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‘It just feels really close to home,’ UPS cargo plane crash kills 9, injures 11 in Louisville

‘It just feels really close to home,’ UPS cargo plane crash kills 9, injures 11 in Louisville

Nick Tenhundfeld, Reporter November 5, 2025

A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded shortly after taking off from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, killing at least nine and injuring 11 others, according to...

Man arrested for setting UK police vehicle on fire

Man arrested for setting UK police vehicle on fire

Aimee Pierce, Reporter July 29, 2025

The University of Kentucky Police Department arrested 31-year-old Santosh Sharma for second-degree arson on Thursday, July 24, in connection with an on-campus vehicle fire. On July 6, UKPD issued a...

UKPD investigating vehicle fire on UK’s campus

UKPD investigating vehicle fire on UK’s campus

Sammy Wynn, Assistant News Editor July 7, 2025

On Monday, July 7, the University of Kentucky Police Department announced the investigation of a vehicle fire. The incident occurred in a parking lot off Linden Walk and was reported to UKPD on Sunday,...

Police: Parked car at UK set on fire intentionally

Police: Parked car at UK set on fire intentionally

Sammy Wynn, Assistant News Editor June 9, 2025

Police are investigating a vehicle fire in the parking lot behind Memorial Hall, according to a crime bulletin issued Monday, June 9. The crime bulletin, sent via email by the University of Kentucky...

Firefighters put out a car fire on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in the William T. Young Library parking lot in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Alexis Baker | Staff

Car catches fire in Willy T. parking lot

Lilly Keith and Alexis Baker September 12, 2024

A car caught fire in the William T. Young Library parking lot with the owner, a UK student, sitting inside. Brooke Berry's 2016 Jeep Renegade caught fire on the night of Sept. 12 around 8 p.m. while...

Estill Co. wildfires create smoky smell in Lexington, Fayette Co.

Estill Co. wildfires create smoky smell in Lexington, Fayette Co.

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2022

Wildfires in Estill County have created a haze and smell of smoke in Fayette County as wind pushes the smoke to the western part of the state. The fire began as a brush fire near Pitts Road, according...

People surround a flipped car on State Street after UK fans gathered following Kentucky football's win over Florida on Sept. 10, 2022. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Kentucky Kernel

Flipped car, burned couches as fans rush State Street after football victory

Hannah Stanley, News Editor September 15, 2022

UK students and fans rushed State Street the night of Sept. 10, after Kentucky football's 26-16 win over the University of Florida. The fiery celebration involved UK students and fans burning couches...

Charred debris lies on the floor of a construction trailer that caught fire around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, behind the UK College of Pharmacy Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

‘Significant structural collapse.’ Trailer on UK campus sustains damage after fire

Rayleigh Deaton October 10, 2021

A trailer located on the University of Kentucky's campus sustained significant structural damage from a fire on Sunday morning.According to Lexington Fire Department Battalion Chief Jordan Saas, the fire...

Kentucky and EKU hockey players chase after the puck during the game against EKU on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at The Lexington Ice Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 6 to 3. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

‘A rowdy, exciting time.’ Hockey returns to Lexington following pandemic, fire

Hunter Shelton September 9, 2021

A fan-favorite Kentucky club sport makes its return this weekend. Kentucky hockey will welcome Tennessee to the Lexington Ice Center on Friday for the first of two games to kick off the 2021-2022 campaign. Returning...

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Australia’s bushfires: Climate change should be the main media focus

Isabel Phillips January 22, 2020

If you have been paying attention to the news in the past few weeks, you have most likely heard about the devastating bush fires ravaging Australia.One widespread concern is the amount of attention that...

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Killer campfires and protecting Ky. forests

Cameron Luker October 24, 2019

Earlier this month, over 100 acres of forest in the Red River Gorge near Sky Bridge burned because campers allowed their fire to escape from control. As we start to get outside and enjoy the Kentucky autumn,...

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