Butterfly art project may be sweet for bees
An artwork envisioned for a patch of ground east of Lawrence will tell the story of the birds and the bees - or at least, the butterflies and the bees.
Wakarusa promoter expects 'peaceful' music and camping extravaganza
It's time to get ready to jam, not to focus on the past.
Prosecutors say message of lawfulness was sent
Many of those caught in the drug crackdown at the 2006 Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival have yet to be formally charged.
Trial starts in Baldwin killing
Hinndley Espinales accused of pulling the trigger in anger
There's no dispute that a 25-year-old man shot and killed a member of his extended family earlier this year after a night of drinking at a birthday party in Baldwin, his attorney said.
Arrest made; slaying details emerge
Major Edwards held on federal gun charges
A "person of interest" in the death of a Lawrence man found shot in a field in rural Douglas County has been arrested in Mississippi on gun charges, the sheriff's office announced Monday.
Sheriff: Death 'suspicious'
Body identified as local hip-hop artist
A man found dead in a field Sunday morning has been identified as a 28-year-old hip-hop artist from Lawrence.
Festival promoter unaware of spying
Wakarusa fans attacking organizer in online forum
The promoter of the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival said he had no idea there were high-tech police surveillance cameras monitoring this year's festival, despite a state park official's statement that the promoter was informed in advance.
Police used high-tech surveillance at festival
Hidden cameras helped in drug busts
Hidden, high-dollar equipment helped police crack down on drug dealing at this year's Wakarusa Festival.
War protesters arrested
Chanting Iraqi names, group refuses to leave Army center
A group of war protesters covered themselves in tomato paste, walked into a local Army-recruiting office Thursday afternoon, linked arms and refused to leave. They were protesting the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in November at the hands of U.S. Marines in the city of Haditha, an incident that remains under investigation.
Protesters removed from Army recruiting office
They linked arms and chanted the names of Iraqi war dead
Protesters splashed in red link arms in recruiting office and resist police.
Wakarusa inspections infuriate the ACLU
Members of the American Civil Liberties Union attempted to file an injunction to stop blanket vehicle searches outside of the Wakarusa Music Festival this weekend, saying the police action may have been unconstitutional.
Logistical problems strike sour note for some
It sounds like the ideal menu to market at a hippie-filled music festival: smoothies, wheat grass and organic, locally raised meat.
Medical personnel see variety of ailments
As of Friday evening, about 60 people had been given minor medical treatments at the Wakarusa Festival. About 30 had been given more sustained treatment in the medical tents, and 15 had been sent to the hospital, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical.
Wakarusa medical tents relatively quiet
Fifty people have been treated for minor problems
An update from the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Festival in full gear
Music fans amuse themselves as traffic moves at a snail's pace
The west side of Lawrence was a dreadlock-filled gridlock Thursday, as thousands of music fans jammed traffic on their way into the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Highway patrol drug check greets fans on way to fest
Inspections an effort to curb crime this weekend
As thousands of revelers began pouring into Lawrence for one of the nation's biggest outdoor popular music festivals, the Wakarusa Festival's promoter complained Wednesday that police had jerked the welcome mat by setting up a three-day check lane to stop drivers as they exited Interstate 70.
Partiers take note: Police presence at Wakarusa Fest to double this year
Illegal drugs might not flow as freely this summer at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, scheduled for June 8-11 at Clinton State Park.
Spring break-ins: Student homes easy pickings for thieves
Kansas University students are targets of property crime year-round, whether they're away on vacation or they've just left a bike unattended for a few minutes.
Last Call owner questions presence of police dog
Steffes, law enforcement talk about security issues
For three Saturday nights in a row this summer, the county's police dog, Gero, stood guard on the curb outside Last Call, 729 N.H., according to club owner Dennis Steffes.
'Elastic Band' to debut tonight
Bizarre occurrences bring together three lifelong musicians
A free concert tonight in Lawrence will feature a wandering Australian minstrel, a harried street saxophonist and a Hurricane Katrina refugee who plays a mean congo drum.
Citations put The Hawk in jeopardy
KU tradition could end if bar closes
One of Lawrence's biggest and busiest campus-area bars is at risk of losing its liquor license for serving alcohol to underage drinkers.
Coroner: Festival camper died of overdose
A man found dead June 19 at a Clinton State Park music festival died of a drug overdose.
Disguises blown on drug paraphernalia
Glass tubes convert easily to crack pipes
Those tiny fake roses sold in glass tubes at convenience stores aren't just impulse buys for romantic souls.
Missing camper mystery solved
Connecticut man left town without telling friends
A Connecticut man sought during an intensive search at Clinton State Park left a message on his parents' answering machine Tuesday evening saying that he had left a weekend music festival and had arrived at another location.
Myth busters
With a little research, some of Lawrence's most colorful tales turn out to be utterly fictional
An ape-like creature stalks the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Bodies of alien visitors are recovered from a UFO crash in New Mexico. From tales of hook-handed killers to legends about the kid whose combination of Pop Rocks and Coke exploded his stomach, every town, county and state has its own lore. Lawrence is no exception.
Demonstrators not lovin' it that McDonald's closed for remodeling
Standing on the roadside dressed as a hamburger, Steve Balbone insisted he and his friends weren't on drugs. "Everybody's clean," he said. Still, there they were at lunchtime Tuesday in front of the McDonald's at 1309 W. Sixth St., staging a mock protest aimed at getting the restaurant to reopen as it undergoes renovation. For this group of young artists and musicians - one shirtless, one wearing a furry helmet with antlers - it was as much an act of absurd street theater as it was a serious demonstration.
Demonstrators not lovin' it that McDonald's closed for remodeling
Standing on the roadside dressed as a hamburger, Steve Balbone insisted he and his friends weren't on drugs. "Everybody's clean," he said.
Restaurants offering leftovers for hungry
Shortly after 11 p.m., they come walking down the alley. Rain or shine, warm weather or freezing cold, people appear every night at closing time near the back entrance to Rudy's Pizzeria, 704 Mass. Employees bring out a stack of uneaten pizzas and set them on the brick wall that surrounds the alley trash bin.
Pilgrim earns doctorate during 17 years of silence
'Planetwalker' takes unusual steps
John Francis is an unusual pilgrim. In 1971, the son of West Indian immigrants witnessed an oil spill in San Francisco. The environmental disaster changed his life. He abandoned the use of motorized vehicles and began walking thousands of miles. Within a few months he also had taken a vow of silence, which he observed for 17 years.
AIDS Project wins Madonna Condom giveaway
Lawrence is about to be flooded with Madonna condoms. The Douglas County AIDS Project is the winner of a nationwide contest with a grand prize of 21,000 "Madonna Condoms."
Weekend festival-goers leave little behind at Clinton Lake
Campers voluntarily clean site, place trash by side of road
Beer-can cartons, soggy towels, discarded tent poles, melting chocolate-chip cookies and a pack of cigarette rolling papers littered the ground at one abandoned camp site. But that kind of scene was the exception Monday morning in the aftermath of the three-day Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival at Clinton State Park. Overall, concertgoers and others say, campers did their part to keep the park clean.
Festival to transform quiet park into city
Thousands expected for four-day music event
Normally, the visitors to 63-year-old Perry Buck's front yard at Clinton State Park are quiet. Finches come for the birdseed. Deer come to sample the salt licks. This weekend, the area in front of Buck's trailer will be full of a noisier kind of wildlife: thousands of festival-going music fans.
Foghat live! KU students take comedy show seriously
Inside a Kansas University film studio on a recent night, Alphonso Hutton, an extremely tall KU freshman from Denver, was wearing a fake beard, a stovepipe hat, a Michael Jordan jersey and a fake gold chain with a dollar-sign pendant.
Marijuana thriving behind closed doors
Indoor crop mostly avoiding detection
Douglas County smoked the rest of the state when it came to the number of indoor marijuana plants seized by law-enforcement agencies the past two years, according to new data compiled by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
'Win My Life'
Entrepreneur hopes viewers will clamor for his 'great life'
Alexis Garcia lives a good life -- so good, he believes, that millions of television viewers would covet his very existence. "I'm very successful and popular," Garcia said Wednesday as he lingered over breakfast at Milton's Coffee & Wine, 920 Mass. "I live on the beach. I surf. I wear shorts every day."
'Miniature self-survival festival'
Saxophonist turns to playing on downtown streets
Dan Kozak stood a wooden crate on end, placed a board across it to serve as a countertop, and set out a pitcher with a dollar bill taped to the top. He wrapped a sign that read "Enriching Your Stroll Downtown" around a nearby trash can.
Protest against dinner 'elitists' results in scuffles, arrests
Angered by "the elitists" attending a $500-a-plate dinner Monday to see former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani receive an award, Lawrence anarchists took their protest into the streets and clashed with police.
