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UK should reconsider its UK Alert policy

Kellsie Kennedy November 12, 2018

Last Wednesday night, screenshots of threats to White Hall Classroom Building started to circulate through campus. At first I assumed the screenshots were fake or were targeting a different school. I...

Students gathered outside White Hall Classroom Building after evacuating due to a gas leak on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Madison Rexroat | STAFF

UK Alert: Gas leak at White Hall causes evacuation

News Staff November 7, 2017

A gas leak occurred at White Hall Classroom Building on Tuesday afternoon, according to a UK Alert around 2:37 p.m.The building was evacuated, and the Lexington Fire Department was on the scene. A Columbia...

Update: iPhone X stolen in armed robbery on campus

News Staff November 3, 2017

An armed robbery was reported near Euclid and Rose, according to a UK Alert around 7:12 p.m. on Friday night.Four students met an individual in that area to sell an iPhone X, said UK spokesperson Jay Blanton....

Small fire in tennis courts bathroom causes little damage

News Staff October 27, 2017

A minor fire started in the bathroom area of the UK tennis courts around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26.UK spokesperson Kathy Johnson said there were no injuries and "not much damage."Johnson said it appeared...

UK Alert test scheduled for today

News Staff September 13, 2017

A test of the UK Alert system will take place at 11:50 a.m. on Sept. 14.UK Police sent out a campus-wide email notifying students, faculty and staff of the test, which will be conducted by UKPD's Division...

UK Police Chief Joe Monroe

UK creates Twitter account for off-campus safety alerts

Elle Smith April 14, 2017

UK is committed to ensuring the safety of students, faculty and staff, and has been looking for ways to increase the safety of each. UK Police is expanding its alert system to Twitter with an account...

UK Police officers stand with security guards at the entrance to Parking Structure #3 on Huguelet Drive near the Kentucky Clinic in 2016.

UK alerts lost in translation

By the editorial board October 26, 2016

After recent shootings at locations near campus like Cookout, Red Mile Road and Trust Lounge, and robberies near the Euclid Kroger and various gas stations, UK students and parents are asking: where are...

Student robbed on campus speaks out

McKenna Horsley May 7, 2016

Bilal Shalash turned in his Chemistry 107 final a few minutes before time was called at 10:30 p.m., Tuesday evening. One of his friends had left before he finished, so Shalash called him to talk about...

UK Police officers stand with security guards at the entrance to Parking Structure #3 on Huguelet Drive near the Kentucky Clinic in 2016.

Armed robbery reported on campus, situation all clear

News Staff March 30, 2016

UK Police responded to a reported armed robbery at Parking Structure #3 near the Kentucky Clinic on campus at 3:08 p.m.At 3:28 p.m., the situation was deemed all clear by a UK Alert, which alerts the UK...

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