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They haven't been used in six years, but the old railroad tracks running through east Lawrence could soon see some activity. Plans to turn the old rails into the Burroughs Creek Trail and Linear Park could soon start moving forward.
An unusual trial took place today in Douglas County District Court. 21-year-old Laura West is facing four misdemeanor charges stemming from a traffic stop the Kansas Highway Patrol made in June.
Hoping to avoid the disruption seen during the recent downtown waterline reconstruction project, Lawrence city leaders unveiled a plan that goes outside the box, or to be more specific, outside the city limits.
Leavenworth County leaders have put the finishing touches on the 2008 budget. Commissioners approved the $53 million spending plan earlier this week after a public hearing.
Praise for the arts, record fundraising numbers and a serenade from a Nashville musician with Lawrence ties highlighted the 6th Annual Lawrence Schools Community Education Breakfast.
A year ago, the Free State high football team reel off 11 straight wins before falling to Shawnee Mission West in the state semifinals. Tonight, Bob Lisher's bops took the field for the first time since then.
Dirk Wedd and the Lawrence Lions opened their season on the road at the Olathe District Activities Center against Olathe North.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, plans for a 'Rails for Trails' project in East Lawrence could take a big step forward in the coming months, plus it's opening night for area high school football teams.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting state employees from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Nashville musician Chuck Mead, a 1979 Lawrence High School graduate, gave a humorous keynote speech and also played the guitar on stage with Superintendent Randy Weseman.
He holds the most powerful seat in town, only his seat happens to be a wheelchair. Using his unique perspective as a quadriplegic, Tonganoxie mayor Mike Vestal is on a mission to make his town more accessible to people with disabilities.
If Saturdays are made for football, than Saturdays on the hill are made for tailgating. But this year, some of the most popular spaces for cooking out have been squeezed down.
Prosecutors ask a judge today to allow an accused killer's criminal past to be allowed as evidence at an upcoming trial.
Some Kansans want smokers to keep it outside and ask lawmakers to enact a statewide ban on smoking inside public places.
They've cleared out an Annex building that was an old club house for the former Alvamar Tennis Center. It will be town down later this Fall.
The former home to 'Yello Sub' and current home to a bar near the KU campus are targeted for removal.
Some defective weather radios have been recalled due to a malfunction. Instead of receiving alerts from the National Weather Service, the defective radios just produce white noise.
In 2006, a proficient-passing QB on the opposite sideline meant big problems for the Kansas football team. The Jayhawks finished 119th among Division I schools in pass defense last year and hope to turn things around this season, starting with Central Michigan this Saturday.
The Missouri Southern Lions shutout the Haskell Fightin' Indians by a score of 51-0 in the team's first game of the season.
The Eudora High volleyball team is learning life as the defending state champion - it's not easy! The team knows it's a long road to a second straight state title.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, with the KU football season opener still two days away, some of the best parking spots are already taken, plus we'll have the latest on plans for new development at the former site of 'The Crossing' and the campus 'Yello Sub.'
Both supporters and opponents of a statewide smoking ban squared off before the House-Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.
School district leaders released results today from last year's state assessment standards for reading and math. Those tests - known as Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, - fall under the federal 'No Child Left Behind Act.'
A former Kansas State University English professor convicted of killing his ex-wife claims he was denied a fair trial and wants a new one.
It appears alcohol played a role in last week's crash just south of the KU campus that sent five freshmen to area hospitals.
The Kansas Highway Patrol isn't just looking for speeders - it's also looking for new recruits - and the search is harder than it used to be.
A special session of the Tonganoxie School Board ends in three and a half hours of meetings behind closed doors.
Tonganoxie city leaders have sorted out all the details of a new city pool - down to the slides and toys. Now one detail remains unsettled - who's building the facility?
A conference at KU concentrates on speeding up the information superhighway throughout the country. Rural areas need the same access to high-speed internet as the nation's most populous areas.
He's been set on fire, jumped off the roof of a 180-foot building, and hit by a car too many times to count. And Wednesday night, Hollywood stuntman Chris Daniels showed off the stunts that made him famous to students at the Kansas Union.
Jayhawk freshman running back Carmon Boyd-Anderson has been impressing coaches during practices and hopes to earn some playing time this season.
Already the Jayhawks' best defender, star CB Aqib Talib may also see some action on offense as a WR this season.
In 2006, the LHS volleyball team made an improbable run to the state tournament, though it was cut short with an early elimination. But this season, with new coach Stephanie Maguson on board, the team hopes to get further in the state tourney.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, it appears that alcohol played a role in last week's car crash involving 5 KU students, plus we'll also take a look at how Lawrence schools stack up in the latest round of 'No Child Left Behind' assessments.
Lawrence High School students with disabilities did not meet state standards in math assessments. And “subgroups” at each of the four junior highs also failed to meet some of the standards.
The Aug. 21 accident occurred when a black Ford Mustang full of Kansas University Oliver Hall residents crossed the median and struck a tree, injuring all those in the car.
Stores in a coming development near Free State High School can now sell alcoholic beverages. The Lawrence City Commission voted tonight to allow the Bauer Farms project to include liquor stores and restaurants that sell alcohol by the drink.
A player at a soccer game in Eudora is taken by helicopter to Kansas University Hospital after suffering a head head injury.
Haskell Indian Nations University is striving to become the healthiest tribal college in the nation. Officials there hope a new initiative and a new fitness center will help them reach that goal.
More than 400 students and faculty gathered this afternoon to usher in a new school year. Fall convocation is the official welcome for new students following the flurry of activity that starts the new year.
It's a sacred piece of Lawrence history and it's coming to a theater near you. Local director Kevin Willmott transforms part of downtown Lawrence into a Hollywood movie set to tell an often overlooked story.
A Sunday liquor sales ordinance in Tonganoxie may be on its way to a city-wide vote. Liquor store owners asked the city council to consider the Sunday sales after neighboring Basehor passed an ordinance earlier this month.
In his college football career, Todd Reesing has led the Kansas football team to a come from behind victory. He also has a memorable 63-yard scramble. And don't forget his three passing TDs and two rushing scores in three games played as a freshman.
The Free State Firebirds volleyball team still has nine days to prepare for its first action of the season.
The Free State soccer team opened its season against Spring Hill this afternoon.
The Lawrence High soccer team opened its season tonight with Junction City.
According to a motion Assistant District Attorney Angela Wilson filed, family friends of the now-16-year-old victim reported to police on Sunday they saw the boy getting out of a car driven by Kane. The boy told a police detective he had been with Kane five times since her guilty plea, according to the motion.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, city officials are once again looking options for moving the downtown post office, and lights, camera, action in downtown Lawrence as a filmmaker works on his latest project.
“I sincerely hope you have learned a lesson from this,” U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum told Young. “What you did could’ve led to far more tragic results.”
Meredith Kane, 24, had been out on $15,000 bond since March and was booked in the Douglas County Jail Monday evening because authorities accused her of violating a court order barring her from contact with the 16-year-old victim or any witness in the case.
Only 150 students — 79 at Lawrence High and 71 at Free State — took the test in 2006-2007 compared to the 169 the year before and the 553 students at both schools who took the ACT test, which is more common in the Midwest.
Facing tight financial times in the present, city leaders explore new sources of funding for future projects. Leaders agree that streets and sidewalks would get the biggest boost from any new tax dollars. City commissioner Mike Amyx has put a proposal on the table to add another half-percent to Lawrence 7.3 percent sales tax.
A former Lawrence teacher who admitted earlier this year to having sex with a student was arrested this afternoon for violating a court order in the case.
The Lawrence School Board members unanimously approved a tentative agreement tonight with teacher-contract negotiators.
A Free State High School art teacher has been named by her peers as the best in the state. Carolyn Berry was selected as the outstanding high school art educator for this school year by the Kansas Art Education Association.
Two Lawrence residents were charged in connection with a methamphetamine bust on Sunday. A 27-year-old Lawrence man faces one count of felony unlawful acts under the state's chemical control statute.
Douglas County Commissioners agreed to spend more money to buy a new system to track inmate information at the county jail. Commissioners voted today to move ahead on a nearly $350,000 jail-management software program.
Old wiring has made several residence halls on the KU campus vulnerable to electrical fires. The number of student housing fires nationwide has increased sharply since 1998.
106 golfers turned out at Lawrence Country Club today to help Kansas head coach Bill Self raise money for the Boy Scouts of Douglas County. But only a lucky four got to play 18 holes with KU's head man.
A second place finish at the Oregon Invitational over the weekend earned two Kansas volleyball players some all-tournament accolades.
In 2006, the Veritas Christian school football team struggled to a 5-5 record. The Eagles lost their first three of the year and then lost in the first round of the playoffs.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
A boating accident in Jefferson County killed a Topeka man. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officers are looking into the fatal boating accident that happened Saturday evening at Perry Lake.
A dog attack in Topeka ended with help from the long arm of the law. Kansas Attorney general Paul Morrison was off-duty, in the right place at the right time, ad ready to firth crime when a woman's nightly dog walk turned into disaster.
The former Lawrence High School teacher who admitted earlier this summer to having sex with a student was arrested Monday afternoon for violating a contact order issued by the court.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a Free State High School art teacher is named by her peers as the best in the state, and more about Commissioner Mike Amyx's sales tax proposal.
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV said Army officers need to be comfortable working with civilians, especially with those working at the federal level, such as at the U.S. State Department. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan involve more than just military operations, he said.
Injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The current software program is about 15 years old, and was not designed to be a full jail management system. Many of the current records being kept are in paper form.
The agency has identified 50-year-old Rafael Estrada, of Topeka, as the man killed on the lake’s upper Rock Creek arm.
They’ve gone from putting handcuffs on criminals to practicing handoffs with seventh-graders. “Remember, get in your three-point stance,” Lawrence Police Officer Eric Barkley shouted to a group of Southwest Junior High seventh-graders at a recent practice. “One guy is going to come at you. Fight him off.” Barkley is one of a number of city police officers who volunteer coaching seventh-grade football, a program the Lawrence Police Department has undertaken for the past 12 years.
After months in Iraq, local men and women returned home and reunited with their families. Dozens of soldiers landed at Forbes Field after a year-long deployment in Iraq. After the loss oc two of their brothers, the men and women are grateful to be back.
Six months of planning came together for a special cause at the Third Annual Burcham Park Music for the Masses concert. Saturday's concert highlighted the talent of eight bands as concert-goers kicked back and enjoyed the sounds of rap, rock and instrumental jazz.
The city of Tonganoxie rallied together to help a neighbor pay her medical expenses. Residents hoped to raise nearly $7,000 for Donna Conrad through donated clothing and furniture at a benefit sale.
KU started a new group of women connected through the University and public service. The initiated called Women Philanthropists for KU banks on a national trend that women not only want to support causes, but get involved.
If you heard music on Massachusetts Street this weekend, it was the sound of a Lawrence tradition more than 27 years in the making: the state fiddling and picking championships. The competition sounds nice, but it's serious business; there's no fiddling around when there are bragging rights up for grabs.
By day they patrol the streets, but once the school bell rings, you'll find a number of Lawrence police officers on the football field instead. Officers with the Lawrence Police Department have been volunteering their time for more than a decade coaching the seventh grade football program.
Today, head coach Mark Mangino release his final depth chart before the Kansas Football team opens the 2007 season, on the two deep, only a few surprises.
A trend continues as Lawrence Public Schools released an unofficial student head count. school leaders said that growth is steady but one school is growing faster than the others. Compared to this time last year, there are some 200 more students in Lawrence public schools. It's a broad look at the student population that doesn't excite school leaders.
Support continues to build at Lawrence City Hall for a new citywide sales tax. But the big question seems to be what a new sales tax should fund. City commissioner Mike Amyx previously proposed a half-cent sales tax to fund street, sidewalk and other infrastructure improvements.
Lawrence's role in the Civil War era could gain a higher profile across the country as headquarters for a national heritage area. Tuesday night, board members of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area will ask city commissioners to help create a new organization to run the 41-county tourism group.
The Eudora Board of Education and teachers will proceed to the next step in contract negotiations. A Kansas National Educators Association spokesman says a government mediator will come in Wednesday and help the two sides resolve the matter.
Douglas Country District Attorney Charles Branson promoted two prosecutors and hired a third. Amy McGowan has been named Chief Assistant District Attorney for trial management and David Melton has been promoted to Chief Assistant DA for administration.
Kansas defensive lineman James McClinton has been named to the 38th annual Rotary Lombardi Award watch list.
For years, he terrorized members of the Sunflower League. More often than not, he ran over them on the way to the endzone on Friday nights. After shouldering the load at Lawrence High for three years, Brandon McAnderson left for bigger and better things at KU.
The 2007 fall sports season officially begins for the University of Kansas this evening. The first team to take the court: the Kansas Volleyball squad.
Alec Joller is one of busiest unemployed men in Lawrence. Since recently losing his retail job, this artist/writer/filmmaker has used the time to focus on a project that combines all of his skills.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the city's role in the Civil War could gain a higher national profile, and more about Lawrence public school enrollment numbers.
Preliminary enrollment numbers are 10,539 as of this week.
City leaders pulled plans for a library expansion off the shelf. The project as been in the works for six years, but today it got a major jump start. For months, plans to build a new Lawrence Public Library have sat, idling at a crossroads. But after a meeting with the Lawrence City Commission, the project may begin to move forward once again.
A 26-year-old Kansas City, Mo. man lead police on a multi-county high-speed chase and now faces numerous charges.
The trial has been delayed for the second of two men charged in connection with the murder of a retired jeweler in 2005. 35-year-old Allen Dale Smith faces first degree murder and aggravated burglary charges.
Plans to display unique artwork in a new park along the Kansas River are now on hold after some residents raised concerns about potential impacts to the environment.
Two political veterans brought their bi-partisan experience to the Dole Institute of Politics. The Institute announced its' fall semester fellows today.
Enrollment is up again at some area schools. Unofficial numbers recorded during thee first week of classes in Eudora and the Basehor-Linwood School Districts show those schools continue to grow.
The pre-season accolades just keep coming for Kansas junior Aqib Talib. Today, the Jayhawk cornerback was named to the Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award watch list.
A red-shirt year in 2005 followed by a season ending injury during summer workouts in 2006; so far, that's been Angus Quigley's legacy at the University of Kansas.
One team that won't have to wait until next week to open the new season is the KU volleyball team. Ray Bechard and the ladies serve up 2007 tomorrow.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, plans to build a new library in downtown Lawrence get a jump-start, and an update of plans on a sculpture park along the Kansas River.
At a study session with the library’s board of trustees, commissioners said they would direct staff members to prepare a detailed report — or a “decision tree” — on what steps would need to be taken to undertake an expansion and put the question to voters in a citywide election.
District spokeswoman Julie Boyle said board members will go into executive session at the meeting and then possibly take action.
Contract negotiators for the school district and Lawrence teachers moved toward a tentative agreement tonight, After being about $1 million apart the Lawrence School District and teachers met in the middle.
Decades of history came crumbling down today as demolition began on the former South Junior High School. The new South Junior High opened its' doors this week and now the old bricks and mortar that housed students at 27th & Louisiana for nearly 40 years came tumbling down.
It was back to class today for students at Haskell Indian Nations University officially. The 20076 session marks th 123rd year for Haskell.
With three teams sharing the football field, Haskell Stadium takes a beating. Now, administrators are looking into an artificial surface for the field.
In nine days, the Kansas Football team will take Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium for the 2007 season opener. Tonight though, that field belonged to the fans.
It was Fall Sports Kickoff Jamboree for our local high school tonight.
The Kansas Cross Country team opens at home on September 1. For the men, Rim Rock Farm holds good memories. For the women, not so much.
Mark Mangino's offense will look much different in 2007. When the Jayhawks open the new season in nine days against Central Michigan, they'll debut a new starting runningback, quarterback and offensive coordinator.
Dennis Moore says it's time for change in Iraq. The third-district congressman was in Lawrence today to address a luncheon organized by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Injuries not considered serious.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a fiery head-on crash last night west of Lawrence sends two women to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the old South Junior High building is set to be demolished.
James Gartland, the former general manager, has been charged with three felony counts of making false information and four counts of computer crimes. Prosecutors say Garland improperly allowed track patrons to make bets without paying — and made false reports and financial entries to conceal his actions.
State Sen. Nick Jordan, a Republican from Shawnee, has announced his bid to represent the 3rd congressional district, which includes east Lawrence and is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat from Lenexa.
Two area residents were transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries Tuesday night following a head-on collision on the Kansas Highway 10 bypass about one-half mile south of the Lecompton interchange.
Just days into the Fall semester, five KU students are injured in a wreck only blocks from their dormitory.
Kansas faces a record teacher shortage, but school officials are hoping the situation will improve with the start of the new school-year.
On this day in 1863, as many as 400 raiders from Missouri burned the city of Lawrence and massacred almost 200 of its residents. Each year, we still take time to remember those who died on that historic day.
One Tonganoxie liquor store owner says her glass is half empty after losing $25,000 of possible sales in the last year.
The Kansas Bioscience Authority has money to spend and it's looking for community partners to help decide how.
It took jurors just four hours to convict a 51-year-old Lawrence man of choking a woman during a dispute over $50.
A Lawrence resident who admitted falsifying credit union records to the tune of three million dollars is sentenced to three months in federal prison.
In 1968, running back John Riggins helped lead the Kansas Jayhawks to the Orange Bowl. Forty years later, the former NFL great is being added to the KU Ring of Honor.
A week and half and counting until the Kansas soccer team opens the 2007 season - in Hawaii!
They went 2-0 against Missouri high schools and 0-7 against Kansas high schools - that's how the 2006 season breaks down for the Basehor-Linwood High School football team. In 2007, head coach Steve Hopkins expects to start winning games against Sunflower State opponents.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, five KU students were injured in a single-car accident on Naismith Drive, and more about the 144th anniversary of Quantrill's Raid.
At around 1:10 a.m. this morning, five KU students were injured in a single-car accident.
It's almost a week late, but for Lawrence's newest school, the first day of classes has finally come and gone.
At a work session, city leaders decided on plans for improvements to 4th St. from the Tonganoxie Creek Bridge to Finch Drive.
The National Federation of the Blind's Newsline Service is now up and running in Kansas. the program provides access to more than 250 newspapers and magazines nationwide - all through a touch-tone phone.
Lawrence police arrest three suspected impaired drivers and issue dozens of other citations during a weekend event cracking down on drinking and driving.
The family and friends of Tony Cox and firefighters from all over America paid tribute to a man who they call a hero.
A local non-profit that keeps the shelves stocked for those in need - is in need of a little help of its own.
She's lent a helping hand to the local chapter of the Red Cross for more than 40 years - and today, Margaret Shirk celebrated another milestone - her 90th birthday.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
The 2007 volleyball season begins this Friday for the Kansas Jayhawks. This coming weekend, KU hits the road for a tournament at the University of Oregon.
The Piper Pirates football team is entering into year two under head coach Tom Radke.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, an extended summer break comes to a close for students at South Junior High School, and details of a new report about improving safety on the Kaw River.
Highway patrol officers buckle down on drivers and have a new tactic for catching them. Many people may not know that what they're doing is not just illegal, but dangerous. We rode along with officers as they pulled over drivers for bad behavior around semi trucks.
For the disabled, the time between their first social security payment can be precarious. And in Kansas, the state with the worst backlog for disability claims in the country, it's a process that can last years. The wait for one woman took its toll.
It's been about a week since thousands of area parent packed up their kids and shipped them off to college. Many of them returned to a quiet house and are now dealing with what's commonly know as empty nest syndrome.
And then there was one. The Kansas football team opens its season in less that two weeks, and the Jayhawks have a number one quarterback. It's not the incumbent Kerry Meier. Instead, sophomore Todd Reesing is Mark Mangino's pick.
Yesterday, Memorial Stadium was home to the prepsters. Dir Wedd's Lawrence Lions and Bob Lisher's Free State Firebirds held a dual scrimmage on the Hill Saturday.
It's the golf tournament that's too big for one golf course. With 212 participants competing in yesterday's Bonnie Henrickson Tourney, the event took up not only Alvamar's public course, but also Alvamar Country Club.
Not too firm, smooth and an overall rich red color. The perfect characteristics for a tomato and exactly what area residents looked for at the Downtown Farmers' Market's first annual tomato-tasting.
The category: breakfast cereal mascots. If you know Sonny the Cuckoo bird, then you should have been one of the 15 area residents to step up and take on some of the best from VH1's World Series of Pop Culture.
Members of two northeast Kansas communities came together for a celebration five months in the making. Since March, a construction project on the bridge spanning the Kansas River divided the towns of Perry and Lecompton.
Local bar owners say they want more police downtown, and the Lawrence PD gave it a try. For six weekends this summer, ten extra officers patrolled downtown Lawrence. This afternoon, we caught up with Sergeant Dan Ward, who led the team, , to find out what they did and what they saw during those 96 hours downtown.
Smoking pot - not to get high - but to ease the pain of illness. A big name in Kansas politics says people should have that right. We spoke with him and a patient fighting to make medical marijuana legal, even though it might be too late to help.
Not many Kansas receivers had better years in 2006 than tight end Derek Fine. The Jayhawks senior however feels like he should have done more. As a junior, the Salisaw, Okla. native caught a career best 28 calls for 355 yards, third best on the team.
KU selected an interim replacement to guide the Dole Institute of Politics. Jonathan Earle, an associate history professor and associate program director at the institute, will fill in for director Bill Lacy.
KU earned a top-40 ranking in a newly released record on public Universities. U.S News and World Report raks KU 38th in the 2008 pool, that's up one spot form last year and marks the second straight year KU has climbed since falling to 45th place in 2005.
Haskell Indian Nations University officials say they may charge for parking at high school football games. University officials say there is no official proposal on the table and add they are a long way from any decision.
Mark Mangino and the Kansas Jayhawks return to practice early tomorrow morning, but tonight coach spent the evening in Prairie Village with members of the Jayhawk nation. More than 3,500 'Hawk faithful attended tonight's Kansas Football kickoff rally.
We continue our run through prep football previews with Mark Elston's Tonganoxie Chieftains. A year ago, THS was knocked out of post-season play after just one game. Now, a less experienced squad will be after a deeper run in 2007.
Lawrence High and Free State High will each have alums playing baseball in major conferences at the division one level next season.
Cindy Boecker, an assistant city administrator in Liberty, Mo., will be one of two assistant city managers to City Manager Dave Corliss. She starts Sept. 24.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, KU earns a top ranking in the newly-released U.S. News rankings, and introducing the new interim director at the Dole Institute of Politics.
Former Kansas Atty. Gen. Bob Stephan talks about his support for legalizing medical marijuana.
It won't happen overnight, but one local representative says U.S. troops will start to come out of combat. The latest report on Iraq is due to congress in less than a month, and congresswoman Nancy Boyda expects they will redeploy the troops.
KU students returned to campus for the first day of classes as the iconic hill undergoes a transformation. Many students caught a first glimpse of construction at the new Anderson Family football Complex at the base of Campanile Hill.
Several KU professors started off their school year with one big surprise. It's a first day of class tradition at KU: handing out Kemper Awards to recognize outstanding teachers and advisers.
Members of the Historic Resource Commission reviewed plans for the development project Eldridge on the Hill.
The nation's financial challenges are taking their toll on home construction. What traditionally has been a strong economic foundation in Lawrence is starting to show some cracks.
A manufacturer of plastic cups and other products honored one of its' vendors as the company's best. Packerware today congratulated Cottonwood Incorporated as its' vendor of the quarter.
It was another hot day, but, nonetheless, another day of work for high school football teams around the area. At Lawrence High, you can forget about evening practices to avoid the sweltering heat.
The view from the Campanile into Memorial Stadium on a fall Saturday is among the best in college football. Right now, however, that view is receiving a face lift.
Just 16 days and counting now until the start of the 2007 Kansas Football season. Will this be the year the Jayhawks finally break through and win the big 12's North division?
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a surprise windfall came to several KU professor in the form of the Kemper Award's $5,000, and reasons for the recent slowdown in construction in Lawrence.
With classes opening for the fall semester, thousands of KU students swarmed Mount Oread with at least one goal in mind: Get to class and get inside.
Since her campaign last year when she upset incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, Boyda has criticized the Bush administration’s management of the war. But she’s come under fire from anti-war protesters who say she hasn’t pushed hard enough for a faster resolution to the conflict.
A semi-truck was involved in a one-vehicle accident along eastbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 206 at Highway 32. No serious injuries were reported.
A new school year opens today and students have plenty of new classrooms to fill. Delays at South Junior High and Broken Arrow elementary schools buy students a few extra days of summer, but most students in the rest of the district headed back to class this morning.
Also heading back to class tomorrow are tens of thousands of KU students who return to Mount Oread for another year of hitting the books. Meanwhile tonight, Hawk Week activities continued with the annual University Convocation.
The theft of an irreplaceable piece of artwork ruffles the feathers of employees at a west Lawrence apartment complex. Their beloved Jayhawk was stolen from its' perch outside the apartment clubhouse.
Local leaders get a glimpse at a possible new look for areas south and east of Lawrence. Lawrence City and Douglas County Commissioners met this morning with planning staff to review future proposals for land use outside the city limits.
Lawrence memorial hospital plans to expand into Jefferson County. The hospital board today approved the purchase of the McLouth Medical Clinic.
Classes start tomorrow at KU giving retailers new reasons to smile. That's because parents and college students across the country are spending more money in preparing to head back to class, according to the National Retail Federation.
A local counseling center needs your help staffing its' 24-hour hotlines. Headquarters counseling center is looking for 15 to 30 new volunteers to answer calls from three lines, including one line for kids and the state's suicide prevention hotline.
The last two non-conference road games for the Kansas Football team were not memorable ones. In 2004, KU lost by three to Northwestern. Last year, the 'Hawks fell at Toledo in double-overtime. The good news for KU is that for the second time in three years, the Jayhawks won't play a road game until conference play.
We continue our prep football previews with another team that took an undefeated record into the post-season, only to lose in the state semifinals. With their top tailback and wide eceiver returning, the Eudora Cardinals hope to take the next step in 2007.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, elementary and junior high students return to school, and more about new development plans for areas south of city limits.
A 2-year-old Franklin County girl is in serious condition at Children’s Mercy Hospital Tuesday after her father backed over her with his car.
Seventh-graders at West, Southwest and Central junior high schools and Free State and Lawrence High sophomores also returned this morning for orientation sessions to help get acclimated to their new schools before a full day Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Legislative Budget Committee said it would look at a proposal by Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, that would establish a commission to set legislative pay. The commission’s recommendations would take effect unless the Legislature rejected them.
The southern plan designates much of the area around the Wakarusa River as open space within the 100-year floodplain. It also envisions commercial areas along U.S. Highway 59, south of 31st Street; low- and medium-density residential developments would fill in much of the rest of the space between 31st Street and the Wakarusa River.
Less than 24 hours before school was set to open the district decides to delay the opening of two schools - South Junior High and Broken Arrow Elementary.
Lawrence City Commissioners indicate they don't want to add more licensing requirements to Lawrence bars - but still need to do something to improve the perception of downtown safety.
A man convicted of murdering and dismembering a Lawrence woman 30 years ago is granted parole - and could be out of the prison system within two months.
A computer used by a KU employee is being investigated after KU public safety discovered it may contain child pornography.
A 21-year veteran of the Topeka Fire Department dies after battling an apartment complex fire last night in southwest Topeka.
The death of a colleague hits close to home for Lawrence firefighters - some of whom personally knew the fallen Topeka firefighter.
Nearly one thousand fewer students have pledged a fraternity or sorority in the last five years - dropping the total Greek population below three thousand last year.
Vangent is losing its contract to operate a center in the East Hills Business park on behalf of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A local nonprofit takes steps to ensure all kids in Lawrence can put their best foot forward when heading back to school.
A group of Kansas kids, parents and grandparents get a little dirty learning about Lawrence history this morning.
Preseason All-American Aqib Talib will start at one cornerback position this fall, but who will start at the other spot?
The Kansas City T-Bones lost in a tight match against the Gary-Southshore RailCats by a final score of 9-7.
The 2006 season was one to remember for the Free State High football team. After going a perfect 9-0 in the regular season, the Firebirds went on to win the first playoff games in school history. Will this year's squad be able to follow those big shoes?
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, summer vacation has just gotten a little bit longer at Broken Arrow Elementary and South Junior High, and a look at why there are fewer Greek students at KU.
The state’s education commissioner says 95 percent of Kansas Title 1 schools and districts are meeting testing targets in math and reading.
The computer is used by a 59-year-old man who works in Malott Hall. The images on the computer’s hard drive were reported last week by one of the man’s co-workers, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety spokesman.
Most Lawrence public school students are set to return to class on Wednesday, but that might not be the case for those headed to the city's newest school.
At 'Traditions Night,' University leaders taught students to 'Rock Chawk,' 'Wave the Wheat' and find the spirit it takes to be a Jayhawk.
With the school-year set to start in less than 48 hours, many students still don't have the supplies they need.
Gasoline prices are down, but milk prices are on the rise. Consumer reports estimates that Americans are paying a hefty price for falling prey to online scam artists.
Trial is delayed as plea negotiations are underway for a Lawrence man facing felony animal cruelty charges.
Developers of Lawrence's first new urbanism neighborhood has to change some of their plans.
Devastating flood waters last month damaged the refinery after a nearby river over-topped it's levy, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the rising waters, coating houses and lawns.
The Eudora City Council will publicly support the school district's upcoming bond issue at their meeting tonight.
Discussions at tonight's Tonganoxie City Council meeting centers around the 2008 budget and a hearing starts at 7.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
Today, practice fields, courts, and courses around the area were being used for the first time this school year.
In Mark Mangino's second open practice of the season, the media and fans in attendance watched a Kansas offense run almost exclusively by sophomore QB Todd Reesing.
While several Jayhawks battle it out for starting positions, Aqib Talib is NOT one of them.
KU outfielder Brock Simpson has inked a deal with the Cleveland Indians organization.
The start of school Wednesday at the new South Junior High School, 2734 La., which is still under construction, could be delayed one or two days. A decision will be made by noon Tuesday.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, developers of Lawrence's first New Urbanism neighborhood are asking the city commission for permission to change their initial plans, and work at South Junior High is racing the start of school.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts today announced that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving more than $1 million in housing grants to Lawrence.
This month marks a big anniversary for the city's two high schools. Free State High opened 10 years ago becoming Lawrence's second high school and fueling an intense rivalry in the process. The school was the result of a 1994 bond issue that left a divided community.
Lawrence clubs and bars may soon need a new license or permit to stay open. Lawrence city commissioners will consider whether to add this requirement to venues that host live DJs music and dancing.
There could soon be two major apartment complexes in close proximity to the south Iowa Street shopping district. Developers of the Exchange at Lawrence need approval from city commissioners to build a large apartment complex at 31st and Ousdahl.
Triple-digit-heat is exactly what the KU Department of Housing was trying to avoid by allowing all incoming students to move into the dorms an hour and a half earlier this morning. Today, incoming students unloaded, unpacked and tried to beat the heat on the busiest moving day of the year.
A cool oasis in Tonganoxie dried up during the hottest week of the year. It closed earlier than expected, but city leaders say they were lucky to have the old city pool at all this summer.
The pages of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" came to life this weekend at the Watkins Community Museum. Mothers and daughters took a step back in time entering the world of 1860's America.
Rise and shine and lace 'em tight was the attitude this weekend for area residents who tried to beat the heat and take part in the third annual Red Dog Run. More than 400 participants turned out in support of the largest fundraiser of the year for the Boys and girls Club of Lawrence.
For the first time in nearly half a decade, the Lawrence Raiders did not bring home an American Legion State title, but that doesn't erase the fine season Shaun Edmondson's squad had.
Last season, the Kansas Football team's record could have been 10-2. That is if the Jayhawks colud have held on to a 4th quarter lead. Four times in 2006, KU was on top heading into the final frame before blowing it.
At Haskell Indian Nations University, fall camp is just beginning. Today the team checked out equipment and held their first team meal of the season. After dinner it was quickly into the film room to try and improve from last year's 2-9 season.
As the sun was on its way up this morning, it was lights out for several thousand Lawrence residents. Parts of Lawrence were left in the dark after power outages hit two separate areas.
Westar spokeswoman Karla Olsen said someone struck a pole with a vehicle about 8:30 a.m., and it knocked out a switch enclosure near Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the longtime legal battle for the Wal-Mart at Sixth and Wakarusa has finally come to an end, and more about the clean-up of gasoline from the area of Ninth and Indiana streets.
Now that another new development is headed to northwest Lawrence, neighbors turn their attention to getting local roads ready for them. With Wal-Mart and the Bauer Farms project going up at the north end of Wakarusa Drive, nearby residents are calling for some major improvements to the north-south connector.
It's been a long road, but the residents of Perry and Lecompton have cause to celebrate tonight. After newarly five months of construction, the Lecompton Bridge opened to one lane of traffic this afternoon, reuniting the two communities.
Hundreds achieved their personal goals as a summer full of dog days winds down. As participants in the daily workouts rounded the track at memorial Stadium for the last time, a coveted prize waited at the finish line.
A new batch of Jayhawks will hatch on the hill this weekend. Residence and Scholarship halls open for students at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, 90 minutes earlier than usual, in hopes of beating the expected 100 degree heat.
Every Friday for the past three months, the Golf Pros of Lawrence - John Morris, Randy Towner and Jon Zyllstra - made it look oh so easy. This evening though, our final Ask the Pro segment is dedicated to the truth.
Lawrence pays homage to its Bleeding Kansas roots this weekend with the 12th annual Civil War on the Western Frontier.
The Kansas Football team not only met the media for the first time in 2007, but the Jayhawks also unveiled their new look uniforms for the upcoming season.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, hundreds achieve their personal goals as the summer of Dog Days winds down, and commuters can travel over the Lecompton Bridge again.
It would not be Kansas football season without a little confusion at the quarterback position. And with less than a month before the start of the Jayhawks' season, that's exactly what coach Mark Mangino has.
Our local Meals on Wheels serves more than one hundred Lawrence residents daily, but says now they're hungry for more volunteers and financial help. The organization now has a waiting list for services as demand grows but their needs don't.
Lawrence may soon become headquarters of a 41-county heritage area. The Convention and Visitors Bureau would run the center under the name Destination Management Inc. if local leaders support the concept.
A natural change makes water in parts of town harder to swallow. High algae levels in Clinton Lake have changed the taste and smell of tap water for residents living west of Iowa Street.
The construction that has split two communities ends tomorrow. The Lecompton bridge reopens to traffic at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon after five months under construction.
A Lawrence woman who helped change the way marijuana cases are handled in Lawrence is now leading a group that will seek a state law to legalize the drug for medical reasons.
Lawrence's Most Wanted spent some hard time behind bars today, all for a good cause. The criminals were sentenced today as part of the March of Dimes Jail and Bail.
Scot Pollard is officially a Boston Celtic. The former Kansas center joins fellow Jayhawk alum Paul Pierce in Bean town. Pollard, a 10-year NBA veteran, makes Boston the fifth stop in his pro career.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the Lecompton Bridge will open to traffic a 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, and a possible new look for Wakarusa Drive.
Attention Wal-Mart shoppers, a new store is coming to town. A six-year battle to build Lawrence's second Wal-Mart store has come to an end. Wal-mart and local developers won long-sought approval to put a 100-thousand square foot store on the northwest corner of Six Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Likely presidential candidate Fred Thompson tapped the director of the Dole Institute of Politics to run his campaign. Bill Lacy engineered both of Thompson's successful senate campaigns and is now taking over the day-to-day operations of his committee to explore a presidential bid.
It took a tragedy to realize, but now KU wants a better way of getting urgent emergency messages to students and faculty. Thanks to the University's Fire Marshal, KU has transformed it's ordinary fire alarms into live, broadcast alert systems.
State regulators continue trying to clean up an area near Ninth and Louisiana Streets more than a year after a gasoline leak from a nearby station fueled an apartment fire.
Injury and ineptitude led to a mess under center for the 2006 Kansas Football team. Kerry Meier made eight starts and threw for a freshman record 13 touchdowns, but missed four games with an injured shoulder.
The votes are in. And as you can see, Lawrence's own Brandon McAnderson has been voted the funniest player on the team.
Bill Lacy will take an unpaid, indefinite leave of absence as the director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas to take a leading role in former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson’s exploratory presidential campaign, the university reported this morning.
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Commissioners came to the city bus system's rescue tonight, saving it from a cutback in service hours. In 2008, the 'T' will continue to run until eight at night, instead of shutting down at six.
Investigators are trying to figure out what killed a Minnesota man whose body was found on the Kansas Turnpike.
The Douglas County Sheriff's office identifies the victim of Sunday's drowning at Clinton Lake.
Two men went missing Sunday when their canoes flipped. The body was found shortly before 7:30 this morning.
The Douglas County Sheriff's office recovers a stolen mini-van from the Kansas River today.
Classrooms without walls, unfinished floors, and no where to park. A new South Junior High School is a work in progress - and students move in next week!
A Lawrence-based maker of high-performance audio equipment is tuning in a new boss. Martin Logan sells its speakers to movie stars and admitted audiophiles.
Just as school is about to begin, a retailer that caters to students is making plans for closing its Lawrence store.
The college football season officially began today for the Channel 6 Sports crew at the 2007 Kansas Jayhawk Media Day.
The Lawrence Raiders' title hopes were crushed as they were defeated by the Salina Falcons by a final score of 8-2.
Judge allows additional charges
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the battle for Sixth and Wakarusa may come to an end tonight, and workers push to finish South Junior High School before students arrive.
Person identified, but cause of death still under investigation
Victim identified as James Whitaker, 33, of Lawrence.
The sweltering summer sun claims more victims of heat illness the temperature rises. It's here. The dog days of summer are among us and that's exactly where we were tonight. We stopped by Don Gardner's Dog Days evening workout because when it's this hot, doctors say cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke become common.
A 34-year-old Lawrence man pulled from Clinton Lake Sunday died from injuries. Douglas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Kari Wempe says the man's name is not being released until tomorrow because some family members have not been informed.
It was a treacherous weekend on the waters for a group of canoers up the Kansas River in Topeka. One man is still missing after two canoes capsized late yesterday.
An object that looked threatening spurred a brief employee evacuation in the East Hill Business Park.
New plans and a new city commission could pave the way for a new Wal-Mart in Lawrence. For the second time in a year, developers will ask city commissioners for permission to build Lawrence's second Wal-Mart on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Students at Southwest Junior High will now be able to see solar energy in action. A crew installed a one-kilowatt solar module system on part of the school's roof.
A major area crop is starting to stress out just as it's about to get its' big break. The combination of rising temperatures, dry weather and gusty windsa are stoking worries among area corn farmers.
Victims of the Greensburg tornado will get help brightening up their temporary homes from the man who prosecuted the killers made infamous by Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood."
18 innings of baseball in near 100 degree heat is not a problem for the Lawrence Raiders. After a round three loss in the AAA Legion State Tournament on Sunday, the Raiders needed two victories this afternoon in Salina to jump out of the loser's bracket and into the state title game.
After four practices into the 2007 KU football season there are plenty of questions to be answered.
Callie Rios gives the high and low.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, a new city commission may help move along plans for a Wal-Mart at 6th and Wakarusa, and a look at the Leavenworth County Fair.
