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Judge sends UK students arrested for rape and strangulation to grand jury
Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor • April 17, 2025
‘We gotta have each other’s back.’ Gayla drag show brings together LGBTQ+ community
Melanie Schouppe, Reporter • April 17, 2025
Students celebrate Indian culture at Desi Ball: Maharaja’s Ball
Kelsey House, Reporter • April 16, 2025
Jonathan Krueger pretends to dunk an imaginary ball before the NCAA Final Four game on April 4, 2015, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo provided by Chet White
‘The heart of a lion:’ 10 years later, Jonathan Krueger’s legacy lives on
Christian Kantosky, Assistant Photo Editor • April 17, 2025

Ten years have passed since the death of former University of Kentucky student and Kentucky Kernel Photo Editor, Jonathan Krueger, whose legacy continues to have a lasting impact.  Jonathan's mother, Mary Krueger, said that as the 10-year...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope shouts at his players on the court during the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, March, 23, 2025, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Kentucky won 84-75. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor
Kentucky men’s basketball roster tracker: Looking ahead to the 2025-26 Cats
Cole Parke and Tyler Russell March 26, 2025

As Kentucky men's basketball closing the door on its 2024-25 season with a Sweet Sixteen loss to Tennessee, all eyes turn toward the transfer portal and what things will look like for Head Coach Mark Pope and the Cats next season. With the Cats...

Kentucky baseball shut down by No. 4 Tennessee 8-2
Jonathon Bruner, Assistant Sports Editor • April 18, 2025
Bryan Station High School teacher and Unsung Hero award winner Justin Royal discusses his classroom posters during an interview on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in his classroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff
No cape needed: Lexington teacher honored as an Unsung Hero
Abigail Wright, Reporter • April 15, 2025
Kentucky state representative Nick Wilson discusses his time on show 'Survivor" on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the Kentucky Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff
Empathy and perseverance: How a winner of ‘Survivor’ learned humanity through competition
Sammy Wynn, Reporter • April 14, 2025
Opera professor Everett McCorvey poses for a portrait in his office in the William E. and Casiana Schmidt Vocal Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 4, 2025. Photo by Chloe Bradley | Staff
From civil rights to concert halls: The African American spiritual legacy
Chloe Bradley, Reporter • April 2, 2025
Corporate America continues to abuse farmers
Jackson Marshall, Reporter • April 16, 2025

Agriculture has always been the foundation of society.  Humanity was nomadic and pastoral until the widespread development of agriculture, which allowed us to settle in a singular location and found...

Some non-voter woes
Aidan Dillard-Hijikata, Opinion Editor • April 3, 2025
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