The Northerner

Severe weather, possible tornadoes headed toward the region: Here’s what you need to know

Emily Sisk, Managing Editor

UPDATE— NKU will be closed due to severe weather beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A level four out of five severe weather risk has been issued for Tuesday for parts of Ohio, Northern Kentucky and...

Updates: NKU will be closed again Friday due to winter weather

Northerner Staff

February 3, 2022, at 4:37 p.m. EST NKU announced in a message to students and on social media that the university will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, due to severe winter weather in the area....

Tornado Warning for NKU campus expires

Matt Sexton, Managing Editor

Updated 7:45 p.m. 10/19/16 The tornado warning that was in effect for the NKU campus Wednesday evening was allowed to expire by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. The warning ran for approximately...

Snow removal crews work through the night to clear campus

Tori Lentz, News Editor

UPDATE: NKU is closed Thursday, March 5, 2015 due to continued Level 2 snow emergencies in the Northern Kentucky area. All classes are cancelled. Snow removal will occur in shifts through the night as...

NKU community withstands arctic weather

Maggie Pund and Richard Cracchiolo

The NKU community braved the subzero temperatures and winds that rolled throughout campus and across the Midwest this week. "I've just been avoiding going outside," said Shea Cecilia, a sophomore music...

Prepare early for winter weather

Allegra Carpenter

With the winter months lurking, it is time to refresh winter awareness and brace our vehicles for the snow and ice in the forecast. Roads are readied appropriately for the weather, yet commuters can never...

Students seek shelter

Jesse Call

A tornado warning was issued for Campbell County Tuesday afternoon prompting Northern Kentucky University students to move away from doors and windows and seek shelter in hallways. Norse Alert sirens were...