As she walked through the upstairs hallway facing the Ryle High School gymnasium, Maddie Scherr was looking at pictures of past teams and memories made. Those memories include three straight 9th Region titles from 2018-20 and a state championship in 2019, the lone state title in program history. After playing across the country for two […]
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Were minors getting gender reassignment surgeries in Kentucky before new law banned them?
A letter written in March from University of Kentucky Healthcare — but not released until last week — says that a small number of minors received gender reassignment surgeries in Kentucky before a new law banned the procedures for those under 18. But Emma Curtis, a trans person who spoke out against the new law, […]
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Billboards aim to raise awareness of child sex trafficking
“SEE IT. STOP IT.” reads one of many billboards around Northern Kentucky that seek to bring awareness to child sex trafficking. The University of Kentucky placed billboards across the state for a project focused on reducing child sex trafficking. The project is a mass media intervention and prevention that will take a bystander-based approach; therefore, […]
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NKY in 1968: Conflict in Vietnam creates conflict at home
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Rick Robinson’s 1968: February
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Sophia Rosing permanently banned from UK campus, not eligible to re-enroll after racial tirade
Written by Jordan Mickle, LEX18 reporter University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing has been permanently banned from campus and will not be eligible to re-enroll as a student, according to a statement from UK President Eli Capilouto. The news comes after video captured early Sunday morning showed her calling a Black UK student, Kylah Spring, racial slurs […]
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Fort Mitchell woman, UK student facing criminal charges after video shows drunken, racial tirade
Written by Jordan Mickle A Fort Mitchell woman was arrested and is facing criminal charges after an online video shows her calling a UK student racial slurs while verbally and physically assaulting her. The video posted online showed the student employee, Kylah Spring, repeatedly being called racial slurs before UK police showed up and arrested […]
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Fischer Homes to Sponsor The Econ Games 2022 Conference
Fischer Homes is the presenting sponsor for The Econ Games hosted by the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. Fischer Homes is presenting sponsor for The Econ Games 2022 hosted by the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. The Econ Games is a conference designed to allow […]
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Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati UK Alumni Club to Host Annual Celebrity Golf Scramble
The UK Alumni Club will host its annual celebrity golf scramble in September. (Img: 2016 event, NKY/GC UK Alumni Club) The Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati University of Kentucky Alumni Club will host their annual celebrity golf scramble on Monday, Sept. 21, at the Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Registration is now open to […]
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Highlands Grad Helps with UK’s ‘Dance Blue’ Fundraiser, Raises $2M for Pediatric Cancer
UK’s DanceBlue dance marathon raises over $2M for pediatric cancer. By Jessie Eden Bailey Fessler, a Highlands High School 2016 grad, is celebrating a big win for “DanceBlue”, the pediatric cancer fundraiser for the University of Kentucky. Each year, DanceBlue raises over a million dollars for pediatric cancer research. Over the weekend, after LOTS of […]
