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Man shot and killed near Newtown Crossing

Man shot and killed near Newtown Crossing

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter September 24, 2023

This story has been updated as of Sept. 26, 2023. An 18-year-old man was shot and killed on the 800 block of South Broadway St. during the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 23., according to the...

Police secure the area around The Hill Bar on Friday, May 5, 2023, on South Limestone Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Suspect charged with murder for off-campus shooting

Alexis Baker, News Editor May 6, 2023

This article has been updated as of May 6, 2023. There is one person in custody in connection to the homicide of Clinton Brown, 21, according to a press release from Lexington Police Department’s...

Police secure the area around The Hill Bar on Friday, May 5, 2023, on South Limestone Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Man shot and killed on off-campus street

Alexis Baker, News Editor May 5, 2023

A man was killed just after midnight on Friday, May 5, according to a statement from Lexington Police Department’s Public Information Office. Officers were dispatched to the Pine Street and Jersey...

Hundreds of people gather at the community vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer

PHOTOS: Vigil for Louisville mass shooting

Abbey Cutrer, Kentucky Lantern April 13, 2023

Community members gathered at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza on the evening of Wednesday, April 12, 2023,  for a vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting, which took place two days...

People bow their heads in prayer during the community vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer

‘Please do something.’ Louisville community holds vigil for victims of mass shooting

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter April 13, 2023

Members of the Louisville, Kentucky, community gathered for a vigil on Wednesday, April 12, at the Muhammad Ali Center to grieve the lives lost in a mass shooting earlier this week. According to the...

‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

Courtney Suber, Reporter April 11, 2023

UK president Eli Capilouto released a statement Tuesday addressing the deadly shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday.  According to the statement, sent via campus-wide email, two of the five victims...

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter April 10, 2023

Students weighed in on the shooting that occurred at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, this morning leaving at least four people dead and nine injured. According to WLKY, a Louisville news station,...

Manzura Avazova, 14, a student at MLK Magnet High School, holds a sign “am i NEXT?” and chants “Gun Control Now!” at the State Capitol outside the State Representatives chamber on March 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Avazova chants with fellow Tennessee school students as they fill the Capitol building during the Parents and Kids Rally in response to the Covenant School shooting. Provided photo by Ray Di Pietro

Nashville school shooting highlights need for strict and immediate gun reform

Reaghan Chen, Reporter April 7, 2023

I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw the news. There was a shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27. There was a moment of relief when I read it was the Covenant School and not...

The Kentucky State Capitol on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

Capilouto responds to proposed Kentucky bill that would allow guns on campus

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter March 7, 2023

UK president Eli Capilouto announced that he is opposed to House Bill 542, which would prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus. Sent via campus-wide email on March...

Police work a scene after responding to reports of shots being fired on University Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

UK needs to do more to promote safety in an unpredictable world

Gracie Moore, Reporter February 19, 2023

Following the shooting at Michigan State University on Monday, Feb. 13, shots were fired in an on-campus parking garage at UK early Wednesday morning. The first alert went out at 1:28 a.m. when the...

Cars are parked outside of UK’s Parking Structure No. 1 on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at University and Cooper Drive in Lexington, Kentucky. Staff File Photo

Shots fired on campus Wednesday morning, UK police said no injuries reported

Abbey Cutrer and Alexis Baker February 15, 2023

Early Wednesday morning, UK police reported that shots were fired in an area near the Johnson Center and Kroger Field. A subsequent update said the incident was not declared an active threat to students,...

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

Gracie Moore, Reporter January 19, 2023

As a result of a mother’s carelessness, many families spent the first days of the new year in fear for their children’s safety. “Our children shouldn’t have to live like this in our schools,”...

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