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SubscribeArea students received the following notification today following a supposed twitter prank in which the user threatened to “shoot up UofL”:
UofL Police Department has received a tweet from an unknown subject saying he is on his way to “shoot up UofL.” Report suspicious activity to 852-6111
Social media networks exploded with activity as word of the threat spread by email, text message, and phone while concerned family members rushed to warn others or check on their friends and family.
The twitter handle, which apparently belongs to a University of Louisville class of 2018 student named Cameron, deleted the post after remaining up for several minutes. Following the deletion of the tweet, someone calling themselves “Jillian” posted another series of messages claiming that they were just joking, saying that they “didn’t think it was that big of a deal” and apologized if they “offended anyone.”
ULPD and LMPD reacted quickly, seeking out the person who sent the threat and warning those who may have been in danger. The all clear message indicates that the police are interviewing a person of interest. Under Kentucky law, Terroristic Threatening is a class A misdemeanor:
508.080 Terroristic threatening in the third degree.
(1) Except as provided in KRS 508.075 or 508.078, a person is guilty of terroristic threatening in the third degree when:
(a) He threatens to commit any crime likely to result in death or serious physical injury to another person or likely to result in substantial property damage to another person; or
(b) He intentionally makes false statements for the purpose of causing evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation.
(2) Terroristic threatening in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
The last of the 22 silos remain standing, ready for demolition.
The last of the 22 silos overlooking I-65 from Floyd Street, where they have stood for nearly a century, are coming down.
The silos were owned by DuPont subsidiary Solae until their $3.3 million purchase by the University of Louisville Foundation in December 2013. Although long-term plans are not certain, the 15-acre property will temporarily be used for additional parking for U of L football games and other events at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
In addition to the land use benefits, Kathleen Smith, chief of staff to U of L President James Ramsey, said that the project “will give the university options to expand while clearing the view for I-65 travelers to see our spectacularly beautiful Belknap campus.”
Demolition of the silos began in late July and is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, with cleanup and new construction taking longer. The tear down is being done in stages to allow for debris to be hauled away before proceeding with further demolition. The work comes with a $687,800 price tag with the Foundation receiving half of the proceeds from the sale of salvageable equipment and materials from the site – the other half of which will go to the demolition company, NorthStar Group Holdings, LLC.
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After having a successful run in their own park during the NCAA Baseball regional and super-regional rounds, the Louisville Cardinals are headed back to Omaha for their second consecutive visit to the College World Series.
On a hot streak, Louisville has not lost a game yet in the tournament, besting Kent State, Kansas and Kentucky in the double-elimination regionals and then sweeping Kennesaw State in the best-of-three super regionals. Cards fans are now hoping that their streak isn’t just for schools that start with a “K” as Louisville (50-15) prepares to face off against Vanderbilt (46-19). Vandy is close to a similar hot streak, winning all of their tournament games except for a 5-4 loss to Stanford in game two of their super regionals. The cards are hoping for a repeat of last year’s action when they beat the Commodores in super regional play.
Louisville faces Vanderbilt at 8 P.M this Saturday, June 14 in the second game of the tournament’s double-elimination bracket play, immediately following the 3 P.M. opener between UC Irvine and Texas. Winners of today’s games will fill in the other half of the bracket as teams battle to reach the championship finals starting on June 23. You can watch the game live on ESPN2.
For the full bracket, schedule and results, visit the NCAA Baseball College World Series page.
U of L Baseball Moves Forward in College World Series
The Cardinals baseball team emerged unscathed from the first round of the NCAA College World Series this weekend’s double-elimination action that included a victory of the UK wildcats.
The Cards bested Kent State with a score of 5-0 as Kentucky fell to Kansas 10-6 in the first games. UK came out of the losers bracket ahead of Kent State 4-2 while Louisville beat Kansas 6-3. In their third game, the Wildcats edged out Kansas 8-6, leading to another in-state Kentucky NCAA tournament battle.
In the final game of the regionals, a game that was delayed almost four hours due to weather, the Cards beat the ‘Cats 4-1 as they earned three runs in the seventh inning from UK’s Sam Mahar after he replaced Logan Salow, who gave up only one run through his career-high 94 pitches in six innings. The victory allows Louisville to move on to the best-of-three Super Regionals where they will face the winner of today’s noon game between Alabama and Kennesaw State.
The NCAA basketball tournament is in full swing and, as usual, Kentucky has a case of March Madness!
In the Midwest corner of the bracket, our home team Lousville Cardinals entered the tournament at 4th seed and beat Manhattan to move into the next round where they put down St. Louis. Meanwhile, the number 8 Big Blue UK Wildcats from just down I-64 beat Kansas State and then Wichita State.
Next stop: Indianapolis, where the ‘Cats and Cards will duke it out in Sweet 16 action this Friday, March 28 at 9:45PM. CBS will carry this Bluegrass State battle so local viewers should be able to watch the game on WLKY 32. The winner of this game will advance to take on either second seed Michigan or number 11 Tennessee.
Despite being U of L’s home, Louisville often seems like Lexington Light given the huge Big Blue Nation presence. As the blue and red flags indicate, Derby City can be “a house divided” when the Cards and Cats face off.
Who do you want to see win Friday night's game?
- University of Louisville Cardinals (54%, 7 Votes)
- University of Kentucky Wildcats (46%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 13
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