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Saif Al-Khafaji was arrested by Louisville Airport police on a warrant issued in Fayette County. Al-Khafaji was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree indecent exposure. Photo sourced from WDRB.

Suspect arrested for reported on-campus sexual assault

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor November 24, 2024

An arrest was made in connection to an on-campus sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 10. The campus community received a crime bulletin about the reported sexual assault on Nov. 15, the fifth bulletin...

Crime bulletin alerts campus community of 5th reported sexual assault

Crime bulletin alerts campus community of 5th reported sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor November 15, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department released a crime bulletin detailing an on-campus sexual assault reported on Nov. 13. According to the crime bulletin, the assault occurred when the victim...

Tape patches bullet holes in the Cornerstone Parking Structure window after a shooting at Raising Canes across Winslow Street on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

UKPD to increase safety measures, access to be limited for parking on campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor November 7, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Chief Joe Monroe sent an email to UK students regarding the rise in criminal activity on campus this year.  Starting this weekend, UKPD will deploy extra officers...

Tape patches bullet holes in the Cornerstone Parking Structure window after a shooting at Raising Canes across the street on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Gunfire near UK campus sparks alert confusion, bullet holes found in building

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2024

Gunfire erupted on Sunday near Raising Cane’s, prompting UK campus alerts and sending students fleeing.  Shots were fired around 1 a.m. on Nov. 3 on the corner of Winslow and S. Upper Street. UK...

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,...

Crime bulletin reports third on-campus sexual assault this semester

Crime bulletin reports third on-campus sexual assault this semester

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor October 2, 2024

The University of Kentucky’s Police Department sent out a crime bulletin to the UK student body regarding an incident of sexual assault that occurred on campus.  The incident occurred on Saturday,...

Chase McGuire stands for a mugshot on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, and was charged for rape, strangulation, sodomy and sexual assault.

Man arrested for rape and strangulation of UK student

Abbey Cutrer and Casey Sebastiano September 26, 2024

This story was updated at 12:14 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024. A Lexington man has been arrested for rape and strangulation of a UK student, according to the Lexington Police Department.  A UK student...

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...

UKPD reports drug-related incident on campus

UKPD reports drug-related incident on campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor September 17, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department alerted UK students of a report of a drug-related incident that occurred on campus in a campus-wide email.  The bulletin was sent out to students on Sept....

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...

UKPD presence to increase on North Campus

UKPD presence to increase on North Campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor September 5, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department sent an email to the student body on Thursday, Sept. 5 addressing the “concerns surrounding the safety of our campus” after events from this week.  According...

UK students involved in sexual assault on campus

UK students involved in sexual assault on campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Reporter September 4, 2024

An email from UK Police was sent to the student body regarding a case of sexual assault on campus.  According to the email sent on the evening of Sept. 4, the assault was reported on Sept. 3. UKPD...

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