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New trial date set in shooting death of UK student and last updated 2021-04-21 18:09:30-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A new trial date has been set six years after University of Kentucky student Jonathan Krueger was shot and killed while he was walking home with a friend. Charles Bertram/Kentucky Kernel In a Zoom court hearing Wednesday, it was set for April 4th, 2022. The trial should take about nine days. Justin Delone Smith, Roman Gonzalez, and Efrain Diaz, Jr. were all charged with murd...

Student publication the Kentucky Kernel said Dr. Susan Odom passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Author: Courtney Hayden Updated: 9:38 AM EDT April 20, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Kentucky (UK) professor passed away last weekend after an accident at her home, according to multiple sources. The Kentucky Kernel, a student-produced publication at the university, reported the death of Dr. Susan Odom Monday. The Fayette County Coroners Office said Od...

The free speech of Kentuckians is under attack and here is why you should care. On March 25, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Kentucky Kernel, the student newspaper at the University of Kentucky, in an open records lawsuit filed by the University of Kentucky. UK filed the lawsuit after refusing to disclose records to the Kernel about a sexual misconduct case from five years ago. UK’s argument for denying the requested documents was to keep the identity of the victims safe but ...

Bryan Greene, 25, and Lakell Gates, 11, play basketball on the court in Duncan Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Photo by Arden Barnes, courtesy of Kentucky Kernel. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2021) — May 2020 journalism graduate and former Kentucky Kernel editor-in-chief Bailey Vandiver placed fourth in the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2020-2021 Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. In addition to being recognized among top journalists in the nation, ...

On January 6, as she scoured her Twitter feed searching for information on the riots unfolding inside the United States Capitol, Natalie Parks stumbled upon chatter in the online University of Kentucky community about someone named Gracyn Courtright.

Credit Robert Bauer Law enforcement agencies have charged several people with Kentucky ties for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. All face federal charges. ‘Because President Trump said to do so’ Law enforcement arrested Kentucky resident Robert Bauer on Jan. 15 for illegally and violently entering the Capitol and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. According to an FBI statement, Bauer told investigators he and his cousin were at the rally for President Donald ...

Gracyn Dawn Courtright is facing multiple federal charges in connection to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“INFAMY IS JUST AS GOOD AS FAME,” the college student wrote above a mirror photo posted to Instagram either the day of the Capitol riot or the day after, according to the FBI. “EITHER WAY I END UP MORE KNOWN. XOXO”

“INFAMY IS JUST AS GOOD AS FAME,” the college student wrote above a mirror photo posted to Instagram either the day of the Capitol riot or the day after, according to the FBI. “EITHER WAY I END UP MORE KNOWN. XOXO”

Chris Girard, Emily Girard and Kim Girard during Emily’s 2019 high school graduation Author’s Note: In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic was nearing its peak, I wrote an opinion piece reflecting on the pandemic in relation to my father’s battle with leukemia. Unfortunately, on August 6, 2020, my father lost this battle, yet the pandemic persisted. This piece documents the following days. COVID-19 did not kill my father. My father battled Acute Myeloid Leukemia for 14 months. He m...