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KU forward Darrell Arthur is one of 20 players selected to participate in tryouts for the 2007 USA Under-19 World Championship team.
Lawrence High School senior baseball player Nick DeBiasse has been named the Scholar Athlete for the Month of May.
Steve Grant, the only Athletic Director Free State High School has ever had, has decided to retire, effective immediately.
KU golfer Amanda Costner was named to the Big 12 female sportsperson of the year.
Injured KU basketball player Brandon Rush will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL early Friday morning.
The Greensburg city council accepts the resignation of Mayor Lonnie McCollum.
It's bee season in the nation's capital and the sunflower state is buzzing with excitement. Kansas is represented by a speller who competed in the National Spelling Bee Finals tonight.
KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway is headed to China along with a group of KU faculty and administrators.
Two armed men force their way into an East Lawrence home, ordering the women and children inside onto the ground.
An early-morning fire injures one woman as she tries to help her dog escape the flames.
The year-long project on Kasold Drive nears a long-awaited end as crews put the finishing touches on 6 million dollars worth of repairs.
Responding to a 6% city budget cut, the health department shoots up the cost of vaccines. The health department says between declining money from grants and now the city, they're using more reserve funds and barely breaking even.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, effective Friday, June 1, 2007, the health department will raise the cost of all immunizations by two dollars, and a timetable for the construction on Kasold Drive.
Lawrence Fire & Medical responded to a two-alarm fire early Thursday morning at a two-level apartment at 536 Ohio Street.
They man movie theaters, apartment complexes, night clubs and sporting events, but private security guards are under no regulation from the state.
Win 11 games and advance to the Class 6A state semifinals, and they will come. In this case, they, are an army of 75 at this week's Free State High's football camp.
On the American Legion diamond, the Lawrence Raiders are less than 48 hours away from playing their first contest of the season.
Area musicians are tuning up their instruments tonight to prepare for the return of a summer tradition in Lawrence.
An Ireland-based bio-science company celebrates the opening of its north american headquarters right here in Lawrence.
Lawrence police search for two suspects who attempted to rob two 20-year-old women at gunpoint early this morning.
A Lawrence couple sues the state over a Kansas utility's plans to build new coal-fired electrical plants.
A routine bridge inspection turns up a much bigger problem in Tonganoxie.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the IdentiGEN bioscience company opens its new North American headquarters in Lawrence, and a look at the regulations which affect security guards in the city.
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The question on everybody’s mind before Brandon Rush tore his anterior cruciate ligament playing in a pickup basketball game isn’t any different than the one now being asked: Will he play next season for Kansas University?
On November 9 the Kansas Basketball team opens its regular season against Louisiana-Monroe. Head coach Bill Self believes junior guard Brandon Rush could be ready for that contest.
When the Kansas State Legislature looked for someone to breathe new life into its' aging capitol building, lawmakers turned to a team of Lawrence architects. Now some eight years later, the firm's work continues amid questions about the project's size and cost.
Vandals strike Lawrence's outdoor downtown sculpture exhibition once again. A piece called Prayer Booth no longer stands at the corner of 7th & Massachusetts after it was knocked over late Sunday night.
A Lawrence man was seriously injured this morning after his pickup truck struck a tree near 21st & Barker.
This might not be the version of the birds and the bees you are used to, but it is one that KU professor and a Kansas artist say you need to know about.
A blast from the Jayhawk past is making a name for himself overseas. Former KU linebacker Nick Reid has been named NFL Europe's defensive player of the week.
The end of the high school baseball season means it's time to turn our attention to the Lawrence Raiders. The city's top American Legion team met tonight for an organizational meeting at CiCi's Pizza.
On Monday, after a two-day rain delay, the Lawrence High baseball team played in the state semi-finals for the first time in a half-decade.
A rare Tuesday night meeting of the Lawrence School Board nets one new school administrator and sends a host of businesses home with honors.
The state's Secretary of Commerce visited Lawrence today to see what the high-tec hotbed has to offer and what the state can do to help.
t will be a kinder, gentler approach to security at the upcoming Wakarusa Music Festival.
Don’t pin your hopes for the 2007-08 season on the wounded knee of Kansas University junior-to-be Brandon Rush, who soon will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. If Rush returns at close to full strength, consider that a bonus, but don’t assume that’s going to happen.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the costs of renovations at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka keep growing, and a look at the preparations for the Wakarusa Music Festival.
Jared Comfort is a Lawrence resident, a Kansas University graduate and for the last two years has been assistant principal at Williams Magnet School in Topeka.
The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The fatality victim was David M. Armstrong.
Ancestors of Civil War veterans rededicate a special memorial today, carrying on the legacy of our history.
At the 4A state softball tournament in Mulvane, the Eudora Cardinals completed an historic weekend with a run to the championship game.
On the 6A state softball side, Saturday didn't go as planned for the Free State Firebirds. Pam Pine's squad lost a semifinal contest to Derby, before falling in the third place game to Washburn Rural.
Three inches of rain on Saturday, graduation on Sunday. Thanks to an off day due to weather and another day dedicated to senior celebrations, the Lawrence High baseball team had to wait 72 hours in between a state quarterfinal victory on Friday and a state semifinal showdown today.
Noah Malsbury gives the highs and lows for May 28.
Scientists from KU are helping recovery for Greensburg tornado victims by providing an eye in the sky.
On this memorial day, and early settler to the area finally has a proper resting place.
Today's rains didn't stop people from spending their day off outdoors.
Lawrence residents gathered earlier today to celebrate the sacrifices of our armed forces.
Well college is the next step for many of today's graduates and the Latino Community Coalition of Douglas County is helping one now former Free State graduate get there with a little financial support.
Also playing in a state semifinal game Saturday morning was the Free State softball team.
Yesterday two of our area softball teams were playing for a birth into the state title game and one team that did advance to the championship contest was the Eudora Lady Cardinals in Class 4A.
School is closed and that means the pool is open but swimmers may not be the only thing wadding in the waters at area pools.
This weekend marks the third anniversary of the city taking over a local resting place with a history of neglect.
Just a few miles down the road in Wichita yesterday were the finals of the state track and field meet, but unfortunately no city schools took home a gold medal in running events.
On the prep baseball diamond, a champion has yet to be crowned in Class 6A as heavy rains in Wichita postponed games until Monday.
He may not be his brother's keeper, but he's sure sounding like his brother's speaker.
Despite the showers on Saturday, young scouts took time to honor fallen soldiers.
Close to just one hour after the Lawrence High ceremony wrapped up, Free State High seniors took their turn at 4 p.m.
There was plenty of pomp and circumstance this afternoon as hundreds of seniors became graduates as Lawrence High students graduated first this afternoon.
KU basketball player Brandon Rush, who had earlier entered his name into consideration for the NBA draft, has now decided to return to KU for another season of Jayhawk basketball instead.
Day 1 results are in at the All-Class State Track and Field Meet and several local participants are still in the chase for a medal.
The LHS baseball team defeated the # 2 Olathe East Hawks to stay alive in the 6A State Baseball Tournament. In other news around the diamond, the Free State softball squad defeated Shawnee Mission West and Eudora shut-out the Girard Trojans.
Even as gas prices continue to rise, a recent survey says Memorial day travel will actually increase this year.
We conclude our look at a day in the life of Lawrence with a staple of life for the younger crowd in town -- a night out on Massachusetts Street.
If there's one place in Lawrence where time stops, it's the American Legion every Thursday night at 7:30. This is where about 100 people get their kicks to the sound of the Junkyard Jazz Band.
By Monday, every grave in the veteran's plot at Oak Hill Cemetery will bear a small bouquet and an American flag. However, after almost 30 years, the woman responsible for this annual tribute is beginning to pass the torch.
A judge orders a Topeka man to spend more than 15 years in prison for a shooting outside a Lawrence nightclub that killed one man and injured another.
Because of a construction project that seriously hampers access to parking at Memorial Stadium, graduation ceremonies have been moved to the school district's backup location - Allen Fieldhouse.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, work around Memorial Stadium will force Lawrence High and Free State High School graduation ceremonies to be held at Allen Fieldhouse, and high gas prices may affect travel on Memorial Day weekend.
The graduation ceremonies for Lawrence High School and Free State High School will be held at Kansas University's Allen Fieldhouse, rather than Memorial Stadium, on Sunday.
Baseball and softball tournaments aren't the only state championships taking place over the weekend. The All-class State Track and Field Meet will also be taking place this weekend in Wichita.
The town of Eudora is filled with history going back over 150 years. Now, thanks to the high school girl's softball team, there is more history being made in 'E-town.'
Two English visitors to Lawrence are finding a way to beat the high as prices - they're walking - not just in Lawrence - but across America.
The community reception - held in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital's atrium - highlighted the hospital's accomplishments in the past year.
As students get home from school -- we turn from our lives in the office -- to our lives on the home-front as husbands and wives, mothers and fathers. But during that transition from work to home, there's often one stop along the way...the grocery store.
If you need a little extra energy, you might be able to borrow some from the group of elementary school students Jody Brown picks up and drops off every day of the school week.
One of the most hectic places in Lawrence on any given afternoon is the Douglas County District Court. Their cases may not make headlines, yet everyday dozens of defendants move through the courtrooms. It's usually standing room only at the afternoon docket call.
Police were called to Capital City Bank -- inside the HyVee at 6th and Monterey Way -- around two this afternoon to investigate a robbery.
A Lawrence man will spend nearly 50 years in prison for beating his girlfriend to death with a table leg last summer.
New dollar figures released today show costs of nearly 40 million dollars for a new indoor and outdoor youth sports facility in Lawrence.
City leaders confirmed today one full-time employee is now out of a job and say more job cuts could come.
The sites, which are owned by The World Company, won EPpy Awards Friday from Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek at the annual Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show in Miami.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, police are investigating a mid-afternoon robbery at the Capital City bank branch in Hy-Vee on west Sixth Street, and another installment of the 24 Hours project.
City and county commissioners, school board members and chamber leaders were presented a report detailing the feasibility of building several new recreation facilities that have been studied by the citizens’ group PLAY — Partners for Lawrence Athletics and Youth.
'I'm sorry that I wasn't man enough to have a good family,' he says
School's out for many local children, but the end of the school year marks the end of an era for one local junior high.
Good news today for Brad Stoll, Nick DeBiasse and the Lawrence High baseball team, the LHS first baseman will be allowed to play in the Lions first state tournament game Friday.
Being part of sports team is kind of like having a second family, but not if you're a member of the Free State High softball team, then it's literally your family.
For four years, she's been a star athlete at Tonganoxie High School, next year she'll star at Kansas State University.
Whether your family is growing or not, imagine what it would be like to cook for 550 - well that's just a typical day for a group of six women who prepare breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks for hundreds at Central Junior High.
Working with those expecting often results in plenty of unexpected moments and for labor and delivery nurse Colleen Walker, watching the clock and waiting is just part of the job.
Giovanni Acabal and Karla Guerrero ensure our start to the day is as bright as it is early at the Westar Energy Plant in northern Lawrence.
Kick back and relax because travel guide publisher Frommers says we live in one of the most stress free places in the country.
Memorial Day is almost here, and that means busy times at area lakes.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Memorial Day is just around the corner, and Clinton Lake officials expect thousands of people. Also, the next installment of the 24 Hours project, covering Lawrence from noon to 6 p.m.
Attorney General Paul Morrison on Wednesday promoted Bob Blecha of Lawrence to lead the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
It's the largest project in the 50-plus year history of the Kansas Turnpike.
The 2007-2008 Kansas men's basketball schedule is out, sort of - non-conference games at least.
This Friday the 13-8 Lawrence High baseball team will play in its first state tournament game in five years and this year, Brad Stoll's team is hoping for more.
The world's largest retailer surprises a Lawrence elementary school teacher this morning.
And there's nothing like a cold glass of milk to wash down a fresh pastry and for Munchers Bakery owner Mike Tennyson the overnight hours are prime time for baking the day's goods.
We begin well before sun-up south of Lawrence, where Eugene George awakes well before dawn to milk his day for all its worth.
The last day of the legislation called signy die is typically a ceremonial day, but this year circumstances forced lawmakers to get down to business.
Police investigate an attempted rape after a 25-year-old woman is found running nude in north Lawrence.
Lawrence becomes the first city in the state to create a way to publicly recognize gay and lesbian couples.
Registry will be first in the state.
An interactive story produced by Channel 6 and the Journal-World gives the public a chance to see what it's like to sit in the dispatcher's chair. You can view the ljworld.com interactive story at www2.ljworld.com/how_911_works/.
Free State senior swimmer Chase Torgerson has signed a letter of intent to swim for the University of Denver in Colorado.
The Kansas baseball team may have been knocked out of Big 12 Tournament contention with a loss to NU on senior day, but Ritch Price's squad has plenty of reasons to think the future will be bright for Hoagland Ballpark.
Jayhawk junior football standout Aqib Talib spent the weekend in Phoenix for a photo shoot for Playboy Magazine's All-American Football Team.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
The KU community has raised more than $30,000 to help recovery efforts in Greensburg, the Kansas town devastated by a deadly tornado earlier this month.
6News reporter Laura McHugh explains how one group is bringing comfort to the tornado-torn town of Greensburg, Kansas in the way only a pet can.
The next time you go to the grocery store, why not save your plastic bags to reuse, or better yet, bring a cloth bag? That was one of the many ideas discussed tonight at a sustainability town hall forum held at Liberty Hall.
Haskell Indian nations University is offering summer school for the first time in years. About 200 students enrolled for the classes, which began today.
KU's R.O.T.C. branches held a commissioning ceremony this morning at the Kansas Union to introduce the newest officers of the United States Armed Forces.
Lawrence could soon become the first city in the state to create a domestic partnership registry, which is a program that would legally recognize unmarried couples who live together and depend on each other to live.
With the city of Lawrence facing major budget cuts due to a revenue shortfall -- more details on the potential impacts emerge tonight. One location likely to see some noticeable changes due to a 6% funding cut - the Lawrence Public Library.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, lawmakers will be expected to take up a disaster relief bill when they reconvene tomorrow and the kickoff for the World Company's "24 Hours in Lawrence" project.
The feud between the medical center and KU Hospital has been boiling all year before the Legislature.
Four-thousand graduates make a trip down the hill today in KU 135th commencement ceremony.
To the prep pool where yesterday in Topeka, both Free State and Lawrence High wrapped up his girls swimming season with the state meet.
In other KU baseball news, former Jayhawk Travis Metcalf made his major league debut yesterday with the Texas Rangers.
Play like there's no tomorrow and for the Kansas baseball team, there literally is no tomorrow.
Driving to and from parts of northern Lawrence gets challenging as a major construction project starts.
We continue our local coverage of the Greensburg, Kan., tornado tonight with a look at how one family with tries to Lawrence looks to overcome the destruction.
When you think of a college graduate, you probably imagine a person in his or her twenties but tonight but tonight Boomergirl.com editor Cathy Hamilton introduces us to a woman, well into her forties, who didn't let her a little thing like age stop her from pursuing her dreams.
Its been a week of celebration for KU students, but those caught drinking underage often find themselves paying for the party long after its over.
Well graduation day is not without its worries as many students move forward to test the job market.
Area law enforcement spend much of the day in the Tonganoxie area searching for a man wanted for the rape and attempted murder of a Topeka woman earlier this week.
Three of our local teams are headed to the state tournament, but for the Free State High softball team, the state qualifying moment was a bit more subdued.
Day two of the Kansas Senior Amateur at Alavmar Golf Club ends with Kansas City's Andy Smith winning his second championship.
Last time the Kansas baseball team took on Nebraska, the Jayhawks upset the Cornhuskers to win their first-ever Big 12 title.
Welcome to Art a la Carte. I'm Journal-World arts editor Mindie Paget.
With gas prices so high, it's hard to pay attention to anything else at the pump besides your wallet, but one new work of art might just change that.
Efforts to re-establish basic city services continue in Greensburg today, two weeks after an EF-5 tornado destroyed almost everything in its path.
A man accused of fatally shooting a retired jeweler from rural Lecompton during a home burglary two years ago will be tried for first degree murder.
A judge denies a defense attorney's repeated requests for a new trial for a Lawrence man convicted of killing his longtime girlfriend.
The scope of Lawrence's budget shortfalls comes into focus today as city leaders begin to outline proposed cuts.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Tonganoxie High School goes into lockdown as police search for a man wanted in connection to a rape in Topeka, and a look at proposed city budget cuts.
This Sunday, KU senior Neil Melton will graduate with his peers, but because Melton took a detour to his walk down the hill, earning his degree took five-and-a-half years.
It's been a long time since the city of Lawrence has hosted the Kansas Senior Amateur championships, the last time being in 1991 at Lawrence Country Club.
To the pitch where the Lawrence Lions took on Washburn Rural in the second round of soccer regionals tonight.
Last year, both Free State and Lawrence High made it to the regional final, and tonight the two city teams met for the third time this season, this time for a ticket to state on the line.
Lawrence High's regular season didn't exactly go great, but the Lions finished the season with a record of 11-8, good enough for the fourth seed in today's regional tournament at Free State High.
If you ever wondered what makes missiles and rockets go so fast you probably should have stopped by Pinkney Elementary School this afternoon.
Lawrence's art community comes together to help the residents of Greensburg.
Making the transition from high school to college can be overwhelming - there's new people, challenging classwork - and higher expectations.
Recent heavy rains cause the bank of a creek to give way, breaking a city sewer line sending wastewater into a public stream.
It's business as usual today at Vangent - formerly known as NCS Pearson - in the East Hills Business Park, a day after a bomb scare shook employees at the 24-hour call center.
A federal grand jury indicts a Lawrence man accused of making threats that forced the evacuation of three schools and caused thousands of parents to pull their kids out of class.
Kansas City, Mo., police make two arrests in the shooting death of 37-year-old Lawrence native Derek Orchard - he graduated from Lawrence High in 1988.
The KU administration proposes a fixed tuition for incoming freshmen for the first time in the school's history.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Overland Park bomb squad detonates a potentially threatening device at Pearson, and the man accused of making a bomb threat last month faces federal charges.
The city is urging residents, and pets, to stay out of the stream until at least Sunday. City leaders said the appropriate representatives from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have been contacted.
A win would have sent Piper to the state tournament, however, Bishop Ward defeated the Pirates 6-5 and ended their season.
Kansas head golf coach Ross Randall announced that he would be retiring from his duties after 28 years. However, he will stay with the program as Director of Golf Operations. Tomorrow, the Jayhawks begin what could be their final tournament with coach Randall as their leader...
Joan Wells, Jo Huntsinger, Molly Lamere, and now...Stephanie Magnuson. Today, Lawrence High introduced its' 4th volleyball coach in school history.
Kansas National Guard leaders are back on the ground today in Greensburg to give an overview of a temporary hospital put in place after the May 4th tornado.
Developers have big plans for a new retirement community in Northwest Lawrence.
The first phase of expansion work at Lawrence Memorial Hospital is nearing competition.
The school year is ending, but the journey into retirement is just beginning for some employees of the Lawrence School District.
Students at New York Elementary celebrate the memory of 2 former students who lost their lives in a tragic incident last Fall.
For most people, home-schools and public schools are two very different things, but for at least one group of students, they're sort of meshed together.
The F.B.I., a bomb squad, and federal explosives agents responded to a Lawrence business tonight, to investigate what appeared to be an explosive device.
Access blocked to the area
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, students at New York Elementary for a special ceremony to honor the Glover family, and more about expansions at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
With one week left in the regular season for the KU baseball team, it's time for the '07 senior class to step up. One of those guys who's answered the call is leadoff center-fielder Kyle Murphy.
The Lawrence High Lions defeated the Free State Firebird soccer team in 6A Regional action by a score of 1-0.
After disposing of Lawrence High this afternoon, the Free State Firebird softball squad continued their excellent play with a 3-1 win over the Topeka Trojans for the Regional Championship!
Sunflower Bank has named Deb Engstrom as 'Teacher of the Year' for her work as a Special Education teacher at Lawrence High.
Next month, LHS students Alexia Welch and Sarah Ybarra and their film teacher, Jeff Kuhr are heading to the capitol to show off a film originally created for a school project.
Imagine your education without recess, PE class, school plays, or even school dances. Tonight, in part three of our series: Learning Outside the Lines, we take a look at how home-schooled students hone their social skills - without the structure of traditional school events.
Americorps Community health team members work at 40 sites in 19 states, and Lawrence is one of them. This week, they want to spread the word about what they do -- and their work starts at the Comfort Neighborhood where they helped build a home for Habitat for Humanity.
Police say a 44-year-old Perry woman was heading South on Iowa when she drove her SUV into a pick-up truck in the left-hand lane.
Lawrence City Commissioners make plans for a multi-million dollar road project in Northwest Lawrence at 6th Street and George Williams Way.
The Lawrence School Board says 'yes' to all-day kindergarten, now the eight schools selected to launch the new program must make preparations for the Fall.
Alvamar's board of directors is suing it's former management company, saying it's leaders didn't keep shareholder's interest in mind.
City manager David Corliss alerted Commissioners at their meeting tonight that he will submit a list of budget-cutting ideas to consider next week.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, city commissioners are making plans for a multi-million dollar project on George Williams Way, and continuing our look at home-schooling.
They get up, get dressed and go to school -- just like thousands of other kids in Lawrence. But instead of hopping in their car or on the bus -- Olivia and Emalee Fox just take the short trip to their dining room table. They're home-schooled. In tonight's installment of "Learning outside the Lines," Deanna Richards takes you inside their educational world.
Abby Vestal, the Lawrence High School soccer team's sole senior, may have an injured foot, but that won't stop her from participating in the upcoming city showdown against Free State.
The Piper softball team defeated Baldwin in a low-scoring affair, 1-0.
The Eudora Cardinals defeated the Tonganoxie Chieftains in the 4A Regional Softball Tournament, 5-3.
The Kansas Jayhawk baseball team currently sits in the 9th spot in the Big 12 and with the regular season winding down, the 'Hawks are looking to move up into Big 12 Tourney contention.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
82-year-old Jean Dunn's two sons bought her lottery tickets on Mother's Day. Jean scratched the 'Bonus Crossword' ticket late Sunday night and soon realized she had stuck gold!
All of Wakarusa Valley Elementary gathered in the school's gymnasium this morning to celebrate 6th grade teacher Sherry Vratil winning this year's 'Bobs Award.'
Police arrested two men early Sunday morning for allegedly kicking and hitting a man found lying on the ground outside Club Axis.
Lawrence residents donated more than 500 plastic tubs to provide a weather-proof place for residents to store small belongings salvaged from the devastating storm.
A chemical used last year to kill a troublesome weed at Lone Star Lake has area fisherman and property owners disagreeing about whether to use it again this year.
Waters at Clinton Lake rise to their second highest level ever - this just two weeks before Memorial Day Weekend. Lake officials caution only the most experienced boaters should brave the lake.
The Lawrence School Board members unanimously approved a measure tonight to implement a full day kindergarten program in 8 of the school's 15 elementary schools.
The Eudora Cardinals stay alive in the 4A Regional Baseball Tournament by defeating the Spring Hill Broncos, 7-3.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, school leaders will revisit prospects of an all-day kindergarten on the Lawrence district, and a first-hand look at the cleanup efforts in Greensburg.
Mother's Day worked out quite well for Jean Dunn.
According to the US Department of Education, the number of homeschooled children is increasing 7 to 15 percent a year. In the first of our five part series - Learning Outside the Lines - we take an in-depth look inside a world more people are choosing - but one that few know much about.
In two out of the last three games against Chicago State, the Kansas Baseball team made the Cougars cry uncle by beating them by 10 or more runs. Today, the Jayhawks went for a sweep against the windy city squad and another early knockout.
Despite numerous rainouts, postponements and umpire shortages, the Kansas State High School Athletics Association was actually able to figure out the brackets for this week's regional baseball and softball matchups.
Lawrence's Humane Society held its 12th annual Mutt 'n' Strut fundraiser Saturday morning. This year, more than 400 dog owners signed up to pledge money and walk the one or two mile courses.
Hundreds of cyclists took to the streets in downtown Lawrence for the third and final day of the National Collegiate Cycling Championships. In the division one men's race, Colorado State's Phil Mann took top honors. Mann is a 2002 graduate of Shawnee Mission East. Stanford took the D-1 overall team title with Western Washington University winning the D-2 title.
This weekend is all about one woman - mom. And for families of all sizes, colors and varieties, mom is an extraordinary person to celebrate.
For two months, it's been a major roadblock in their lives, and with summer around the corner, things will only get worse. In this update of the Lecompton bridge project, we take you to Lecompton where residents say it's a financial hardship they'll never recover.
Hundreds of student-athletes from around the nation competed this afternoon in the time trial portion of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals.
After knocking off Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, the Jayhawk softball squad was eliminated by Oklahoma in the second round.
The Lawrence High Lions easily defeated the Shawnee Mission South Raiders by a score of 9-3.
The Free State baseball team defeated the Shawnee Mission East Lancers on Friday, winning 4-3.
With the weekend finally here, Lawrence residents can look forward to some good old fashioned barbecue at the 9th Annual BBQ Competition.
Graduation season officially arrived this morning with commencement at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Specials honor go out tonight for local educator Alison Nye, who was named the Sunflower Bank Teacher of the Month.
The outpouring of assistance to get Greensburg back on the map continues from across Kansas and here in Lawrence as more locals are headed to the tornado-ravaged town to lend a hand.
It's been one week since a massive tornado tore through the town of Greensburg, Kansas, and now efforts are focusing on rebuilding the town to make it a much more environmentally friendly, greener Greensburg.
Jurors reach a verdict in the case of a Lawrence man charged with setting one of the most destructive fires in city history. Prosecutors may have gotten a conviction in the case, however it wasn't the one they were hoping for.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, Jason Rose was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the Boardwalk fire trial, and a cycling championship will roll through downtown on Saturday.
Jason Rose found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated arson and aggravated battery. Sentencing is set for June 18.
More than 400 cyclists checked in today at the Holidome for the 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals. Races begin tomorrow and run though the weekend.
Fans eager to watch KU take on the Iowa St. Cyclones in the first round of the Big 12 softball tournament will have to wait another day due to a rain delay.
One day after the Lawrence High Lions defeated the Free State Firebirds on the baseball field, the Firebirds avenged the loss with an 8-2 victory.
The Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships return to Lawrence for a third straight year, and to make way for the time trial portion of the races, parts of the K-10 bypass will shut down Friday morning.
There are plenty of competitive chess teams in schools across the country, but one - in Lawrence - is catching the attention of the rest.
Heeding a call from state emergency management leaders for personnel with specific skill sets, a handful of Douglas County employees will assist the town in cleanup efforts.
It may be a growing trend across the nation, but many Lawrence residents have a long tradition of eating local food. This week, one of the links between local farmers and consumers kicks off its 14th season in NE Kansas.
A Lawrence man linked to an unsolved Douglas County homicide will stand trial on deferral gun charges.
At last night's Overbrook city council meeting, city leaders shocked the town by voting to get rid of all seven officers on the police force.
It's been carved in stone and now, Tonganoxie city leaders ponder what to do with two permanent fixtures to their town with one big typo.
Jurors in the murder trial for the man accused of setting the deadly Boardwalk Apartment Fire will reconvene tomorrow for a second day of deliberations.
Almost a month after the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, KU is taking new steps to strengthen its emergency response system. The new method? Text message alerts.
E-mail saying otherwise is incorrect.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, some of the nation's best cyclists will be in town for a race, and more about graduation ceremonies as Haskell.
Sen. Majority Leader Derek Schmidt and Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley released a joint letter this morning.
Jessica Minor, who grew up in Coldwater, contacted friends in nearby Greensburg who shared their experiences from Friday night’s tornado.
When the KU softball team takes the field for the Big 12 Tournament, they will do so under a new format. The days of double-elimination are over...
The Free State softball team may have split a two-game series with Olathe East, but they won the one that counted for league play, 1-0.
Twenty-five local prep golf teams took to the green at the Lawrence Invitational today, and while Free State stands at 11th place, LHS didn't fare as well by slipping to 21st.
In the latest installment of the Free State vs. Lawrence High city showdown, the Lawrence High Lions baseball team came out on top, defeating rival Free State 4-1.
They provide comfort and care when students feel their worst, and this week, school nurses are honored here in Lawrence and across the nation.
The National Association of Letter Carriers has its 15th Annual Food Drive in which thousands of towns and cities across the nation participate in.
The owner of the Jayhawk Bookstore is calling 'foul' over competitors' decision to reformat the release of vital book ordering information.
City leaders want to make Lawrence a national leader in the green energy field. The city government already gets 3% of its energy supply from renewable sources and is now looking to city residents to follow their example.
Today, President Bush viewed damage from the Greensburg tornado both from a helicopter above the town and by walking down the ravaged streets.
A former Lawrence mayor attempts to bring victims of the Greensburg tornado something they don't have: plastic containers to store their belongings.
The fate of a Lawrence man accused of setting the Boardwalk Apartment fire that claimed three lives is now in the hands of jurors.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, closing arguments begin in the trial of Jason Rose, and President Bush visits the tornado-ravaged town of Greensburg.
Prosecutors, defense clash over the level of "reasonable doubt"
She missed out on job when conservatives controlled the state board
At their weekly meeting tonight, Commissioners reviewed an annual report of eight businesses that received the tax breaks in 2006.
Three local storm chasers become celebrities for the only known video of the twister that destroyed Greensburg, Kansas. Their video gives the only ground level, up close view of the 1.7 mile wide tornado that hit the small town last Friday night.
The White House is calling the federal response to the Greensburg tornado a success story - this statement comes one day after Governor Sebelius said federal response to the city has been slowed because needed manpower and equipment is in Iraq.
Even though Greensburg is more than four hours SW of Lawrence, several local groups are doing their best to make up the distance.
More than ten inches of rain has fallen during the past eight weeks, turning most of Lawrence's prep baseball players into groundskeepers.
Behind a magnificent performance from Andy Petz, the Free State Firebirds dominated the Olathe North Eagles, winning 12-2.
Imagine learning to speak a complex foreign language without ever coming face to face with your instructor -- that scenario will be a reality next year for high school students in Lawrence.
This Spring's heavy rainfall doesn't quite compare with the 1993 Summer rains, but local officials are closely monitoring the Kansas River levels.
A federal judge dismissed charges Monday against 'Yellow House' owners Guy and Carrie Neighbors. They were arrested in December after being indicted on charges of possessing guns while using a controlled substance.
The waiting will continue a bit longer to find out what's next for a proposal to build a Wal-Mart store at 6th St. and Wakarusa Drive.
The defense continues to make its case in the trial of a Lawrence man accused of setting a massive apartment fire that claimed three lives.
In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the defense continues to call witnesses in the Jason Rose trial, and more on the flood conditions through most of the Sunflower State.
The man charged with setting a deadly Lawrence apartment fire didn't have a reputation in foster care as a firestarter, the man's former foster parent testified this morning.
It's never too early to look into the future of the KU men's basketball program. This past weekend, hundreds of high school hoopsters came to Lawrence for the Jayhawk Invitational - including 2009 recruit Xavier Henry.
The cancellations just keep piling up for the KU baseball team. Tomorrow night's game against Rockhurst has been called off due to a scheduling conflict.
Monday afternoon, Lawrence High Lion swimmer Chelsea Dirks-Ham announced plans to swim at Missouri State College.
For the ninth time in ten seasons, the Kansas men's golf team will compete in NCAA regional play.
A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
The 46th Annual Art in the Park was canceled yesterday because of storms and now Lawrence Art Guild President Linda Baranski says the event will NOT be rescheduled.
Most Turnpike tolls will increase about 5% starting July 1st. A spokeswoman for the Turnpike says the toll increase is needed to keep up with escalating costs and to help pay for future big-ticket items.
President Bush, on Wednesday, will visit the town that a tornado practically wiped off the map -- Greensburg, Kansas.
A local interfaith group wants to give the most basic of necessities - shelter- to area homeless suffering from mental illness.
Two key witnesses take the stand as the trial for the man accused of setting the deadly Boardwalk Apartment fire enters its second week.
With much of Leavenworth County now in a state of emergency, Tonganoxie city officials closely watch the sewer plant which, as of this morning, was under ten feet of water.
Over the course of the day, hundreds of people took in the best show in town - the raging waters of the Kansas River.
A rescue team saved a homeless man who was living near Riverfront Park in a tent. Early in the morning, the area flooded, leaving him surrounded by water.
One family called emergency officials a little after nine this morning, with no way out of their home. Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical along with Wakarusa Fire and Rescue responded.
"He said that once he moves out into his own place, he's going to set it on fire," witness Emily Robinson said, describing a statement she says she heard defendant Jason Rose make during a church youth-group meeting a few months before the October 2005 fire at Lawrence's Boardwalk Apartments. "He said it would be the biggest, most beautiful fire he had seen."
Continuing rains were expected to push the Kansas River above flood stage later in the week, Douglas County emergency officials said Monday morning.
All across the city property tax values at large apartment complexes are appreciating at slower rates than smaller rental properties surrounding them.
An injury accident east of Lawrence shut down the turnpike this afternoon. It happened at mile-marker 207 around 3 p.m.
Kansas student-athletes lent a helping hand to Lawrence's Habitat for humanity.
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity dedicated it's fourth house over the weekend. The build was sponsored by a partnership of local banks and Lions Clubs.
If you could live to be 100, would you really want to? The secret to a long life may have less to do with genetics and more to do with good, old-fashioned healthy living.
Heading into the final weekend of the Big 12 softball slate, the Iowa State Cyclones had only one win on their conference resume and was guaranteed in getting the last seed in next weekend's tournament. The Jayhawk, however were trying to get a top-six seed.
The Jayhawk Invitational Tournament wrapped up today on KU's campus. The three-day event concluded with winners crowned in three age divisions.
Today, a win against K-State in the Sunflower Series finale would have moved the Kansas Baseball team just barely out of last place in the league standings. But after mother nature had her way canceling today's game, the Jayhawks once again found themselves in the Big 12 cellar.
It was an old-school birthday party yesterday at Pinckney Elementary. The school celebrated it's 135th birthday and the 75th anniversary of the existing building.
A group of KU students woke up this morning to a strange sight. A small truck crashed into the side of their sorority house.
An accident on the Kansas Turnpike a few miles east of Lawrence this afternoon caused Interstate 70 to be closed temporarily.
Rainfall rates of up to two inches per hour have been reported.
Art in the Park, scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. today in South Park in Lawrence, has been canceled because of the weather. No makeup date has been set.
Tornadoes killed at least seven people and leveled most of this southwest Kansas town, a state official said Saturday. Rescuers with dogs searched door to door for survivors.
About 2 a.m. today, a 24-year-old man was stabbed several times near North Fifth and Locust streets.
Lawrence students take a step back in time today with a tour of some of the city's most historic landmarks.
It was a soggy Senior Day for the Free State soccer team. With a 4-1 loss to Olathe North yesterday and two games left in the regular season, the Firebird ladies know their objective: to make school history.
The Class 6A Regional Tennis Tournament was supposed to take place on Thursday, but rainy conditions postponed the fun until today. For Free State, the day was full of fun, but for Lawrence High...not so much.
The Jayhawk Invitational Tournament tipped off tonight at Allen Fieldhouse.