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From Spiderman to fairy princesses to witches and pirates, it's time for some trick-or-treating.
The spirit of Halloween has taken over the city of Lawrence tonight.
The election for Lawrence's next city commission begins earlier than usual this year as the first candidate enters the race.
Good news for those on a local day-care's waiting list - your wait time may be getting shorter.
Testimony today from the Douglas County coroner as the trial continues for Hinndley Espinales.
A local contractor lends a hand to an elderly woman in need.
Lawrence city leaders are asking to hear your voice as they make plans for the city's long term future.
1964 Olympic gold medalist and track star Billy Mills is in town this week, but rather than racing he's raising awareness.
First the vice president, now the president. President Bush is joining congressman Jim Ryun's campaign so show support he's traveling to Topeka this weekend.
Life for Todd Reesing has changed just a little bit in the past week.
The Big 12 soccer tournament begins in San Antonio, Texas. Last year the Jayhawks were eliminated in the first round.
No ties in the tourney. If the 'Hawks and Buffs are notted after two overtimes tomorrow, it's shoot out time and to prepare KU goalie Julie Hanley, 6Sports' Adam Krueger heads to campus for a little match up.
For the first time in 60 years, the Eudora High football team takes an undefeated record into the state playoffs.
The 8-1 Tonganoxie Chieftains drew a tough match-up in round one tonight.
The 8-1 Tonganoxie Chieftains drew a tough match-up in round one tonight.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Halloween fun in Lawrence, relief comes to Hilltop Childcare Center, and President Bush will come to lend his support to Jim Ryun.
A White House spokesman declined to comment.
It was supposed to be a fun evening, but a birthday party earlier this year in Baldwin turned deadly after a confrontation between two extended family members.
A KU cross country runner is recovering tonight after being beaten.
While Todd Reesing was running wild and grabbing all the headlines on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, Jon Cornish was running past the 1,000 yard mark.
They just finished 1-2 in the World Series but now St. Louis and Detroit find themselves at the top of another list. Lawrence Publishing company Morgan Quitno released it's Most Dangerous Cities list today, and St. Louis tops the list.
Nice weather brings extra green to Lawrence's city-owned golf course. In its eighth year in operation, Eagle Bend Golf COurse could have one of its most profitable years on record.
It took Eudora High School 90 years to win its' first state team title. That was back in 1996 when the Cardinals Boys Cross Country team brought home the 3A crown. 10 years later, the 2006 EHS volleyball squad claimed the girls first state title in school history.
It's a graveyard that people in Lawrence are dying to see. Dana Dyer says he started setting up his spooky graveyard two months ago. Each Halloween night, he invites kids from the area to journey through. If they're tough enough to make it across the yard, he greets them with candy. Dana says after ten years of decorating his yard, it's turning a lot of heads in the neighborhood.
In 72 hours, the Kansas Men's Basketball team opens the 2006-2007 season. It all starts with an exhibition game at Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday against Washburn.
Two weeks ago, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self admitted he had one of the deepest rosters in the nation. Now, three days before the exhibition opener, things have changed.
The Kansas football roster lists freshman QB Todd Reesing at 5-foot-11. But Reesing himself admits he's not even that tall.
Halloween is tomorrow, Thanksgiving is still a month away, and already Christmas bells are beginning to ring. Douglas Country's Salvation Army is looking for volunteer bell-ringers to fill Lawrence's 18 kiettle sites for the holiday season.
When it comes to science class, the days of dissection may be over. Instead, many students receive their laboratory lessons online. But a debate is being waged by education experts across the country ...
Vandals strike this weekend damaging cars all across town. Police say it's too early to say whether the cases are related, but windows on at least a dozen vehicles were shattered.
A man arrested for dealing drugs at the Wakarusa Music Festival has all charges against him dropped. Kevin Desisto from Massachusetts clams that sheriff's deputies and KBI agents who searched his triler didn't have a warrant and didn't ask for consent to search.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Eagle Bend is turning a profit, science lab experiments online, and Wakarusa Fest organizers are off the hook.
The owner of a Lawrence-based environmental consulting firm is set to become the first candidate to announce for the Lawrence City Commission.
Braxton Olson gives the highs and lows for Oct. 30.
More than five years of planning and three years of litigation and the case of the Sixth and Wakarusa Wal-Mart is back where it started - in court.
Fifty years ago this week the Kansas Turnpike opened to traffic and over the years the road has changed Lawrence and the state of Kansas.
Drivers in west Lawrence should prepare for a few traffic changes this week.
An apartment in south Lawrence displaces residents tonight and forces a building evacuation.
A group of local elementary students explore their schools' history through the words of those who lived it.
To some it may be just food, but for many others, getting three meals a day is essential.
A little paint made a big difference Saturday at Broken Arrow Elementary.
Before the season, KU fans knew the Jayhawks would go only as far as their freshman quarterback.
After two fast Friday exits the last two years at state, the Eudora volleyball team advanced to Saturday and the Cardinals made it count, winning the class 4A state title.
Congrats tonight to the Lawrence High cross country team that placed third at the state meet.
There's at least one more battle to fight in the war over Sixth and Wakarusa.
A four-hour closed-door hearing today ends with Lawrence High's pom coach getting fired.
A KU student charged with keeping a house full of marijuana plants in an upscale Lawrence neighborhood is sentenced to probation today.
A new study shows that Kansas is raising college tuition rates faster than most states.
A former day-care provider pleads no contest today to felony child endangerment charges after a baby suffered suspicious injuries while in her care.
It's a chance to dance and help fight breast cancer.
Central Junior High School's Fun Run is giving local residents a run for their money.
For the Lawrence High football team, the Class 6A playoffs began tonight - a win over Topeka High and the Lions keeps their season going, a loss sends them home.
In Topeka tonight, the only thing on the line for the Free State Firebirds was a perfect regular season record.
Can Kansas finally win a conference game tomorrow against Colorado? Four games into Big 12 play and the Jayhawks are winless.
Senior night for Veritas as the Eagles hosted Heartland.
Well in 2004, KU's Benson Chesang won his first Big 12 cross country title. In 2005, he won it again and today the senior entered as the prohibitive favorite to three-peat at Rim Rock Farm.
The Jayhawks take on the Colorado Buffalos for senior day today.
In class 4A it's good news. Eudora lost two of their three matches but advances to the semifinals because of a tie-breaker rule.
In state volleyball action, the season is over for the Lawrence Lions.
Who knew two small arrows could cause so much trouble.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Wal-Mart and the city will go to court again, parking meter confusion, and sexual harassment lawsuit takes center stage of Attorney General race.
The rising costs of prescription drugs just got a little bit easier to swallow. The retailer Wal-Mart has expanded its new drug plan into the state of Kansas, allowing people with or without insurance access to more affordable drugs.
Local high schools students are fighting for a change that could have effects for thousands across the country. Their efforts are centered around a school district policy that prohibits students who choose to keep their personal information secret from military recruiters and other third parties from being in school publications such as the yearbook, among other things.
It may have been the 28th presidental inaugration for Baker University, but today's ceremony was still a first for the institution, as it welcomed its first female president.
It's time once again to turn back your clock, and with that comes the reminder from fire officials to check the batteries in your smoke detector.
LHS gymnast Abby Jones is the October Scholar Athlete of the Month.
Five-star recruit Kyle Singler will be making a announcement by 5 p.m. Friday as to whether he'll be a Kansas Jayhawk.
The Pirates advance to face the Eudora Cardinals with their win tonight over the Bobcats.
The Firebirds met up with Washburn Rural in the regionals of the 6A soccer playoffs and were halted 3-1.
At 7-1, Tonganoxie needed a Senior Night victory over Jefferson West tonight to earn a guaranteed post-season bid, and the Chieftains came through.
With so many close races this fall, it's kids in Lawrence who might just rock the vote.
Quite a commotion on KU's campus today when several hundred people confront two traveling preachers.
This week's flu shot clinics are cancelled, after the Douglas County Health Department runs out of vaccines.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies return today to a field where the body of a Lawrence man was found more than a week ago.
Plans to build a Wal-Mart at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive look uncertain today.
After months of arguing and weeks of coming close to a deal, the battle over the Lecompton Bridge is finally settled.
Halloween falls on a Tuesday this year, and that means some students will be able to test out their Halloween garb at school before their haunting begins.
They've helped build dozens of homes for low-income families here and now they're volunteering their time to help people half way around the world.
Welcome back to the starting lineup Adam Barmann. After practice this afternoon Kansas head coach Mark Mangino announced the senior would start at QB against Colorado.
Ranked opponents have been the norm for the Kansas volleyball team this season.
Two Kansas athletes are receiving preseason praise - KU sophomores Brandon Rush and Julian Wright made the Wooden Award's top 50 preseason list.
The formula to reach the playoffs is simple for both city teams - win.
It's been a long time since the Kansas football team has won a game. In fact, it's been more than a month.
When it comes to dominating the Big 12, no teams have been more unbeatable than the University of Colorado's, but for the first time Friday Kansas will host the Big 12 championship.
For most kids, math can be a difficult subject, but one group of Raintree Montessori students is taking the challenge to a whole new level.
Even though the official playoffs don't begin for class 4A football teams until next Tuesday, they really start for Tonganoxie High tomorrow night.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, commotion on KU's campus, do's and don'ts for kids' costumes, and the impact of the Wal-Mart plan rejection on the ongoing legal battle.
Two traveling preachers wearing anti-homosexual T-shirts and preaching anti-homosexual sermons withstood jeers from hundreds of students.
City commissioners are set to decide the future of Lawrence's second Wal-Mart store.
Researchers solve a century old mystery in Lawrence and after eight months of digging and DNA testing, all it took was a photograph to get the answer they needed.
A man sought by law enforcement for questioning in Lawrence murder case will soon be back in the state.
A West Lawrence liquor store is burglarized - it's the second in less than a week.
Kansas is well on its way to becoming a focused bioscience powerhouse - at least that's the word today from Kansas Bioscience Authority chairman Clay Blair.
Election day is two weeks away and so far 76,000 Douglas County residents have registered to vote.
A former network executive and award-winning news producer is in Lawrence tonight to take on politics and the media.
They came home with a variety of first place finishes at last week's Heart of America Marching Festival and this week the LHS marching band is hoping to do more of the same at the last competition of the season.
Baker University is celebrating the 10th anniversary of a campus chapel that's been around for much longer than a decade.
With four games left in the regular season, Kansas running back Jon Cornish is on the verge of achieving what only eight men in KU history have ever done - rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season.
Eric Washington's football career at the University of Kansas is over.
Kansas goalkeeper Julie Hanley has been named the Big 12 co-defensive player of the week.
The Kansas Jayhawks should have a huge advantage at this weekend's Big 12 championships.
In 2004, they advanced to state but did not advance past the first day. In 2005, it happened again. But this time for Jill Stutler and the 2006 Eudora High volleyball team it's simply time for a change.
Post season play got underway on the pitch this evening as both Lawrence schools tried to pull off upsets in round one of the state playoffs.
Lawrence High was in action at the regional gymnastics tourney in Olathe this evening.
Lawrence police arrested three men this morning following a short car chase and neighborhood search just east of downtown.
A man found dead in a Douglas County field earlier this month died from multiple gunshot wounds and now the search is over for a person of interest in the case.
When city officials received the word this summer that census officials estimated Douglas County was home to at little less than 103,000 people they thought that number seemed off.
We all know mom and dad like to see A's and B's on report cards, but now a new type of report card is coming out and it's going to give parents more than just letter grades.
Petitioners against an I-70 interchange along County Road 1, got to see just what a highway interchange would to do Tonganoxie.
A consulting company hired by the city and KU is presenting its findings on how to create a more streamlined public transit system.
With Halloween a little more than a week away, Lawrence residents are lining up to shed reality and take on new roles.
Injuries did not keep star running back Jon Cornish or starting quarterback Kerry Meier out of practice Sunday.
The final week of the high school regular season is here which means things get busy at the 4A level.
Baylor quarterback Shawn Bell was named the Big 12 Player of the Week, joining two other players who have won the honor after playing Kansas.
The 6A volleyball state championships take place this Friday and Saturday in Topeka and that's where unlikely sub-state champ Lawrence High will make its run at the title.
Skylar Steichen gives the highs and lows for Oct. 23.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a suspect is arrested in rapper's death investigation, the census bureau may change its official numbers, and the attorney general race continues to be heated.
Tom Slack's resignation takes efffect at end of the year.
Major Edwards was found Sunday in a hotel in Verona, Miss., a small town outside of Tupelo.
In the hopes of saving money, the city scales back its plans to build a new public library.
Their last paycheck was Oct. 13 - now many are living off savings and scraping their pantries for food.
The most effective way to prevent the flu is by getting the annual flu shot.
The good news - the "freshman 15" really isn't 15. The bad news - weight gain doesn't end after freshman year.
Like a boxer, she bobs and weaves, dodging moods and hormones instead of punches. In tonight's teacher feature, one exceptional educator says adolescent angst is part of what makes her job so interesting.
On what turned out to be a perfect autumn day, Baldwin City was the place to be for Maple Leaf Festival - where close to 20,000 took part in the 49th annual event.
It's fall in Lawrence - the leaves are turning, the air is crisp and the pumpkins at Schaake's pumpkin patch are ripe for the picking.
It's a scene that's becoming all too familiar for the KU football team. The Jayhawks led in the fourth quarter, then proceeded to blow it.
After falling under .500 in Big 12 play, the KU soccer team has kicked it up a notch winning its last three matches.
The Lawrence Lions pulled off the shocker of the season, winning the sub-state tournament yesterday at Olathe Northwest.
Also punching their ticket to state this weekend was the Eudora Cardinals.
Authorities believe a car chase may be related to the gun shots.
Two exhibitions open tonight at the Lawrence Arts Center. One features the photography of Bill Snead and the other show highlights new paintings by Aaron Marable,
Lawrence's crosstown rivalry heats up as a group of Lawrence High School students are caught on enemy territory.
If you are planning a wedding and looking for a historic location, KU's Danforth Chapel is now up and running. The chapel was closed for repairs after being damaged in the March 12 microburst.
It's off to Waco this weekend for the Kansas football team. Tomorrow, the Jayhawks battle the Baylor Bears in the Lone Star State.
This afternoon, the soccer Bears were in Lawrence for a Big 12 game against Mark Francis' ladies.
An early-morning burglary leaves glass shattered and bottles of alcohol missing from a local liquor store. Shortly after midnight, Lawrence police say a burglar used a concrete bunny to smash the door at Neighborhood LIquors near 19th and Massachusetts.
Baldwin's 49th Annual Maple Leaf Festival kicks off tonight. More tha 300 arts and crafts exhibitors are participating in this year's festivities, along with a host of food booths, rides and live performances.
Twenty years ago, it was a rundown shell hosting only a handful of concerts. Liberty Hall was known then as the Lawrence Opera House. In 1985, it was bought out of bankruptcy at a sheriff's sale. Tonight, employees, Lawrence residents and fans of one of the city's most historic venues will celebrate 20 years.
The 10th anniversary of the city showdown has heavy favorite Free State High taking on Lawrence High.
The all-time scoreboard between the two reads like this: Lawrence High 6, Free State 3. But historical numbers mean little when the two get together.
Veritas looked to stretch it's winning streak to five against St. Mary's.
In DeSoto, a matchup of 1-0 district teams between the DeSoto Eagles and the Eudora Cardinals.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, it's time for the City Showdown, and city commissioners revisit plans for 6th & Wak.
Second Republican endorses Morrison, a Democrat.
Trio broke into Free State High.
Roof repaired after damage from last spring's microburst.
What will Larence look like in the year 2030? Local leaders are hoping to decide that now. Lawrence Douglas County planners have two distinct visions mappe dout and they're looking toward the community for comment.
A rolloever accident on K-10 highway this morning sends two people to area hospitals. The Douglas County Sheriff's Department says it happened around 12:30 a.m. about halfway between Lawrence and Eudora.
Just when you thought you've seen it all, here's a man who actually has. Lawrence Journal-World senior editor Bill Snead has witnessed some of the most historical moments of the past 50 years; all through the lens of a camera.
In about five months, one team will be crowned Big 12 Tournament Champion on the floor of the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Today, all 12 teams were represented in OKC at Conference Media Day.
Last season, Scott Webb sent the KU football team to the Fort Worth Bowl with a clutch fieldgoal in the Jayhawks' regular season finale. If it were up to this year's 'Hawks, they'd like to clinch a post-season spot before late November.
It's a titanic tilt between two schools that love to hate each other. Tomorrow night, it's City Showdown number 10 as Lawrence High hosts Free State High.
Douglas County is getting the go-ahead today from Jefferson County to begin repairs on the Lecompton bridge. The decision was made by Jefferson County officials during a special meeting this afternoon.
As a kid growing up in DeSoto, Texas, some 90 minutes from the college town of Waco, Marcus Herford didn't think much of the Baylor Bears. Much though, has changed since the Cedar Hill High quarterback - and current KU wide receiver - left the Lone Star State.
It's hard enough for some elementary school students to spell marathon, much less run one. But one group of local kids right here in Lawrence is tackling the monster distance. One mile at a time.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a homecoming for Kansas soldiers, maps for potential growth, and Lawrence High and Free State match up for the City Showdown.
You might want to grab a coat on the way out this morning, says Sara Jones, 6News meteorologist. "The only weather element you're going to have to battle today is cooler weather," Jones said. "It's very chilly."
A local business faces imminent closure and the owner says he'll fight to keep the doors open.
Communication about the Lecompton bridge appears to have been a bit of a one-way street between Douglas and Jefferson counties.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital is in the running for $1 million national health care grant that could help fund the nearly $50 million expansion project.
Move into the unfamiliar future or stick with the comfort of the past? That's an issue many hospitals are facing as they decide how to handle medical records.
Band-mates of a Lawrence man found dead Sunday west of Lawrence are looking to clear up any misconceptions about Anthony Vital.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and a local agency is using t-shirts to spread personal stories and awareness.
Yesterday C.J. Giles was kicked off the KU men's basketball team, now Monday he'll be in court.
With Giles sidelined indefinitely, head coach Bill Self certainly has some rotation decisions to make but for the time being those decisions don't include assigning a red shirt year.
With C.J. currently not participating with the team, coach Self must find a way to fill the void in practice but luckily for Self he's recruited an exceptionally deep squad.
Running back Jon Cornish will start when Kansas faces Baylor in Waco, Texas, this Saturday.
Figuring out how to attack the Kansas defense isn't exactly rocket science.
Bonnie Henrickson must feel like she's coaching a high school all-star team somedays.
Shaquina Mosley's first year on the hill wasn't exactly a season to remember.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, more about Anthony J. Vital's death, Lecompton bridge improvement dispute may be over, and expected voter turnout.
If you think this morning is cool and drizzly, just wait until this afternoon — temperatures will fall all day into the 40s, with blustery winds and the chance for some sprinkles.
Kansas forward C.J. Giles is currently not a member of the men's basketball team, as Jayhawks head coach Bill Self says Giles can return to the squad if and when he deals with personal issues.
Investigators suspect foul play in the death of a 28-year-old man found this weekend in a field in west Lawrence.
A Topeka man is now set to stand trial for the murder of a retired jeweler at his home in Lecompton.
Lawrence city commissioners spend more almost three hours pouring over a proposal to run a restaurant out of an East Lawrence home.
It's not Halloween yet and already one local organization is planning for Christmas.
A misprint on voter registration cards has left one group of Kansans wondering if their voices will be heard during this year's elections.
If you're already registered to vote you can cast your bid as early as tomorrow.
Lawrence city commissioners recently wrapped up a weekend visit to the nation's capital.
More than 100 fourth graders from schools in the Lawrence area set aside their pencils and papers today and took their learning outdoors.
It's quickly becoming do or die time for the Kansas football team.
With three key loses from last year and seven new freshmen in their place and add it all up and the Big 12 don't like KU's women's basketball chances of winning the regular season conference crown.
For four years NIck Collison poured his heart and soul into Kansas basketball, and this past weekend Collison returned to the Phog as a pro.
The Chieftans celebrated Senior Night for two players, beating Free State and Topeka before falling to Blue Valley West.
The LHS volleyball team hosted Emporia, Topeka West and Immaculata on Senior Night.
Free State went 2-1 in quad action at Tonganoxie only losing to the host Chieftians.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the case against Leonard Price, a chef wants the right to cook for the public in his home, and why a former Attorney General left Atty. Gen. Phill Kline's office.
A foggy, damp and cloudy morning is in store for Lawrence. But warm temperatures in the 70s and a little sunshine are moving in this afternoon, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
We're learning more tonight about the Lawrence man found dead Sunday in a field west of town.
Two people including a Lawrence man died Sunday after a traffic accident of Coffey County.
A group of army officers are in Lawrence, but not to fight. Faculty from Ft. Leavenworth's command and general staff college toured the city today to learn about Quantrill's Raid.
A warning tonight to diabetes patients, the FDA says your help may be at risk.
Some mysteries apparently are never meant to be solved, that's the case at Oak Hill Cemetery.
They took steps when he couldn't. This morning hundreds of students, parents, and staff members of one local elementary school took to the streets at a moment when one of there own went under the knife.
Douglas County District Court's chief judge is looking to climb the ladder.
KU School of Law ranks among the nation's best as published by the Princeton Review.
It's a road less travelled and the city of Tonganoxie wants to develop it, but not without opposition.
While the present Jayhawks have high hopes, a couple of former Jayhawks were in Lawrence this weekend having already made their mark in KU history.
Last Saturday Oklahoma State receiver Darius Bowman left a cloud of dust on Kivisto Field as he smoked the Kansas secondary for 300 yards.
An injured leg and a struggling offense allowed senior running back Jon Cornish to rush the ball just ten times on Saturday.
It's unanimous, the Big 12 coaches think Bill Self's squad is the team to beat this season.
Congratulations go out to the KU soccer team trio of Monica Dolinsky, Jessica Bush and Julie Hanley as all three were named Big 12 players of the week.
Nick Steichen gives the highs and lows for Oct. 16.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, man found dead in field has been indentified, 19th-century tactics used in Lawrence raid still taught today, and campaign finance reports.
Two persons, including a Lawrence man, were killed about 12:30 p.m. Sunday when their cars collided on Interstate 35 in Coffey County, 14 miles east of Emporia.
Death of Lawrence man considered "suspicious."
Tickets are being sold early for Friday’s annual football battle between the Lawrence High Chesty Lions and Free State High Firebirds.
Misty windshields greeted early risers in Lawrence today. "We do have a slight chance for a morning shower, but our chances are dropping off," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
He's a familiar face around city hall and after six months serving as interim city manager, commissioners officially hired David Corliss for the full time job this week.
Three men are in jail tonight in connection with two stabbings in central Lawrence.
Tonight police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Lawrence man whose body was found today in a field in rural Douglas County.
A long time Lawrence educator is back in business - former principal, teacher and coach Ted Juneau's retirement only lasted about two months.
They're judged on obedience, pose and of course looks at the annual Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club Dog Show.
The East Lawrence Neighborhood Association woke up bright and early Saturday morning to make a clean sweep through their community.
Back in 2000, a couple of kids from Iowa took the floor of Allen Fieldhouse as wide-eyed freshmen.
Yesterday Kerry Meier made his return to the KU football team. The KU freshman came back strong throwing three touchdowns but unfortunately the golden boy doesn't play defense.
The KU volleyball team appears to be out of its slump as the Jayhawks swept Baylor.
The Sunflower League cross country meet out at Rim Rock Farm featured three of the four local teams finishing in the top five.
The U.S. Census Bureau shows today's young voter is apathetic voting less than older citizens.
Kerry Meier plays his first game after sitting out three in a row due to an arm injury, but he is not the story today. KU loses to Oklahoma State 42-32.
KU's 2007 basketball season begins with a bang as more than 16,000 fans packed into Allen Fieldhouse to celebrate the men's and women's basketball team's inaugural practice.
An overnight stabbing at a Lawrence nightclub sends two people to area hospitals, including one by emergency helicopter to Kansas City.
Trial is delayed of the Topeka man accused in a fatal shooting earlier this year outside a downtown Lawrence nightclub.
There is an unusual trip this weekend for Lawrence commissioners as all five prepare to travel to Capitol Hill.
A city advisory board pulls the wheels out from under a request to allow skateboarding on KU's campus.
The buzz of chain saws echoes through a west Lawrence neighborhood as residents there fight to save their trees.
Efforts could soon be underway in our nation's capitol to put more pressure on universities to police music piracy.
A group of locals are traveling through Kansas with a message from China - it's called Falun Gong and it's a form of self-cultivation founded in China that's now practiced all over the world.
The Kansas Department of Transportation will step in to help bridge the gap on a difference of opinion between Douglas and Jefferson counties.
They're off to their best start in school history but let's be honest, the real season for the 6-0 Free State Firebirds began tonight.
On the road tonight, the Lawrence High Lions began district play in Topeka against Washburn Rural.
Undefeated Eudora High Cardinals makes the long trip to Spring Hill tonight.
Tonganoxie High travelled the short distance to Kaw Valley rival Perry-Lecompton.
The Pittsburg kid returns to KU's lineup tomorrow. Kerry Meier will start at quarterback for KU for the first time since being injured at Toledo on Sept. 15.
Basketball season opened tonight across the country as Late Night festivities showcased this year's team.
The Rock Chalk nation will get its first look at the 2006-2007 KU men's basketball team at Late Night in the Phog, but before that the Jayhawks posed for pictures during media day.
Bill Self talks to the crowd at Late Night.
The men's basketball team dunks at Late Night.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, efforts to stop illegal music downloading on campus, basketball media day and Late Night dominate sports, and the War in Iraq have impact on the U.S. House, 2nd District race.
Pull out your coat, gloves and scarves this morning — Lawrence has set a new low temperature record for this date. "We are down at 22 degrees this morning and it feels like, with the wind chill factored in, 17 degrees," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
In one night she lost everything, but today the sole survivor of deadly house fire hopes to get something back.
A loss of scholarships for the KU men's basketball and football programs today as part of the punishment handed down by the NCAA to KU.
A hot political race drew the vice president to Topeka today where nearly 300 people took the opportunity to get close and personal with Dick Cheney.
An ancient Roman garden is coming to a high school new you as students in Lawrence High's Latin club turns a courtyard into replica of a garden from Pompeii.
Local school kids are lighting up the stage today in honor of after school programs.
At least its not more bad news for community development projects.
Two businesses burglarized early this morning in Tonganoxie leaves police with no suspects.
A head-on collision this afternoon on Highway 56 kills one man and leaves two in critical condition.
Just one day after KU issues a crime alert because of several violent incidents near campus, another report is filed over night.
The NCAA committee on infractions is taking away scholarships for KU football and men's basketball.
During this afternoon's 30-minute media teleconference with the NCAA, infractions committee members applauded the efforts the efforts of athletics director Lew Perkins.
Last season the KU women's basketball team won its first 12 games en route to its first winning season in six years.
Toady Eudora football coach Gregg Webb was honored as the Kansas City Chiefs Coach of the Week.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway, athletic director Lew Perkins, and counsel Rick Evrard answer questions about the NCAA penalties. Then coaches Mark Mangino, Bill Self and Bonnie Henrickson respond to the penalties.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the NCAA announces penalties for KU's rules violations, an interview with the survivor of last month's fire, and unlucky 13.
One person is reported with severe injuries.
Cheney was scheduled to have photos taken with campaign contributors.
No, this morning's temperature didn't dip below the 32-degrees freezing point in Lawrence, said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. "It is still a cold start," Schack said. "With the wind chill factored in, it's below freezing."
A potential disaster averted at one local junior high school - the problem started last night at South Junior High School where parents were packed into the school's auditorium for an orchestra concert.
For the first time in nearly two years, Eudora has a permanent fire chief who says he wants to leave the department's checked past behind.
In the last two months, gas prices have plunged more than 75 cents a gallon, but a big announcement today could mean big pains at the pump.
They work out 2-3 times a week on the treadmill or lifting weights all at the ripe old age of 90.
The requests are coming in bunches, but producers aren't able to supply locals with spinach.
KU police tonight issue a warning after several similar violent crimes in areas predominantly occupied by students.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius calls the state board of education 'an embarrassment.'
If misery truly loves company, then Kansas and Oklahoma State should be best friends.
Last week quarterback Kerry Meier was medically cleared to return to the gridiron and this evening head coach Mark Mangino gave the red shirt freshman his nod of approval.
It was Sunflower showdown time for the Kansas volleyball team as both teams needed a conference win badly.
The Big 12 basketball coaches have spoken and according to them Brandon Rush and Julian Wright will share the Big 12 Player of the Year award.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, power outages shut two Lawrence schools, elderly exercise nuts, KU may receive more money for research.
A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing two people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said. There was no immediate confirmation Lidle was among the dead.
A Canadian cold front will bluster into Lawrence this afternoon, bringing strong winds and possibly the first freeze of the season by Thursday morning. "But don't worry, we have no measurable rain in the forecast," said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
Electrical problems force schools to be closed.
Fall is here and temperatures aren't the only things dropping - gas bills are on their way down too.
For years they've been one, but now there are two Catholics schools in town.
Kansas' concealed carry gun regulations are nearing completion and today members of the community had the chance to voice their concerns.
Twenty-eight days until elections and Douglas County is getting ready.
Police tonight are stepping up patrol in East Lawrence after two young girls say they were harassed while walking to school.
While KU is seeing the second highest enrollment in the school's history, numbers at Lawrence's other university are declining.
Newly released 911 tapes today reveal more information on exactly what happened last month in a deadly police stand off in North Lawrence.
Two close games in conference and two straight losses for the Kansas football team.
Tonganoxie High's senior Jeff Hughes put on a quarterback clinic in last Friday's 35-0 win over Basehor-Linwood.
Eudora High Cardinals hosted a home quadrangular tonight against Baldwin, Paola and Louisburg.
It was senior night for four Firebirds at a home quadrangular at Free State against Shawnee Mission Northwest, Shawnee Heights and St. Teresa's Academy.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, heating costs may not break the bank, Catholic schools split, and KU's research center will open.
Grab a jacket and dust off your umbrella — you just might get to use it today, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. "By noon, a very light shower is possible," Schack said. "I don't think we'll see any measurable rainfall until late afternoon and evening."
Attorney General Phill Kline is speaking out against criticism of his pursuit of abortion records and he's doing so on TV.
They're protesting today's holiday, saying Columbus Day honors the oppression of their people.
Supporters rally around a high school pom coach at tonight's school board meeting.
Newly released documents shed light on a fatal police shooting in Lawrence.
North Korea's actions are being condemned around the world and the U.S. is trying to confirm the claims that a nuclear device was detonated underground.
It was a bizarre incident tonight at the Leavenworth-Douglas County border.
New changes to Medicare Part D are coming soon and this year enrollment will be even more complicated.
Days after a Lawrence man is found guilty for exposing women to HIV, a sixth woman now says he exposed her a year-and-a-half ago.
An arm injury sidelined Kerry Meier for the third straight week, but he wasn't the only Jayhawk that missed practice time last week.
After a dismal opening quarter against Nebraska, Adam Barmann was great but that performance did little to earn the confidence of head coach Mark Mangino.
Last year the KU soccer team had the luxury of all-time leading scorer Caroline Smith in their corner, but now that she's gone the Jayhawk's offense has been in a bit of a drought.
Free State's back field of Murphy and Murphy could be limited when the Firebirds open district play against Topeka High this Friday.
Eli Goldman gives the highs and lows for Oct. 9.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the city releases dispatch tapes from last month's police shooting, school board members review Supt. Weseman's contract, and a look at the city's sewer plans.
It's been a little more than a year since KU installed security cameras across campus. About 40 cameras have been active since the start of last year and KU Public Safety Captain Schuyler Basiley says thy'er working well. But it's too early to tell how well. He says from August to Decebmber 2005, criminal reports were down from 49 to 28.
The city of Eudora and its' schools have seen no recess from growth in several years.
This weekend the late KU professor Rick Snyder receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Positive Psychology Summit in Washington D.C.
It's often said that good teams find ways to win close games.
The fighting Indians were on the losing end this weekend at home.
Elections are stories. They have beginnings, middles and ends, and like stories, they have narratives. In the middle of the story it’s often hard to know how the tale is going to conclude. But a good storyteller seeds his tales with hints, and the discerning reader or listener picks them up along the way.
The city of Lawrence is ready to begin buying land for a new sewer plant along the Wakarusa River.
Lately, offense has been hard to come by for the KU soccer team.
Free State sophomore Kyra Wilwin took third place at Haskell yesterday in girls cross country.
It was very disappointing homecoming day Saturday for Kansas as Texas A&M came from behind to defeat the Jayhawks 21-18.
Kansas soccer takes on the No. 18 Texas Longhorns tonight at home.
It's a big day for KU football today as administrators and donors break ground at Memorial Stadium on a new $31 million dollar football facilit
Some special recognition today for a Lawrence teacher - Central Junior High 7th grade English teacher Carol Souders was name teacher of the month.
KU joins the billion dollar club as the university's endowment association reports the foundation's assets total the billion dollar mark.
A former local Wal-Mart manger arrested for embezzlement is now formally charged in district court.
Next week the city commission is expected to approve the contract to officially hire a new city manager.
Efforts to create a quite zone for train horns in North Lawrence get dealt a blow.
An infamous day in Lawrence history remembered tonight - one year ago tomorrow an entire building at the Boardwalk Apartment Complex went up in flames.
Tomorrow the Kansas Jayhawks play their first home Big 12 football game of the 2006 season on Saturday.
The music and fun continues tonight on 8th Street at the city's very first "Get Downtown Street Party."
A year ago Olathe Northwest pulled off one of the biggest Friday night football surprises of the season, knocking off the Firebirds 36-35 in Olathe.
In Eudora the 5-0 Cardinals hosted the 4-1 Anderson County Bulldogs.
The HyVee High School game of the week featured two local teams - Basehor Linwood and Tonganoxie hook up in week six.
In other area high school football games, Piper hosted undefeated Perry-Lecompton.
Finally it appears Adam Barmann's career will come to a full circle tomorrow against Texas A&M as head coach Mark Mangino will start Barmann Saturday.
The mysterious disappearance of 17-year-old Randy Leach after he attended a pre-graduation party in 1988 in Linwood is the subject of "Leaves of Words," a new play by Kansas University graduate student Tim Macy.
Kansas University has joined the billion-dollar club.
A controversy is brewing at one local high school over t-shirts that some say promote the use of illegal drugs.
Save the Wakarusa Wetlands is now planning their fall clean up.
A federal judge rules in favor of the city of Lawren