BREAKING: NKU without power, campus closed until noon

Emily Sisk, News Editor

November 29, 2023

UPDATE– Power has been restored to campus as of 8 a.m. Campus will remain closed until noon.

Due to a campus-wide power outage, Northern Kentucky University will be closed until noon on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

All classes and events taking place before 12 p.m. are canceled, according to a Norse Alert sent around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

NKU sent a campus alert to let students know of the closure. (Emily Sisk)

While it is unknown what caused the power outage, nearly 1,000 Duke Energy customers are out of power as of 7:15 a.m. This number was at 3,000 just before 7. a.m., according to Duke Energy’s power outage map.

Facebook users responded to NKU’s social media post, with one user commenting, “The whole city is out!”

The Northerner will continue investigating this breaking news story and provide updates as they are available.