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Timothy Umstead's mugshot from the Fayette County jail website on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Umstead was arrested on the night of Feb. 7, and he was booked on Feb. 8.

Former UK student’s weapon possession charges reduced

Hannah Stanley, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2024

This story has been updated as of Feb. 19, 2024. A former University of Kentucky student appeared in court today after allegedly making threats to his roommates on Feb. 7, 2024. His charges were amended...

Shooting inside Fayette Mall

Shooting inside Fayette Mall

UPDATE: At least three people were injured in the shooting said Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers in a media briefing around 6:45 this evening. The extent of the injuries are unknown, but all three...

Students stand on a flipped car on State Street on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky after the UK football team beat the Florida Gators 27-16, ending a 31-year losing streak. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Lexington Police need help identifying students who flipped car on State Street

Kernel News Staff September 14, 2018

The Lexington Police Department is asking for help in identifying several individuals responsible for flipping a car on State Street after UK Football’s Saturday win over Florida.After the Wildcats ended...

Map depicting the site of a motorcycle-car accident on S. Limestone on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The red dot indicates where the accident occurred. 

Fatal motorcycle accident involving UK student

Kaitlyn Skovran September 21, 2017

UK senior Ryan Greenwell died Wednesday morning after a collision on his motorcycle with another vehicle on South Limestone in front of the UK Clinic, according to the Fayette County Coroner's office.South...

Knife attack at Transylvania University injures two

News Staff April 28, 2017

A knife attack reportedly occurred at Transylvania University Friday morning.The official Transylvania Twitter account tweeted at 9:23 a.m., "After an incident in our coffee shop, a suspect is in custody...

Ethan Hatfield

UK students charged with kidnapping and robbery

News Staff March 3, 2017

Two UK students have been charged with kidnapping, robbery and assault, according to an official press release from Lexington Police Department Public Information Officer Brenna Angel.Zachary Costin, 21,...

Lexington Police Chief Mark Barnard speaks to the media Monday, Sept. 19, before privately meeting at St. Augustine's Chapel in Lexington, Ky., with local residents to talk about concerns of an alleged serial rapist on UK's campus. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Steps taken to make city safer

Blair Johnson December 7, 2016

The Lexington Police Department and private social networking company, Nextdoor, have partnered to make the city safer and easier to communicate within neighborhoods. The partnership went into effect...

Photo provided by Fayette County Detention Center.

Man charged with first degree robbery of UK student on Red Mile Road

News Staff December 2, 2016

A man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that occurred around 7 p.m. Dec. 1 near an apartment complex on Red Mile Road.David A. Stephens, 23, has been charged with first degree robbery,...

Safety unfair casualty of upholding UK’s image

September 21, 2016

President Capilouto has made many remarks about how important student safety is to the university. When the university releases statements about student safety, it has of late been reactionary to public...

Roofie cases underreported

Sarah Brookbank April 24, 2016

[email protected] light of the Campus Attitudes Toward Safety survey’s results, which found that many students on campus are sexually assaulted after being slipped impairing substances, the Kentucky...

Seven Central Kentucky locations hit with credit card skimmers between September, November

Cheyene Miller March 30, 2016

UK students and Lexington residents should use caution when paying at the pumps and hitting up the ATM, as Kentucky has seen an increase in credit card skimmers in the last four years.Two ATMs and two...

Reviewing UK gun violence: Near-campus neighborhoods share some of Lexington’s surge in gun-related crime

Joshua Qualls February 7, 2016

Blue emergency towers stalk would-be offenders throughout UK’s campus, and some students use an app on their smartphones as a last line of defense. But some people may wonder: Is all this technology...

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