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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...

Jack Weaver, Rayleigh Deaton and Michael Clubb, left to right, wait for maintenance to tow the Kernel's golf cart out from between a utility pole and a brick wall after Clubb got the golf cart stuck on Monday, Sept. 13, 2022, in front of Scovell Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Kernel golf cart: A survival story

Rayleigh Deaton April 29, 2022

It all happened so quickly. Wait, no, not really. We definitely saw it coming and it was definitely preventable.For context, back in September, the Kernel’s art director, Michael Clubb, and I were sitting...

A parade of police and construction workers organized by Gooch Construction honors front-line health and public safety workers on Friday, April 10, 2020, on South Limestone outside of the UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK holds parade to honor front-line workers

Emily Girard April 10, 2020

A parade of vehicles drove near UK’s campus on Thursday to honor front-line workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The parade passed UK’s Chandler Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital, showing...

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UK student, a former softball player, dies in car crash

Kernel News Staff February 13, 2020

A UK student died in a single-vehicle crash on I-64 on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported. Brynlee Bigelow, 21, who the Lexington Herald-Leader reported to be a fourth year digital media and design...

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UPDATE:Gas leak situation cleared at UK’s Gatton Student Center

Kernel News Desk May 3, 2019

A campus-wide alert warned the UK community of a gas leak at the Gatton Student Center on Friday night. The alert came just after 7:30 p.m. Those nearby are advised to avoid the area.As of 7:50 p.m.,...

First day of Spring Break with snow on March 12, 2018. Photo by Mark Cornelison | UK Photo

UK Transportation to offer cover storage for vehicles over winter break

December 3, 2018

UK Transportation announced in a press release Monday that it will offer free covered storage for cars and bicycles on a first-come, first-served basis over winter break. The free holiday passes are available...

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