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Gracyn Courtrights drivers license photo as it appears in the criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI matched her drivers license to surveillance footage and pictures of Courtright at the riot on the Capitol to confirm her presence on Jan. 6, 2021.

Former UK student sentenced to one month in jail for role in Capitol insurrection

Natalie Parks December 17, 2021

Nearly a year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, a federal judge sentenced former UK student Gracyn Courtright to one month in prison for her role in the Capitol riot. She will be allowed to voluntarily...

An officer lays down a cord during an emergency situation on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Emergency situation at UK hospital caused by armed man, ended without incident

Natalie Parks March 25, 2021

Law enforcement officials arrested an armed man at UK's Chandler Hospital following a bomb scare that sparked an emergency alert and hours-long police search.UK police received a tip the morning of March...

Gracyn Courtrights drivers license photo as it appears in the criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI matched her drivers license to surveillance footage and pictures of Courtright at the riot on the Capitol to confirm her presence on Jan. 6, 2021.

UK senior charged in Capitol riot released on $10,000 bail after court appearance

Natalie Parks January 19, 2021

Following an FBI affidavit and federal charges filed on Jan. 16, UK student Gracyn Courtright appeared in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on Jan. 19, 2021 in a first...

In footage from Capitol Police and provided to the FBI, Courtright (in the black and yellow hat) can be seen carrying a sign from the Capitol building during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo from the federal affidavit detailing Courtrights charges.

‘Idk what treason is’: Univ. of Kentucky student federally charged for participation in Capitol riot

Natalie Parks January 17, 2021

Update on Jan. 19, 2021: Courtright had her first hearing in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia, according to the magistrate's docket.According to an affidavit filed in the District of Columbia,...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Amy McGrath supporters during the rally on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Bath County High School in Owingsville, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

From the ‘Great Reset’ to dead voters: Debunking the latest conspiracy theories

Elijah Hendricks November 30, 2020

Lizard men control the government, Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing, the Earth is flat—we’ve all heard these conspiracy theories before, often from that one uncle on Thanksgiving or our “out...

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How Safe is Your Vote?

Maddie Pass November 1, 2020

​2020 has been anything but a normal year; adjusting to the “new normal” and learning to live in these “unprecedented” times has been a struggle. The upcoming presidential election is not exempt...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari addresses the media during the press conference before Kentuckys open practice on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kentucky will play Kansas State in the Sweet 16 game in the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Calipari comments on documents pertaining to UK in college basketball scandal

November 8, 2018

On Wednesday evening, ESPN released a document relating to the FBI's investigation into college basketball, and Jarred Vanderbilt and Ashton Hagans were listed on the document.Before the Kentucky men's...

Haily Duvall, a 19-year-old sophomore at UK, was arrested early in the morning on Nov. 8 and charged with terroristic threatening and filing a false police report. 

UK student arrested in connection with threats against UK’s White Hall

Bailey Vandiver and Rick Childress November 8, 2018

A 19-year-old sophomore was arrested early Thursday morning in connection with the threatening messages aimed at White Hall Classroom Building. Haily Loraine Duvall was arrested by UK Police, who had...

Kentucky freshman guard Ashton Hagans brings the ball up the court during the game against Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Two UK basketball players mentioned in FBI college basketball document

November 7, 2018

Two Kentucky basketball players, one former and one current, have been listed on a document relating to the FBI’s investigation into college basketball.On Wednesday evening, ESPN released an email that...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari speaks to media during Kentuckys open practice on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. Kentucky will play Davidson in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 15. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Top takeaways from Kentucky men’s basketball media day

October 11, 2018

With Big Blue Madness a day away, John Calipari spent more than 45 minutes talking with media at Kentucky basketball’s annual Media Day.After opening with “Is this media day or coach’s day?’, poking...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari addresses the media during the press conference before Kentuckys open practice on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kentucky will play Kansas State in the Sweet 16 game in the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Preseason roundtable with Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari

October 8, 2018

In early September, UK men's basketball head coach John Calipari hosted a roundtable discussion with several reporters that featured a variety of topics.Here's everything that was said.On if he changed...

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We’re not desensitized to 9/11; we’re desensitized to freedoms lost

September 10, 2018

Sept. 11, 2001. A date that lives in infamy.Almost every American who was alive at that time knows where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news of terrorists hijacking airplanes and...

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