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Plane on runway, Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa, Unsplash.

Devastating Louisville cargo plane crash kills 14

Ella Peabody, Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2025

On Tuesday, Nov 4th, at Louisville airport, a UPS crashed and erupted, killing many and severely injuring even more. As of Nov. 7, the number of victims has risen to 14. Kentucky investigators are currently...

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Senate Democrats and Republicans strike deal to end shutdown

Ella Peabody, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2025

On Sunday, the Senate, which had been negotiating all weekend, struck a deal that would bring federal workers back into the office and resume business as usual. This deal was extremely anticipated, awaiting...

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Photo of flag at half mast (Photo by Gaurav Pikale).

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at age 84

Ella Peabody, Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2025

Former VP Dick Cheney, powerful and instrumental in the Bush administration, war in Iraq and Republican Party, died Monday due to pneumonia, cardiac, and vascular disease.  Cheney is known most influentially...

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Noah Kahan plays his new song, ‘The Great Divide,’ at Bourbon and Beyond in Louisville, Kentucky.

Noah Kahan teases new album “The Great Divide”

Luke Deegan and Ady Klosterman November 3, 2025

Known for his viral album, Stick Season, Noah Kahan has been teasing his new album for the past year. Kahan has an average of 24.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify and has headlined multiple festivals,...

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Zach Russ punches his opponent during his first professional MMA match on Oct. 18(Provided by Zach Russ).

Zach Russ ’25 makes his MMA professional Debut

Xander Bailey, Staff November 3, 2025

Combat sports fans cheer as the stadium roars to life while the fighters prepare for the fight. Fans start cheering louder as soon as they hear the walkout music. The bell rings; it is fighting time. Zach...

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Abigail Gabennesch (11) looks at the SAT Website.

SAT becomes the standard in Kentucky

Cydni Martin and Merary Valdez October 23, 2025

This school year, Kentucky public schools will stop using the ACT as the main state-funded test for high school juniors and will start using the SAT instead. The Kentucky Department of Education made this...

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The OZONE cheers on the team against rival, Covington Catholic, on Oct. 3, 2025.

School Spirit meets disrespect: refreshment of OZONE expectations

Gabby Houze, Jordan Cole, and Lindsey Berning October 21, 2025

The OZONE cheers on the team against rival, Covington Catholic, on Oct. 3, 2025.Light beams down onto the football field as the clock ticks closer to kickoff. The football players warm up, getting ready...

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An aerial view of the Pentagon, a symbol of American military power (Courtesy of Pixabay).

The Pentagon rewrites press policy prompting public scrutiny

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor October 21, 2025

The Pentagon’s latest attempt to control the press is more than misguided, it raises serious constitutional concerns. By requiring journalists to seek government approval before conducting interviews...

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The Louvre at night, Michael Fousert (courtesy of Unsplash).

Louvre museum in Paris is robbed for the first time in 27 years

Ella Peabody, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2025

The morning of Sunday, Oct. 19, the Louvre Museum in Paris was open as usual, with its bustling crowds, as a melting pot of history from the Mona Lisa, to the crowns of Napoleon I. With international significance...

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Picture of the U.S Capitol Building, Washington, D.C, where the shutdown decision was made (Courtesy of Darren Halstead, Unsplash).

United States government shutdown enters its third week

Ella Peabody, Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2025

The government shutdown began on Oct. 1, quickly taking over the media and causing panic among Americans. A government shutdown is not a governmental collapse, but a pause in proceedings and pay to federal...

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