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Kentucky Associate Director of Basketball Operations Chris Woolard was arrested on Monday morning for driving under the influence in Lexington.

Kentucky associate director of basketball operations arrested for DUI

Cole Parke, Sports Editor October 13, 2022

Kentucky Associate Director of Basketball Operations Chris Woolard was arrested on Monday morning for driving under the influence in Lexington. Per his arrest citation, Woolard was found in his car...

Jacob Heil (left) exits the courtroom on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at the Fayette County Circuit Court in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK student accused of causing death of 4-year-old pleads not guilty

Ryan Brokamp February 22, 2019

Jacob Heil, the UK freshman accused of hitting a 4-year-old child last fall, pled not guilty to charges of reckless homicide and DUI in Fayette County Circuit Court on Friday.  His case now proceeds to...

Jacob Heil - Fayette County Detention Center

UK student charged with reckless homicide in 4-year-old’s death

Jacob Eads February 6, 2019

The 18-year-old UK student accused of driving under the influence during a crash that killed a 4-year-old-boy after a Kentucky football game is now being charged with reckless homicide, according to an...

Students play corn hole at the student tailgate at the Johnson Center Field before the game against Mississippi State on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Student-brought alcohol now banned in UK tailgate zone; Pivot Brewing to sell beer

Rick Childress October 19, 2018

UK students can no longer bring alcohol into the student Gameday Zone, a campus-wide email stated Thursday. Instead, UK has brought in a third-party vendor to serve beer and cider to students older than...

President Eli Capilouto listens to the audience during the UK Senators meeting at the University of Kentucky Student Center in Lexington, Ky., on Monday, October. 22, 2012.

Capilouto addresses campus via email about the ‘tragic accident’ on Saturday

Kernel News Staff September 18, 2018

UK President Eli Capilouto sent a campus-wide email on Tuesday afternoon addressing the accident that occurred on Saturday afternoon, when UK student Jacob Heil was arrested for a DUI after being identified...

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK’s Alpha Tau Omega suspended; investigation ongoing into pledge’s car crash on Saturday

Rick Childress September 18, 2018

In a campus-wide email sent Tuesday afternoon, UK President Eli Capilouto announced that UK's Alpha Tau Omega fraternity chapter was suspended on an interim basis.Jacob Heil, a UK freshman and Alpha Tau...

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4-year-old struck by car on Saturday has passed away

Kernel News Staff September 17, 2018

The 4-year-old who was struck by a car on Saturday on Cooper Drive has passed away of his injuries, UK announced on Monday evening.His name, released for the first time, is Marco Lee Shemwell. The announcement...

Jacob Heil - Fayette County Detention Center

UPDATE: UK student ‘showed signs of impairment’ when arrested Saturday after collision

Rick Childress September 15, 2018

UPDATE: Jacob Heil, 18, a UK freshman who was identified by police as the driver of a silver passenger car which struck a 4-year-old boy during Saturday's football game, was arrested at the scene of the...

Former UK basketball player Richie Farmer arrested and charged with DUI

Kernel News Staff March 22, 2018

Richie Farmer was arrested and charged with DUI in London, Kentucky, Thursday evening, WKYT reported.Farmer, a former UK basketball player and Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky was booked in the Laurel...

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