basketball guard J.R. Giddens was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Friday after being slashed in the calf in a fight outside the Moon Bar early Thursday.
Eccentric artist Karl Ramberg has fused his loves of art and music for a solo exhibition at the Lawrence Arts Center. The show features musical compositions written by assigning tones to letters and forming words that become musical phrases, as well as drawings and CDs that contain the fruits of improv sessions in Ramberg's music and drawing studios.
State Board of Education Chairman Steve Abrams today called for a closed-door meeting of the board to review applicants for the position of education commissioner.
(Updated Thursday at 11:30 a.m.) Kansas University shooting guard J.R. Giddens was injured in a fight early Thursday in the parking lot of the Moon Bar, 821 Iowa.
The Louisburg Wildcats are going to the state softball tournament after routing the Eudora Cardinals, 3-2, Thursday.
The Firebirds beat the Pioneers, 13-1, before beating Topeka High to advance to the state tournament on Thursday at Free State.
A judge ordered jail time Thursday for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian last year outside a fraternity and sorority party at Teepee Junction.
Ground breaking for the Tonganoxie School District’s new middle school is less than five months away but there are still financial issues looming over the city’s $25.3 million bond project.
The city’s task force on homelessness has now been at work for two years and has not produced any recommendations. And city task force members say they want to make sure they’re getting it done right.
High school seniors checked out of school for good last week and now after years of being at the bottom of the totem pole, the juniors are running the show.
Kansas University’s baseball team will take on Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Friday at Hoglund Ballpark in the start of a three-game series. The Jayhawks are currently eighth in the league.
The Jayhawks will meet Georgia Tech in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Friday.
It was a foggy start this morning. But this afternoon, Lawrence will become very summery, with sunny skies and temperatures reaching nearly 90 degrees. "Make sure you wear the shorts. And the sunglasses," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. ". . . It's going to be a toasty afternoon."
Kansas basketball player J.R. Giddens was hospitalized Thursday for a severe cut on his calf suffered in an early-morning knife fight outside a Lawrence bar.
If you're headed out to stand in line today for the new Star Wars movie, you might want to pack an umbrella along with your light saber. "We do have a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
Many bizarre, bicycle-powered vehicle contraptions were paraded along the sidewalk Wednesday evening in front of KU’s Wescoe Hall. Junkyards and outside trash bins were the sources for many of the items used to make the vehicles, which were designed by about 70 students in an art design class.
If Free State High’s baseball team needs any motivation for today’s sub-state opener against Leavenworth, the Firebirds need look back only as far as last year, when they fell to Goddard in the state championship game.
The Community Housing Assessment Team has presented its findings on the city's housing situation, and after three days of meeting with focus groups and taking inventory of the city's housing stock, it has found the city does have a significant lack of moderately priced housing.
Some Kansas University students are saying the university needs to take responsiblity for the ancient artifacts housed in Spooner Hall.
An old-fashioned passenger train derailed early Wednesday afternoon in Baldwin, blocking traffic on West High Street.
The Lawrence Virtual School is expanding to the 12th grade this fall, and students are already beginning to enroll. Officials say seven high school students have already signed up, and 30 are expected to enroll by the start of the school year.
Most days she works as a local interior designer, but for two months, Lawrence resident Therese Cioffi worked as a volunteer in a region of Indonesia devastated by the December tsunami.
Auto dealerships along South Iowa Street are getting some new competition as Laird Noller Automotive is opening a new Hyundai dealership in Lawrence.
Lawrence resident Krysti Speez has been preparing for the opening of "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" for months, including preparing a uniform to represent the 70th Explorer Squad of the 501st Imperial Stormtrooper Legion.
Ashley Wagner performed like a Hall of Famer on Tuesday, helping propel Free State High into the Class 6A state softball tournament for the first time. The Firebirds edged Lawrence High, 4-3, then pounded No. 1 seed Washburn Rural, 10-3, in the 6A sub-state.
In 2007, incoming Kansas University freshmen likely will know exactly how much it will take to pay for schooling. University leaders are drafting a plan that would lock in tuition rates for four years for freshmen, giving families a new planning tool in paying for the increasing costs of college.
Lawrence city commissioners tonight approved a 12-month site plan extention for the Salvation Army's relocation plans to west of Haskell between Lynn and Homewood streets.
One Lawrence man joined "Star Wars" fans across the county in lining up early to wait for the opening of the final installment of the series.
If you have any hope of the Royals getting their season back on track, you can probably forget it over the next few weeks as Kansas City starts a series of match-ups against four first-place teams.
The high school swim season will wrap up this weekend with the state meet in Topeka, which will be a bittersweet event for Free State.
Come rain or good weather, there's always a crowd late at night in the back alley of Rudy's Pizzeria. That's because when Rudy's closes at around 11 p.m., a crowd gathers as workers set leftover pizzas out on a wall by the trash bin.
Current and former teachers and students at Lawrence Alternative High gathered today for a final goodbye at an open house.
About 30,000 people visite the Brown v. Board of Education national historic site in Topeka in its first year, far fewer than expected.
During day two of the 2006 budget talks, the city's finance director told commissioners he wants a full-time employee so his department could aggressively process accounts for disconnection.
The dean of Kansas University's largest academic unit will leave this summer to become provost at Michigan State University. Kim Wilcox, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since July 2002, said today he has accepted an offer from MSU, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1975.
Heading off to finals? Hang on to your books and papers -- the Lawrence area will get some strong winds today, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
The student was apparently standing in a hallway singing a song that was filled with racial slurs. This led to an altercation which was broken up by teachers.
The minor league team has a winning record and a growing fan base.
The former Kansas State professor was convicted of murder in March.
Several long-time sufferers of migraines are being treated with botox injections. While the treatment is a last resort, LMH neurologist Dr. John Clark says it is effective.
In the second part of the "Shouldering the Load" series: Students appear to becoming used to the ongoing tuition hike. Fees have increase by nearly 80%. However, the increasing costs aren't inspiring any organized protests or outcry from students.
The Jayhawks are one of eight teams chosen from the Big 12 Conference.
The officials will choose one of four logos to represent the University of Kansas.
Domonique Edwards gives the record highs and lows for May 16.
The World Harmony Run will cover 70 different countries. The international runners hope to spread peace and understanding.
Units were called to the scene at Monterey Way and Peterson Drive. Fortunately no one was injured, and the house was scheduled for demolition to make way for a new development.
The Cardinals nearly lost the first round of post-season play, thanks to the Chieftans' star pitcher.
A diversion allows a driving ticket to be taken off a driver's records for an additional fee. However, because so many students move so often, many of these diversion fees are not being paid.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical and Wakarusa Township fire units were called to the scene near Monterey Way and Peterson Drive at around 4:15 p.m.
If you had your windows open overnight, you might have been a little uncomfortable this morning -- it was a brisk 43 degrees at 7 a.m. today. However, the temperature will quickly rebound, climbing to a high of 74 by this afternoon, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
The Tennis Channel and Kansas University’s tennis team hosted a free clinic Saturday for Lawrence youth. About 20 children participated in the tennis clinic at the Robinson courts.
A Eudora family lost their home this weekend after a fire ignited in their kitchen. And resident Barb Newcomb says the city needs a full-time fire department instead of a volunteer fire department.
For the first time since 1999, Kansas University’s softball team has been invited to the NCAA tournament in Athens, Ga. The Jayhawks will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday.
About 170 people expressed their anger about Memorial Park Cemetery in a meeting with city and state officials Sunday. Those who attended the meeting were upset about poor maintenance, damaged grave markers and poor record keeping at the cemetery.
The Devil Rays beat the Royals, 4-3, Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.
Rose Foster, the widow of a Lawrence man who committed suicide, wants Lawrence Memorial Hospital to reopen its inpatient mental health unit. The mental health unit closed less than a week before her husband’s death.
More than 400 Lawrence High seniors became graduates Sunday in the school’s 131st commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Although some graduates were sure of their futures, others were not.
More than 360 Free State High seniors received their diplomas Sunday at Memorial Stadium. And many of the graduates say they can’t wait to start the next chapter of their lives.
The National Collegiate Cycling Championships concluded Sunday and cyclists say Lawrence is a great place to hold the event. The cycling championships will be back in Lawrence for the next two years.
In part one of the series “Shouldering the load,” 6News reporter Brooke Wehner looks at what the five-year tuition enhancement plan has done for the school.
About 60 artists from all over the country will be featured in this year’s downtown art exhibition next weekend.
Two Lawrence women found out the hard way the importance of renter’s insurance after two separate fires left each of their families with close to nothing.
The Eudora High’s baseball team claimed its first league title earlier this week. Although the team is excited, members say they have bigger goals in mind.
Hundreds of high school seniors will take their first steps into adulthood this weekend during graduation. But for Alternative High School graduate Arkisha Beasley, she has had to overcome more obstacles than most will ever experience in an entire lifetime.
High school graduates who attend Project Graduation on Sunday at Abe and Jakes Landing will have a chance to win a 1997 Cavalier.
Julie Sharp received the Haskell Student of the Year award during commencement Friday.
Lawrence Parks and Recreation opened the city's second off-leash dog park at Riverfront Park in North Lawrence.
The National Collegiate Cycling Championships caused downtown Lawrence to close its streets for nearly 12 hours Friday. And although the event drew in many onlookers, downtown merchants say they didn’t do a lot of shopping.
The Missouri Tigers took out Kansas University’s baseball team, 8-0, in the series opener Friday at Taylor Stadium.
Free State High’s baseball team won today’s city showdown against Lawrence High without playing an inning. After Thursday night’s game was washed out in the fourth inning, the two schools decided not to resume play Friday.
The Devil Rays beat the Royals, 3-2, Friday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
More than 400 cyclists from across the country participated in four races today in the National Collegiate Cycling Championships, which kicked off Friday in downtown Lawrence.
Hard to fathom that it's been 15 years since Jane Fonda released a movie. While one might expect the Oscar winner to return in a prestigious drama, she instead goes for the lightweight comedy "Monster-in-Law." Fonda portrays a demanding ex-TV host who takes a strong dislike to the idea of her surgeon son marrying a temp, played by Jennifer Lopez.
The Firebirds were leading Lawrence High, 5-4, when Thursday night's game at Hoglund Ballpark was suspended until Friday because of rain.
A judge ordered Wayne Kruse, the former president of Lawrence's teachers union, to stand trial Thursday for allegedly embezzling more than $97,000 in union dues.
The science standards hearings for the State Board of Education sub-committee concluded Thursday as proponents made their case.
Before his abrupt resignation two days ago, Tony Pena has been subpoenaed to testify in a pending divorce trial of a former neighbor.
Douglas County, Leavenworth County and Wyandotte County will be under a flash flood warning until 4:45 a.m. Friday. The heavy rainfall has already caused high water around several areas around Lawrence including 23rd Street and Ousdahl Road and under the North Lawrence underpass, said Matt Sayers, 6News meteorologist.
Although the annual city softball doubleheader ended in a split Tuesday, there is a chance that Lawrence High and Free State High could meet again in the first round of regionals next week.
Students at Lawrence Alternative High School are dreading the end of the year. With the school closing in a just matter of days, the final moments are bittersweet for some who call the school 'a home away from home.'
Lawrence Public Schools are among the best schools in the country, according to a new report. Expansion Management magazine ranks the Lawrence metro area among the top five in the country for the quality of its schools.
Eight community service agencies are vying for a chunk of money set aside to address affordable housing issues. Members of the city’s Housing Trust Fund Board asked community groups to present ideas on how to spend the $560,000 set aside in the trust fund.
Residents now can go to the Lawrence AAA office to renew their driver’s license. The local AAA office is the first location in the state providing this option.
A normal biology class field trip to the Baker Wetlands on Tuesday went wrong for a couple of Southwest Junior High ninth graders. The two girls were left behind when the rest of the group returned.
Hundreds of bicyclists are preparing to converge on downtown Lawrence, prompting parking restrictions and street closures.
The Eldridge Hotel is officially back in business after a four-month makeover.
Kansas City has the worst record in baseball, so manager Tony Pena's resignation late Tuesday night came as no surprise.
Kansas has played Texas just once so far this season, but there's no getting out of facing the Longhorns in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
The effectiveness of recent school finance legislation was questioned today during a heated debate by the Kansas Supreme Court.
The historic Eldridge Hotel in downtown Lawrence has had a shaky past of late, but the new owners hope the $1.5 million project holds a future that will be as beautiful as the new hotel.
City and county commissioners were told that they need to spend nearly $350,000 a year for the city to become a major player in the biosciences movement.
Free State High’s baseball team clinched its third consecutive Sunflower League championship with a 13-3 six-inning run-rule victory over Shawnee Mission East on Tuesday at FSHS.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical personnel had to cut open the roof of the car to extricate the victim of a rollover accident in the 1900 section of North 1200 Road, about 2 1/2 miles southwest of Eudora. The driver lost control of her car Tuesday afternoon, and the car landed in a dry creek bed.
District officals blame low enrollment and financial cuts to sweeping cuts to summer school programs for Lawrence students.
Local artists are getting together to raise money for a more than $30,000 addition at Centennial Park's skate park.
Jared Schweitzer is not necessarily an imposing figure, yet Big 12 pitchers just can't seem to find a way to get the Jayhawk junior out.
The Kansas softball team has taken off for Oklahoma, where they'll start Big 12 Tournament play on Thursday.
Interview with Bobby Douglass, co-owner of the Eldridge Hotel.
Interview with Randy English, general manager of the Eldridge Hotel
Despite the optimistic outlook for next year, school board members simply do not have the money for all the things they need to do.
Kansas City fell to the Blue Jays' hot hitting, 1-6.
After an attack in a North Lawrence neighborhood, the residents asked the city commission to put more bite into the city's vicious dogs laws. Some asked whether the city could ban pit bulls.
The victim died on Highway 24-40. The accident is still under investigation.
The Firebirds put their No. 1 ranking on the line against the Mustangs. However, if they win their next game, the team will win the Sunflower League title.
Kansas's 2-of-3 performance against Texas will keep the team's hopes alive for a good seed in the tournament.
Wayne Kruse, the former head of the Lawrence Education Association, was brought up on charges for two counts of forgery and one count of theft.
Tiffany Alva gives the record highs and lows for May 9.
While gas prices dropped a few cents recently, a Eudora gas station offered a 10-cent discount to bring attention to the benefits of ethanol.
The area near the 2500 block of Redbud Lane has seen more than its share of raids and crime reports in recent years. One man who is moving away from the area says that it's time to clean up the neighborhood.
Cole Aldrich is a 6'11" high school sophomore from Minnesota. He played at the Jayhawk Invitational over the weekend. He says that KU is on the top of his list right now.
The seat belt question has been argued several times in the past. State officials say that studies have shown that the safety measure would not be as useful on a bus as in a smaller vehicle.
Industry leaders believe that there is a danger that changing the state's science standards may ruin hopes of outside investments in Kansas bioscience. School board officials say that the concerns are simply meant to add an economic element to the debate.
A motorcyclist was killed after what appears to have been an accident near U.S. Highway 24-40 and Kansas Highway 32 about a half mile from the Leavenworth County line. Douglas County Sheriff's officers are on the scene investigating. No further details are available at this time.
Kansas University police are looking for a man suspected of grabbing a woman and pushing her to the ground early Saturday in a parking lot of an all-female residence hall.
A mild morning should lead to plenty of sunshine this afternoon, starting a pattern that should hold up to almost the end of week.
In the wake of 9/11, enrollment in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program surged nationally. But new reports suggest a decline since the invasion of Iraq. However, Kansas University’s ROTC programs have been bucking that trend.
Lori Atsedes is the first ever Lawrence champion in the Lawrence Futures Open. The Lawrence Futures Open concluded Sunday at Eagle Bend golf course
Although Kansas University’s baseball team won the series against Texas this weekend, the Jayhawks were unable to sweep the series. The Longhorns took out the Jayhawks, 16-5, in game three Sunday.
More than 100 people gathered on the lawn south of Potter Lake on Saturday to celebrate bluegrass music at the Bluegrass Festival. Kansas University's Student Union Activities organized the free event.
Cheryl Wonnell may have two biological children who get to call her mom but the 40 members of the Kansas University baseball team may disagree. For 14 years, she's served as the unofficial team mom and team chaplin.
The hearings over evolutionary theory are half over. Critics of the theory wrapped up testimony Saturday in Topeka. Now the school board members and others involved will have a few days off to prepare as those who support the current science standard deliver their testimonies.
The Red School Rockin' Block Party fund-raiser for the Lawrence Community Nursery School brought in nearly $3,000, which will be used to help fund improvements to the school.
Children from all over the area had the chance to show off their skills as fishermen in the 20th annual Fishing Derby on Saturday. Lawrence Parks and Recreation hosted the event.
Forty-eight teams competed in 48 categories for $4,800 in the annual Sertoma 48 Bar-BQ competition Saturday at Broken Arrow Park. All of the money raised in the competition goes to help local residents with speech and hearing disorders.
The Royals ended a five-game losing streak Sunday after taking out the Orioles, 10-8.
The Jackson Mississippi Panthers took out the Houston Roundballers, 61-44, in the Sport2Sport/Jayhawk Invitational this weekend. The invitational featured about 400 youth basketball players from 12 states.
Thomas E. Murray, a Kansas State University English professor convicted of murdering his ex-wife, stood up in court Friday at his sentencing and called the case against him "a fairy tale." Murray was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
Today Lawrence's skies will be partly cloudy and there's a slight chance for thunderstorms. But the city will get to enjoy some warm temperatures, says Tim Reith, 6News meteorologist.
Around 800 students, faculty and staff gathered at Memorial Stadium on Friday to celebrate life and to raise money for research at the third annual Relay for Life.
Three Lawrence police officers who have died in the line of duty were honored Friday at a ceremony in West Lawrence. The service remembered Allen Moore, Melvin Howe and Wilson Pringle.
Lawrence Public Library officials appear to have settled on a site for a multi-million dollar expansion project.
Whoever invented the stereotype of the dumb jock has never met former Kansas University football player Travis Watkins. For all of the success that the 295-pound defensive tackle has had on the football field, he’s having more success in the poetry world. Watkins has won several national poetry awards.
About 400 youth basketball players representing 12 states will converge on Allen Fieldhouse, the Horejsi Center and Lawrence High this weekend for the fifth-annual Sport2Sport/Jayhawk Invitational.
The Jayhawks took out one of the best baseball teams in the country Friday after beating the Longhorns, 5-2, at Hoglund Ballpark.
More than 900 third-graders from across northeast Kansas took part in Kids Fitness Day at Kansas University on Friday. Kids Fitness Day is an annual statewide event that encourages physical activity and fun.
Wind was a huge factor Friday in the first round of the Lawrence Futures Classic. Of the 140 ladies who teed it up today, only 12 were able to break par.
Eudora City Council will meet Monday night to name the city’s newest park and a group of residents are pushing for the name to be named after Brooke O'Grady, who died of cancer in 2001.
The preserved body of Comanche, the only member of the 7th Cavalry left alive after the Battle of Little Big Horn, was moved Friday to its new exhibit space at the Kansas University Natural History Museum.
A 35-year-old man was taken by air ambulance Friday to University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., after he ran a van into a tree in the 1300 block of Massachusetts Street.
Dan Lambert, president of Baker University for nearly 18 years, has announced plans for retirement.
About 50 people gathered in South Park on Thursday to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. Jeff Barclay of Veritas Christian School organized the event, which was made up mostly of his students.
Put on your Cinco de Mayo sombrero and break out the sunglasses this morning -- it's a bright sunny start to the Mexican national holiday, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. Clouds are moving in, but temperatures will climb into the 70s, Schack said.
The Free State High’s baseball team is one step closer to winning the league championship after taking out Leavenworth, 12-2, Thursday.
The Eagle Bend golf course is looking green and ready for the LPGA Future’s Tour. More than 100 golfers will take the Eagle Bend golf course for a ride Friday morning.
Graduate teaching assistants at Kansas University staged a rally Thursday to deliver a letter to KU Provost David Shulenburger to kick off contract negotiations with the administration.
About fifty children will visit Sunflower Elementary on Thursday and Friday during Kindergarten Round-up, an event where prospective students can get acquainted with their new school and teachers before classes start in the fall.
Number nine ranked Jayhawks could climb as high as sixth place if the team takes out Texas and if other teams in front of them fall. The top eight teams in the conference advance to the Big 12 tournament.
In his last three appearances, junior Don Czyz has earned three consecutive saves -- two against Kansas State and one against Wichita State. He’s pitched four and two-thirds innings over that stretch while surrendering just one earned run and striking out four players on the year.
Lawrence High's baseball team beat Shawnee Mission Northwest, 6-2, Thursday at Ice Field.
Cameras will be banned from the courtroom during the trial of Martin Miller, who is charged with murdering his wife. Judge Paula Martin, who ordered the ban, said she was worried about the effects a televised trial would have on Miller's children.
The school district and Lawrence Education Association have officially reached an agreement and a raise is on the way for Lawrence Public School teachers.
The White Sox takes out the Royals, 2-1, Thursday in Chicago.
Conservative Christians are primarily pushing for the change to the current science standards yet people of all faiths are watching the debate unfold in Topeka. Many people of different faiths are concerned about the possibility of science standards being changed to include a more critical analysis of evolution.
Six of 23 witnesses presented their arguments in the first day of science standard hearings in downtown Topeka on Thursday. All argued in favor of changing the standards to include what they call a more critical analysis of evolution.
Police charged an Oklahoma woman on Thursday with the murder of her daughter, who had become known as Precious Doe after her decapitated body was found in Kansas City four years ago.
In an environment filled with uncertainty, the Lawrence school board today began its first formal budget talks.
Wal-Mart Inc.’s plans for expanding its Lawrence discount store into a supercenter have secured approval from officials at City Hall. The $8.675 million project will add a grocery store, drive-through pharmacy lanes and a fuel center, among other features, at 3300 Iowa.
A former vice presidential speechwriter and politico visited Lawrence to talk about his new career in "The West Wing."
Moving day is approaching, and with it comes complaints about landlords and tenants who feel taken advantage of. Most leases in Lawrence run in summer cycles ending on May 31 or July 31, so KU students anxious to move on are shopping for new leases and with that come new landlords.
Vandals ransacked a Lawrence floral shop less than a week before one of store's busiest days of the year. Employees at Flowerama, 1700 W. 23rd St., discovered the damage when they arrived for work Tuesday morning.
The focus of the science standards hearings beginning Thursday is a document called the minority report, which supporters say is not an endorsement of the teaching of intelligent design.
Teachers at Central Junior High School donned their tennis shoes and thinking caps this afternoon as they scouted downtown Lawrence as part of CJHS's scavenger hunt, the culmination of five weeks of fitness training and healthy eating.
This weekend's Futures Tour event at Eagle Bend will bring the top young women's golfers in the world to Lawrence. And one of the best of those players is Allison Hanna.
The KU softball team tried to stay hot against Missouri. Unfortunately, the Tigers had something to say about that.
Seventeen games into the season, the Eudora Cardinals are outscoring their opponents 207-51, for an average score of 12-3.
Playing golf is the easy part for the women who aspire to make the LPGA Tour. It's living life constantly on the road that's the challenge.
It's the time of year when barricades and orange barrels seemingly appear at every turn on the streets of Lawrence. But one project in particular is driving neighbors crazy.
It's a few days late. But May weather will finally arrive in Lawrence this afternoon -- mostly sunny skies with temperatures climbing into the low 70s.
Sprint long distance customers in Lawrence and other parts of Kansas lost services for several hours today after a fiber wire was accidedently cut by a contractor.
The news that David Boose's death was a homicide has left residents of a normally quiet section of the scenic River Road in northwest Douglas County waiting for answers. Officers with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department continue to track down leads into the slaying.
Revision of the science curriculum for public school students in Kansas continues to create a stir statewide.
With a weekend sweep of Texas Tech under their belts, the Jayhawks have evened their conference record at seven.
You might think two universities in the same area would compete for students, but in this case, they're sharing. The Bridge Program encourages Haskell students working toward an associate's degree to continue their education at KU.
Three sports experts came to bat Tuesday night to discuss the controversy surrounding professional athletes and steroids.
City commissioners added improvements on Tuesday to the five-year construction plan with the Kansas Department of Transportation. One of the improvements would smooth Kasold from Sixth Street to Bob Billings Parkway.
If you looked out the window early this morning, just after sunrise, it seemed like a nice warm spring day. But if you stepped outside, you found the cold truth -- a record-breaking low temperature of 26 degrees.
KU’s 8-3 victory over the University of Saint Mary cemented a Jayhawk baseball first — the first time KU ever has won 30 games in a season for three straight years.
A Lawrence man has been formally charged in connection with a robbery at a convenience store during the weekend.
Free State High's baseball team staged a furious comeback Tuesday, beating Olathe East, 6-3, thanks in part to a three-run seventh inning.
The petition drive to keep convicted child molestor Leroy Hendricks out of Lawrence continues. According to Kelli Duncan, one of the mothers who started the petition drive, there are now at least 30 volunteers around town gathering signatures.
There are several places residents can go to take care of minor health issues, and programs to help those without insurance.
The controversy around the science standards has raised awareness of the school board's deliberations.
While it is certain that Mike Capra is behind the controversial flier, the organization known as "Teachers for a Better America" is an unknown group.
Douglas County Sheriff's detectives believe 77-year-old David Boose was murdered. The man's neighbors have trouble believing anyone would want to kill the "best neighbor you could ask for."
Martin Miller is charged with killing his wife in July of 2004. His attorney has filed a motion to keep details of Miller's affair with another woman at the time of the murder from the proceedings.
Lawrence High will send two divers to State this season; Mallory and Merideth West.
A.J. Van Slyke is hitting extremely well for the Jayhawks right now.
The victories over K-State give the Jayhawks a chance to get into the Big 12 Tournament.
Wesleigh Fletcher gives the record highs and lows for May 2.
The shop, known for its Halloween gear and party games, will move to the space above the Antique Mall.
The suspects snatched some purses and drove off in stolen cars. When police tried to intercept them near 6th and Massachusetts Streets, the suspects drove onto the turnpike. The chase sometimes reached speeds of 90 mph.
Thanks to a quirk in Kansas campaign finance law, area residents will have to wait until early next year to know the full story about who was behind a political mailer that targeted City Commissioner David Schauner.
A former Topeka jeweler whose body was discovered last Friday at his rural northwest Douglas County home was murdered, the Douglas County Sheriff's office said this afternoon.
January-like weather crept into Lawrence this morning, chilling off temperatures to a new record low for this date. "It's just a very cold stretch we're in right now," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. "Make sure you grab a jacket, if not a coat. . . . We're only heading up into the upper 50s this afternoon."
Kansas University’s Kappa Alpha Theta sorority teamed with Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocates on Sunday for May Day Sundaes, an event to raise money for CASA. The event included raffles, live music and face painting.
About 100 people turned out to participate in a bicycle rally fund-raiser Saturday. The riders paid entry fees to ride anywhere from six miles to 50 miles to benefit Headquarters Counseling Center.
Lawrence resident Cherie Yvette is starting "Do-It-Yourself Weddings," so brides and their bridal parties can put together their own floral arrangements.
Lawrence virtual school administrators say homeschooling your child can be stressful that's why they held a spring expo Saturday to encourage and inspire parents. The expo featured three workshops aimed at giving tips and resources.
A drug used to help women in the deadliest stages of breast cancer now shows promise for patients showing first signs of the disease.
Despite the frosty weather Saturday morning, about 35 vendors set up for the opening of the Farmers Market. The market opened two weeks earlier than in previous years.
Police say a tip from a citizen led to the arrest of a man suspected of robbing a convenience store in Central Lawrence this weekend.
Kansas University’s water skiing team took first place at its home meet Saturday. Amy Bing also took first place in the Women’s Overall for the second year in a roll.
Kansas University’s baseball team took out the Kansas State Wildcats, 6-4, Sunday at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks needed the win for any chance of making it into the Big 12 tournament.
The Royals has its first two-game win streak after taking out the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, Sunday.
In an effort to raise awareness about Native American culture, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center teamed with Haskell Indian Nations University for the summit event, "Bridging Cultures: The Native American Experience." The event was held Saturday evening at the Lied Center on the Kansas University campus.
Thousands flooded to downtown Lawrence this weekend for the 44th annual Art in the Park, an event where hundreds of artists sold their original works to benefit the Lawrence Art Guild.
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