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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 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

Shots fired in UK parking garage, leaves one arrested

Bryce Towle, TikTok Manager/Reporter July 7, 2023

University of Kentucky police received a call around 3:30 a.m. on July 7, saying that a man was outside of the Albert B. Chandler Hospital wielding a firearm, according to a press release from UK Public...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2023

The UK Police Department sent a crime bulletin on Monday evening informing the campus community of an incident of sexual abuse on UK’s campus. Sent via campus-wide email, the bulletin said the incident...

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...

Instructor Chip Sebastian smiles with members of the UK Self-Defense club on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Alumni Gym in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Olivia Walton | Kentucky Kernel

For peace and protection: UK’s Kempo Club teaches important lessons in self-defense

Olivia Walton, Reporter November 14, 2022

Walk past the small room that sits under the weightlifting floor of Alumni Gym on a Monday evening, and one might see a group of students kicking, rolling and throwing each other all over the blue and...

Police vehicles are parked along University Avenue after responding to reports of shots being fired on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

As Lexington grows, so does its crime

Shelby Helton, Reporter October 19, 2022

Growing up in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, was more or less like any other small town across the country: you have your Walmart and Kroger, a couple of Dollar Stores, your typical fast food chain restaurants,...

UKPD reports robbery near UK campus

UKPD reports robbery near UK campus

Emily Girard May 16, 2022

On Monday, UK Police reported in a crime bulletin that a robbery occurred in the parking lot of the College of Medicine Learning Center on 807 S Limestone Street. Sent via campus-wide email, the bulletin...

Mary Krueger, Jonathan’s mother, gives a testimony sharing stories about her son during sentencing in the case of the 2015 death of Jonathan Krueger on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Circuit Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Defendants in Jonathan Krueger case sentenced after seven years

Sarah Michels April 28, 2022

Seven years after the murder of UK student and Kernel photographer Jonathan Krueger, Fayette County Judge Jeffrey Taylor has sentenced the three defendants to a collective 89 years in prison, in line with...

Robbery 101

Ava Weece March 23, 2022

I look up from my magazine and see a robber standing in front of me who doesn’t look like one, since his hair is sticking up in all directions and his shirt is on inside out. But he does have a gun.I...

The FarmHouse Fraternity house on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, the night Hazelwood died, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Kentucky Kernel

Investigations continue five months after FarmHouse member’s death

Rayleigh Deaton March 15, 2022

Nearly five months after the death of Thomas "Lofton" Hazelwood, police investigations continue, and no charges have been filed. BackgroundOn Oct. 18, UK Police responded to the university's FarmHouse...

A student walks out of Boyd Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Man accused of theft on north campus caught by dance team members

Sarah Michels January 13, 2022

If it weren’t for two members of the UK Dance team, north campus’ winter break thief may not have been so quickly caught.Sophomore roommates Izzy Hess and Chloe Lucido had just returned to their Boyd...

A UK student walks past a blue light tower outside White Hall Classrooms Building on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Safety on campus: Is UK doing enough?

Sophia Shoemaker January 13, 2022

After witnessing several crime reports in the fall semester, some UK students have started questioning their safety on campus.Reports of these incidents leave students like junior Ash Pechan wondering...

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