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Top-5 prospect Caleb Holt receives offer from Kentucky
Mark Pope has been hard at work, gearing up for Year 1 in Lexington, but he has also been working and recruiting for the future of the program as well. Pope and his staff have been all over the country seeing the best talent at the high school level and have offered numerous top guys.
FIRST ALERT: Ben Beddoes tracks a quiet start to the weekend before storms return
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A nice evening is in store for us as we will be warm to start the evening with temperatures starting in the 80s. Some clouds will be us as we go through the evening into the overnight hours. It will be a mild and comfortable night as we see lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Man sentenced for off-campus party shooting that hurt UK students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One of the men charged in a UK fraternity party shooting has been sentenced. Jason Almanza-Arroyo was sentenced to nine years on Friday. Police say he fired shots at a UK fraternity party in the fall of 2022. One student was shot, and 10 others were hurt by shrapnel.
UK season tickets at Rupp Arena to see an increase beginning next season
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — For the first time in five years, season tickets for season ticket holders at Rupp Arena will see an increase. Seats located in the lower bowl, chairbacks and selected bleacher areas in the upper arena will increase beginning next season. According to the University of Kentucky athletics department, 13 percent of season ticket holders won’t see a rise in ticket prices, while 64 percent will see a five percent increase. Seven percent of the season-ticket holders will see prices rise 25 percent or more and 16 percent will see their tickets rise 12 percent beginning this season.
5-star prospect nearing the end of his recruitment with Kentucky still in the race
One of the biggest recruitments in the early Mark Pope era is nearing its end. Five-star prospect Jasper Johnson is closing in on a college decision and he narrowed down his recruitment this week -- with Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Louisville and Arkansas as his final five schools. Johnson also...
Mother of missing Tri-State woman files lawsuit against KSP
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Next month it will be 29 years since Heather Teague was abducted from Newburgh Beach in Henderson County. Today, Heather’s family filed a civil suit against the Kentucky State Police and the FBI, saying they mishandled the investigation. A group gathered outside the federal district...
Remembering the Tragedy in the Mountains: Two years later
EASTERN KENTUCKY (WOWK) – It has been two years since torrential flooding swept through Eastern Kentucky, killing more than 40 people across multiple counties. The heavy rainfall began on July 25, 2022, and continued through July 30, 2022. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 24 flash flood warnings were issued between July […]
No need to further victimize children through legislative ineptitude or gubernatorial stubbornness
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s access to iTWIST, a database maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that “track[s] the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens” and that was available to the ombudsman attached […]
CVB presents check for Balloons Over the Bluegrass
Nick Barker (left) and Christian Barker accepted a check for $1,500 on behalf of the Danville Boyle County Airport for the upcoming Balloons Over the Bluegrass event taking place at the airport on Friday, Aug. 2. The funds were awarded for the event by the Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau’s board. Photo submitted The post CVB presents check for Balloons Over the Bluegrass appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
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