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The committee did not discuss the abatement in terms of the Living Wage ordinance.
Dozens of merchants will have goodies from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Pumpkin carvers can bring their works of art to the News Center between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Halloween.
Legend has it that Virginia's unexplained death occured when the Sigma Nu house was the governor's mansion. Residents of the house have several stories about strange events that they attribute to Virginia's ghost.
The website, www.questionabledoctors.org, will examine the professional history of a doctor for a small fee.
The graduate teaching assistants want better health coverage.
Autographed basketballs were taken from a home in South Lawrence earlier in the month.
The student was critically wounded during fighting in Iraq.
Even though the Roe vs. Wade decision allows states to determine their own laws about third-trimester abortions, the bill will block such abortions at the federal level. The ACLU says the bill will violate constitutional rights.
State officials have cleared the river for a new treatment plant.
The controversial director and author may be speaker at KU's "Into the Streets" week.
With two students at Kennedy Elementary School confirmed to have viral meningitis, officials are reminding parents of symptoms of the disease and precautions they can take to prevent its spread.
Students needing an answer on just about anything have a new way to call on KU Info for help this semester as the information service now offers walk-in service at Anschutz Library.
Food Network's "The Best Of" came to town Tuesday to film segments on Wheatfields Bakery and the Hereford House that will air four to six months from now.
Growing expenses in the fight over the corner of Sixth and Wakarusa streets -- including street improvement costs -- are called "an enormous black hole for the taxpayers of Lawrence" by developer Bill Newsome.
Officials at Monday night's meeting called a county sales tax to fund schools near-impossible to pass the state Legislature, but left the door slightly open for a city sales tax.
A Lawrence teenager whose mom is serving Iraq spent a day in the company of Sharon Osbourne after her story caught the eye of a producer of "The Sharon Osbourne Show." Kristen Keckler was treated to many luxuries by Osbourne, but the highlight was a videotaped message from Keckler's mother.
Entries are needed in the second annual Great Pumpkin Carving Contest.
Under a plan to be discussed by Douglas County officials next week, emergency operators may be able to pinpoint the location from which cellular telephone callers dial 911.
The Lawrence Arts Center's Seem-To-Be Players and City Youth Theatre will warm audiences up for Halloween when they present a trio of haunting plays this weekend. On the bill are "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Dolph Heyliger" and "Cats and Bats IV: Lucy Gets Lost."
Water was the main topic at the 20th annual statewide economic policy conference today. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback said a key part of the future of Kansas depends on how the state handles water issues.
Lawrence police were called to Free State High School this morning after school administrators discovered toilet paper and toothpaste on a statue at school. The football game between Lawrence High School and Free State High School was just hours away, and police are investigating.
An inmate who wanted to be released held a visiting nurse hostage at the Douglas County Jail. The incident ended peacefully after 30 minutes, but officials are reviewing security at the facility.
There is more available housing than residents in new neighborhoods, but older districts are falling short.
The quickest route between Lecompton and Lawrence will be closed for improvements.
A new report suggests that KU students are getting more bang for their housing buck.
The commission has already delayed a final decision about the intersection of 6th street and the South Lawrence Trafficway earlier this year.
Most Kansas University offices will remain open today and Friday despite the university's fall break.
Kansas Department of Transportation officials are selecting property for the highway's expansion.
Almost $11,000 dollars in donations have been stolen from two local churches.
Kansas University students and staff apprehensive about walking on campus alone have a new volunteer program to ease their worries.
The city's Homeless Services Task Force favors an approach that links some services to requirements the homeless must meet. Unfortunately, that places it at odds with the philosophies and regulations of some aid providers.
Allen Press came away with a win at this year's Journal-World Corporate Spelling Bee.
The real story behind Kansas University's traditional Rock Chalk chant is available for all to read on a bench provided by librarian Carolyn Bailey Berneking.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, for every 100 unmarried women there are 95.8 unmarried men in Douglas County.
Dr. Jim Schneider of the city's Homeless Services Task Force says Lawrence's current maintenance-oriented methods of helping the homeless are ineffective.
Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway sent an e-mail to students on Monday, reminding them to be cautious and detailing the safety measures taken on campus.
The city's street people have to work to deal with the basic necessities of life.
The event is one of the largest two-day festivals in Kansas.
There is a lot of tension in area theaters this weekend, thanks to a number of new thrillers.
The kissers went for the simultaneous liplock during Late Night.
People can end up on the streets for a variety of reasons. Some face mental illness while others are simply crushed by bills.
The building currently houses eight feral cats, and Animal Outreach of Kansas is trying to find homes for them before the demolition is finished.
Each year has seen more student involvement in the events leading up to Homecoming.
The commissioners talked about extending city services to landowners in growth areas.
The infection warning effects schools and sports teams.
The Salvation Army has decided on the location for a new shelter, but some residents in that area are unhappy.
Classified workers at the University of Kansas voted to leave the state civil service system, favoring a pay and benefits system to be determined by the university instead of the state. The issue will now go to the Board of Regents and may be in the legislature early next year.
The local Waxman Candle Co. in downtown Lawrence was featured in the Wall Street Journal this week.
Amarr Garage Doors officials announced plans to start an $18.5 million expansion in Lawrence if the city will grant the business a tax abatement.
Two students fainted and a third became ill in a chemistry lab on campus Tuesday, but officials detected nothing hazardous in the lab.
Douglas County commissioners have decided the 115-year-old house on Rhode Island Street used for storage of old court files will be either moved or torn down.
Colleagues remember KU professor Jeremy "Jere" Matchett, who died Saturday at age 69.
A design and construction company is in the process of restoring the 132-year-old schoolhouse north of Clinton Lake.
Several students attended the school board meeting Monday night to protest the board's consideration of ending soda sales at city schools.
The United Way sponsored the event, which sent volunteers to clean up United Way agencies.
Free State's marching band are defending champs at the event.
The KU-CU game may have the largest turnout of fans for a road game in years.
City planners are considering a law that will make developers put bike lanes in areas with heavy bicycle traffic.
Tonight at the Lied Center, meet a husband and wife pair who just don't believe in the boundaries between visual and performing arts. Robert Bluestone plays classical guitar; Rebecca Bluestone weaves tapestries. Their joint multi-media stage, Woven Harmony, gets underway at 7:30.
The new posts are on hinges, an idea taken from KU's next opponent, Colorado.
Dolph Simons Jr. advocated a community's right to increase local taxes to improve local schools.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius delivered the annual Women's Leadership Lecture Thursday at Kansas University.
Two maintenance workers scale the KU Campanile to give the memorial a fresh coat of paint.
Local officials want to enact a plan to protect the Clinton Lake watershed from contamination.
The crocodile was probably an exotic pet that was turned loose. Marty Birrell, director of the Prairie Park Nature Center, is searching for a zoo to take in the animal.
More than five thousand schools across the country took part in the program.
The parade brought out the community.
The professors received a grant from the National Science Foundation to make telescopes that are lighter and cheaper than current models.
The city does not have the funds to file the historic district applications, so the neighbors took up a collection to expedite the process themselves.
The photos taken October 1 are not conclusive proof, say the experts. They'd like more evidence, such as clear tracks, clearer photos, or plaster casts.
The day helps parents see potential dangers for their children on the way.
The living-wage issue was not the hot topic for more than a dozen homeowners who attended the commission meeting.
KU faculty member Mark Jakubauskas' efforts to prove a mountain lion lives on the west campus has borne fruit.
Jason A. Tremble, accused of the shooting outside a downtown bar over the weekend, had been granted a suspended sentence and placed on probation earlier this summer.
A subcomittee of the city task force has recommended the city build a comprehensive, rehabilitation-based plan to help the homeless.
Increased demand thanks in part to the high-protien Atkins diet has sent costs at the grocery store up.
Doug Compton, the developer whose 6Wak Land Investments LLC partnership is hoping to build a Wal-Mart at the intersection of Sixth and Wakarusa streets, tries to find a happy medium with neighbors whenever developing his properties in a new area.
According to the National Safe Kids Campaign, car crashes are the number one cause of death for children ages 14 and under.
Madison Smith was killed Suday in an automobile accident south of Eudora.
State and county health officials inspected the shelter following an anonymous letter from a shelter resident.
The man alleged to have fired shots outside a Lawrence bar this weekend, injuring 11, appeared in court today.
Troopers are watching traffic on U.S. Highway 59 to improve safety.
The hot dry summer has hurt the pumpkin crop this year, but that doesn't stop local families from going out to look for fresh pumpkins before Halloween. The Schake Pumpkin Patch will have a weekend workshop in painting pumpkins and stuffing scarecrows.
Paint cans, pesticides, and other dangerous forms of waste can be handled by the program.
The attempted knife attack took place just before 1 a.m. Friday morning.
Three movies open in Lawrence this weekend, and two of them will likely make my year-end list for the best films of 2003.
The fraternity's probation comes in response to charges of hazing.
After a long debate, the Board of Zoning Appeals sided with the city against Wal-Mart's proposed store.
The man was performing maintenance on an earth mover when the equipment crushed him.
Weseman has told the school board that they should find a new superintendent.
Group leaders say the Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance will soon fade away.
Allergens are everywhere, but Lawrence has high amounts of ragweed and mold spores in the air. There are some simple ways to fight exposure to these irritants, including keeping the windows shut even during cool weather.
Smith will leave the Dole Institute for Illinois.
Commissioners and developers spent most of the evening arguing about whether the proposed Wal-Mart issue should even hear the issue.
A new state law mandates the release of school administrators' names, titles and salaries.
Structural problems have lead to the parking garage outside the GSP/Corbin residence hall being closed, leaving students with a long walk to their vehicles.
Lynne Braddock-Zollner, the new historic resources administrator for the Lawrence-Douglas County planning office, hopes to work with property owners in neighborhoods under discussion as possible historic districts.
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