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Former UK student Sophia Rosing walks into her sentencing on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Rosing was sentenced to 12 months in jail for assaulting a student desk clerk in November 2022. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Former UK student sentenced to 12 months in jail after being arrested for assault in 2022

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor October 17, 2024

Former UK student, Sophia Rosing, was sentenced to 12 months in jail for assaulting a student desk clerk in November 2022. On Oct. 17, Rosing was convicted on four counts of fourth-degree assault,...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, before the fourth gubernatorial debate. Kentucky Lantern photo by Matthew Mueller

Andy Beshear makes the 2024 TIME100 Next list

Sammy Wynn, Reporter October 7, 2024

Gov. Andy Beshear was announced to be on the Time100 Next list.  Beshear was nominated alongside stars such as C.J. Stroud, Sabrina Carpenter, Reneé Rapp and 96 other influential individuals amongst...

Key takeaways from the Vance-Walz debate

Key takeaways from the Vance-Walz debate

Lilly Keith and Casey Sebastiano October 2, 2024

Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance participated in the only vice presidential debate for this election season.  On Oct. 1, the two began their debate at 9 p.m. in Manhattan, New York, moderated by Norah...

Democratic Party Chair Morgan Eaves and Republican Committeewoman KC Crosbie debate during the pre-debate Q&A on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Lewis Honors College in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Students gather to watch Vice Presidential Debate

Matthew Mueller and Christian Kantosky October 2, 2024

Watch parties were held across the University of Kentucky's campus to tune into the Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Students walk through Category 4 Hurricane Helene to get to class on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Road closures and bus delays: UK remains open amid Hurricane Helene conditions

Kelsey House, Reporter September 27, 2024

The University of Kentucky remains open and operating on Friday, Sept. 27, as inclement weather affects Lexington, Kentucky. In an email sent by UK Police to students and faculty on Sept. 26,...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root speaks at a media briefing, providing updates on the I-75 shooting investigation in Laurel County. Photo from the livestream by WHAS11.

Body of I-75 shooter ‘believed’ to have been found

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor September 18, 2024

In a media briefing held by Kentucky State Police, the suspect in the Interstate 75 shooting, is presumed dead after a body was found in a wooded area near exit-49. I-75, in Laurel County, was shut...

Key takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate

Key takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate

Abbey Cutrer and Lilly Keith September 11, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and acting Vice President Kamala Harris participated in their first debate of the year tackling topics that voters have been seeking answers for.  On Sept. 10, the two...

I-75 shut down after multiple people shot

I-75 shut down after multiple people shot

Adah Hufana, Casey Sebastiano, and Lilly Keith September 7, 2024

This story was updated as of 11:42 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2024. Interstate 75, in Laurel County, was shut down on Saturday, Sept. 7, after multiple people were shot in what is being called an active shooter...

Sophia Rosing's mugshot from the Fayette County jail website.

Sophia Rosing pleads guilty after felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor August 21, 2024

Almost two years since Sophia Rosing verbally and physically assaulted fellow UK student Kylah Spring, Rosing has pleaded guilty. She pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count...

Gov. Andy Beshear is sworn in during the 62nd Kentucky inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

99 days to go: what’s next for the Democratic Party?

Casey Sebastiano and Gavin Cooper July 29, 2024

With Vice President Kamala Harris having secured enough endorsements to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, focus has shifted to her potential running mate. One name being vetted is...

President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure and a $1.6 billion bridge project on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at a vacant property in Covington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race

Casey Sebastiano and Abbey Cutrer July 21, 2024

President Joe Biden stepped down as the incumbent Democratic candidate in the 2024 presidential election after calls to do so from Democrats and Republicans alike. In a statement posted on Instagram...

Jen Ramlet, a missions pastor, raises her arms in worship on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Ramlet flew from Orange County, California with her children to experience the revival. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

One year later, Asbury University reflects on the 2023 revival that took the internet by storm

Taylor Moon, Reporter June 11, 2024

A line of hundreds of people trailed down the steps of a packed chapel, snaked its way through the grassy lawn, and wound down the sidewalk of a small Christian college in Wilmore, Ky. The singing could...

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