Giant fungus reappears in North Lawrence amid oak roots
A rare, oversized polypore mushroom reappeared for a second year near a white oak in North Lawrence. The 2.5 foot wide, 15 pound specimen sits at the tree base and drew visitors including Jennifer Haight and April Haight. Hank Guarisco of Fort Hays State University has offered tours since last summer. In late June and early July the fungus was cream colored with overlapping caps.
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Jennifer Haight
Hank Guarisco
Lawrence
Fort Hays State University
Haight
April Haight
Fire on porch sparks blaze injuring two students in Lawrence
A porch couch ignited by illegal fireworks caused a multi alarm house fire at 1005 Ind. in Lawrence, injuring two KU and EU students, totaling the home and causing $360,000 in damage. Adam Renfro, 21, and Sam Buhler survived, one seriously, as firefighters fought the blaze amid fog and a faulty ladder. The Red Cross assists the occupants.
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Bradford
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sam Buhler
Lawrence
KU Hospital
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Shad Alfender
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Ladder failure delays fight at Ind 1005 fire
Firefighters battled a Thursday morning blaze at 1005 Ind hampered when a fire truck ladder failed to operate. Chief Mark Bradford had warned city leaders about the aerial truck’s reliability and the malfunction delayed delivering large volumes of water to the ice.
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Ind
Mark Bradford
Bradford
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Exercise in a Pill Could Aid Sedentary Mice
Scientists report a drug ASCAR can boost calorie burn and fat loss in sedentary mice over four weeks. Treated mice ran 44 percent farther and 23 percent longer on a treadmill, prompting discussion of potential human obesity and diabetes applications. Experts caution translation to people remains uncertain.
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New York
Ron Evans
Evans
Salk Institute For Biological Studies
la Jolla
Calif
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cell
Kenilworth
N.J
Schering-Plough Corp
ASCAR
Laurie Goodyear
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston
Driver on cellphone linked to fatal Kansas crash
Report by Kansas Highway Patrol states the driver who struck and killed Douglas was using a cellphone while riding a bicycle near Euora on June 28. The bulletin references source pages for full details.
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