Quiet night in downtown Lawrence as patrols see little activity
Lawrence police officer Michael McLaren finds downtown Lawrence unusually quiet on early Thursday morning. He retires for a shift with few calls, then responds to minor vandalism near Memorial Stadium and later arrests a homeless man camped on a downtown sidewalk. The scene shifts after 2 a.m. as bar crowds begin to form elsewhere, while McLaren notes the city’s patterns and contemplates a busier Friday. Meanwhile local residents like Kirstein Krug, Brad Stoll, and Harold Nelson begin their mornings, preparing for work, family routines, and weather plans.
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McLaren
Free State Brewery
Jayhawker
Fort Hays
Kansas University
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Henry’s
Eighth St
Mississippi Street
Memorial Stadium
Brad Stoll
Free State
Stoll
Sammy
Emili
Sunset Hill
Jack
Sprout Network
Steve Wockrodt
Journal-World Photo
Bakery on the rise in Lawrence as Tennyson keeps old traditions
Muncher's Bakery owner Mike Tennyson works overnight at 2:30 a.m. shaping cream cheese pastries and doughnuts on a reversible sheeter and fry master. His sister Gayle designs wedding and celebration cakes. The Reed Reel Oven and aging process define a longtime craft sustaining busy, loyal customers.
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Muncher’s
Mike Tennyson
Lawrence
Tennyson
Peoria
Topeka
Gayle
Sleep center workers monitor apnea patients in Lawrence
Cobbinah and Asbury, technicians for SomniTech, monitor three Lawrence Memorial Hospital Sleep Center subjects. They hook up each patient to monitors tracking sleep stages, airflow, respiration, snoring and oxygen levels. The story also follows retired West Lawrence residents Lacock and Geiger sharing morning routines, politics, weather, and memories of the 1981 Lawrence tornado.
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Sharon Corbinah
Jeff Asbury
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hile
Lawrence
Sharon Cobbinah
Cobbinah
Kansas City
somniTech
Clinton Parkway
Kan
Kansas
Lacock
Geiger
Greensburg
Be/Now rocks The Jackpot as soundman adjusts live balance
In a frenetic warmup at The Jackpot Music Hall in Lawrence, Be/Now headlines a rough pre tour set. Justin Parr, 28, handles the soundboard while noting his ears feel burned by abrasive opening acts, then wraps the night with a quick band setup and a glass-splitting accident in the lobby.
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Don Niccum
Journal-World Photo
Justin Parr
Jackpot Music Hall
Mass
Be/Now
Parr
Be/Non
Jackpot
Replay Lounge
Morning Wakeup With Ella Opens a New Day
Mindie Paget recalls a 5:42 a.m. moment as her 10 month old daughter Ella wakes hungry. Ella sits up in her crib, smiles and signals the start of a day, ending the hoped for extra sleep for a mother juggling work, daycare, and care.
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Ella
Ella Paget
Journal- World Arts
Mindie Paget
Dawn Milking Routine On A 140 Cow Dairy Farm
Eugene George awakens before 4 a.m. to fog across his dairy farm and begins milking his 140 Holstein cows. Workers herd heifers by name into stalls, use mechanical milkers, and transfer nine gallons per cow to a giant steel vat. milking repeats at 4 p.m. with heavy morning pace.
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Eugene George
Baldwin City
George
Agnes
Minerva
Price
Meg
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