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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Dispatch workers look upon a wall of monitors as they take incoming calls and communicate with officers.

Out with the old, in with the new: University Police move facilities

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor July 11, 2022

After multiple years of planning, designing and construction, Northern Kentucky University Police have relocated to a newly renovated facility as of May—the former Honors College house located on...

Former Police Chief Leslie Kachurek goes over information with his staff. Kachurek announced his resignation  in June.

How the University Police Department is changing

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief August 11, 2016

In the midst of a national search for the Chief of Police position the NKU Police Department will undergo some changes. In a campus-wide email, President Geoffrey Mearns announced on July 27 that Lt. John...

Chief of Police Les  Kachurek announced his resignation Thursday.

BREAKING: Chief of Police announces resignation

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-chief June 16, 2016

Chief of Police Les Kachurek announced his resignation and will leave Northern Kentucky University next month, according to a statement released by the university Thursday. Kachurek has accepted a position...

UPDATE: Lawsuit accuses university of indifference and inadequacy

UPDATE: Lawsuit accuses university of indifference and inadequacy

Andrea Carter, News Editor January 26, 2016

This story was updated on Jan. 27 to include an additional response from the university.A lawsuit filed by a Northern Kentucky University student on Jan. 20 accuses university officials of indifference...

BREAKING: NKU facing lawsuit that accuses officials of mishandling sexual assault case

BREAKING: NKU facing lawsuit that accuses officials of mishandling sexual assault case

Staff January 22, 2016

This story was updated on Jan. 22 at 7:08 p.m.According to a Friday report from The Northern Kentucky Tribune, an NKU student, under the name of Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against the university on Wednesday,...

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