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Melody Clark sits on the porch of her renovated home in Lexington, Ky., Monday, April 24, 2023. Photo by Jackson Huston | Staff

Restoring Hope to Lexington

Jackson Huston, Reporter May 4, 2023

Officer Ryan Holland is a neighborhood resource officer working for the Lexington Police Department. During patrols, he likes to take time to engage with the community he’s serving. That means hearing...

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 31, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via campus-wide email on Thursday notifying the UK campus community of a reported sexual assault.  The report was filed on Wednesday, March 29, but...

UK student killed in weekend shooting

UK student killed in weekend shooting

Haley Simpkins November 30, 2020

Police say UK student Madilyn Taylor Grisham was killed in a shooting on Payne Street near the Lexington Cemetery early Sunday morning.The Fayette County Coroner told local media outlets that 20-year-old...

Protesters hold up signs in downtown Lexington on Sunday, May 31, the third day of protests in Lexington against police brutality and racism in solidarity with movements across the country. Photo by Sydney Carter.

Lexington’s protests have been mainly peaceful. Why?

Lexington protesters have marched in the streets for 13 consecutive nights as part of a nationwide pushback against policy brutality against black Americans. The protests were sparked by the murder of...

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