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A set list sitting under a drum kit before the Troubadour Concert Series on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Lexington volunteers bring music to the bluegrass with the Troubadour Concert Series

Cassady Brockman, Reporter January 29, 2025

30 years ago in a Lexington, Kentucky coffee shop, broadcaster Jim Piston and folk-singer Micheal Johnathon, who had moved from New York to Mousie, Kentucky to learn to be a folk musician, sat and...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Koby Brea (4) dunks the ball during the basketball game vs. Brown on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky won 88-54. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

PHOTOS: No. 10 Kentucky men’s basketball defeats Brown 88-54

Matthew Mueller and Sydney Yonker December 31, 2024

  In the year's final game, No. 10 Kentucky defeated Brown 88-54, remaining undefeated at home on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. With conference play soon beginning,...

Samantha Kortenhoeven smokes a cigarette in her car before her practicum night shift on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in the Frankfort Regional Medical Center parking lot in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The practicum was a requirement for her nursing degree that she was pursuing at Bluegrass Community & Technical College.

Healing herself: The caregiver’s paradox

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2024

Samantha Kortenhoeven sits at a picnic table outside of her school smoking a cigarette, preparing to go into class. "If I'm not sleeping, I'm studying. If I'm not studying, I'm in class. If I'm...

Kentucky Wildcats running back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (0) fights through the Texas defense during the Kentucky vs. Texas football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

At the Whistle: Kentucky football falls short 31-14 to No. 3 Texas

Colton Johnson, Football Beat Reporter November 23, 2024

Kentucky football (4-7, 1-7) fell 31-14 to No. 3 Texas (10-1, 6-1) on the road on Saturday, officially ending its hopes of reaching six wins to maintain bowl eligibility. The game served as the farthest...

Jennifer Rankin does a pull-up at the entrance to her shop before starting her chores for the day on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Rankin Farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Cows, chickens and pullups

Matthew Mueller, Photo Editor October 26, 2024

When you think of a working farm you may think of the many hands it takes to keep it working, someone to feed the many animals that live there, someone to clean their areas, someone to run the business...

Kentucky forward Isaiah Chisolm (24) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Kentucky vs. Northern Kentucky men's soccer game on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 3-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky Men’s Soccer exhibition match

Samuel Colmar, Photojournalist August 17, 2024

  Kentucky Men's soccer takes a 3-1 victory over Northern Kentucky in an exhibition match held at the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington Kentucky.

Quarterback Brock Vandagriff speaks to the media about the upcoming Kentucky football season during Kentucky Football’s media day on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

PHOTOS: Kentucky Football Media day

Matthew Mueller, Photo Editor August 7, 2024

Kentucky Football’s media day was held on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

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...

Kentucky players dog pile after winning their game against Oregon State letting them advance to the College World Series. Kentucky beat Oregon State 3-2 to win the Lexington Super Regional and advance to the 2024 College World Series on Monday, June 10, 2024, at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cole Parke | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky defeats Oregon State 3-2 to advance to the College World Series

Cole Parke, Photographer June 11, 2024

  NO. 2 Kentucky beat Oregon State 3-2 to win the Lexington Super Regional and advance to the 2024 College World Series on Sunday, June 6, 2024.

Senior Transylvania University student Jenna Shalash chants during a solidarity rally for Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, outside of the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Lexington community gathers at solidarity rally for Gaza

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor May 1, 2024

The Lexington community gathered at a solidarity rally for Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, outside of the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Somto Cyril. Photo sourced from Instagram: somtocyril

Former Kentucky commit Somto Cyril commits to Georgia

Tyler Russell, Men's Basketball Beat Reporter May 1, 2024

Four-star former Kentucky commit Somto Cyril committed to Georgia on Monday, opting not to follow John Calipari to Arkansas like many others had. Cyril announced he had decided to reopen his recruitment...

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