Oct 25 Investigations New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians People who can’t afford to pay expungement fees might be prevented from clearing their criminal record under a recent Kentucky court ruling. By Jacob Ryan Oct 25 Investigations New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians Jacob Ryan
Oct 16 Investigations Florida Fired Him. Now, He’s U of L’s Title IX Coordinator A U of L spokesperson said they knew David Parrott had been fired at his previous job for improper financial administration but he received “glowing" references. By Eleanor Klibanoff Oct 16 Investigations Florida Fired Him. Now, He's U of L's Title IX Coordinator Eleanor Klibanoff
Oct 14 Investigations After Rare Enforcement Action, Fixes Underway At Problem Kentucky Dam The Loch Mary dam was featured in a recent KyCIR investigation which found dozens of dangerous dams with no emergency action plan. By Caitlin McGlade Oct 14 Investigations After Rare Enforcement Action, Fixes Underway At Problem Kentucky Dam Caitlin McGlade
Sep 23 Investigations Conviction Or Not, Seized Cash Is ‘Cost of Doing Business’ In Louisville Money seized through asset forfeiture provides leverage in resolving drug trafficking cases and has become an ingrained aspect of the justice system in Louisville, our investigation found. By Jacob Ryan Sep 23 Investigations Conviction Or Not, Seized Cash Is ‘Cost of Doing Business’ In Louisville Jacob Ryan
Sep 20 Investigations After Clearing Backlog, Rape Kit Testing Takes Seven Months — Or Longer End the Backlog, a national non-profit, defines a backlog as any kits not tested within 30 days of receipt. By Eleanor Klibanoff Sep 20 Investigations After Backlog Cleared, Wait For Rape Kit Testing Averages Seven Months Eleanor Klibanoff
Sep 10 Investigations State Cabinets Appeal Order To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Fees Two state cabinets are appealing a judge’s order that they must reimburse the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting for legal costs after withholding public records. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd ruled this spring that the Labor and Finance and Administration cabinets “willfully” violated open records laws when they refused to release the names […] By Caitlin McGlade Sep 10 Investigations State Cabinets Appeal Order To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Fees Caitlin McGlade
Sep 3 Investigations KyCIR Amplify: Sexual Assault Survivor Meghan Wright, On Getting A Rape Kit "It's hard to explain but, in many ways, your body becomes the crime scene." By Eleanor Klibanoff Sep 3 Investigations KyCIR Amplify: A Sexual Assault Survivor On Getting A Rape Kit Eleanor Klibanoff
Sep 3 Investigations Lacking Sexual Assault Nurses, Some Ky. Hospitals Illegally Turn Victims Away Kentucky state law requires emergency rooms to perform forensic sexual assault exams on-site, but hospitals without specially trained nurses sometimes send rape victims away. By Eleanor Klibanoff Sep 3 Investigations Lacking Sexual Assault Nurses, Some Ky. Hospitals Illegally Turn Victims Away Eleanor Klibanoff
Aug 26 Investigations Louisville Police Expected A Grow Operation. They Found Christmas Lights. Officers said thermal images showed a heat signature “indicative of cultivating marijuana” at Tyrone Evans’s house. When they searched, they did not find a grow operation. By Jewél Jackson Aug 26 Investigations Police Expected A Grow Operation. They Found Christmas Lights. Jewél Jackson
Aug 19 Investigations Former Workers Say Ky. State Fair’s Ride Provider Lacks Safety Training Something went wrong with the Fireball ride at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair, and ride operator Duanne Haywood went underneath. Within minutes, Haywood was pinned. His was one of 19 worker injuries the ride company reported last year. By Evan Heichelbech Aug 19 Investigations Former Workers Say Ky. State Fair's Ride Provider Lacks Safety Training Evan Heichelbech
Aug 6 Investigations At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster Eighty Kentucky dams have deficiencies and are deemed high-hazard, because a breach would threaten lives or property. Only six of those dams have complete emergency plans. By Caitlin McGlade Aug 6 Investigations At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster Caitlin McGlade
Jul 18 Investigations New Federal Audit Optimistic About Changes At Kentucky OSHA The new audit says Kentucky needs to continue to improve how it investigates deaths on the job in the wake of significant lapses. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jul 18 Investigations New Federal Audit Optimistic About Changes At Kentucky OSHA Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 28 Investigations These Details About Kentucky Race Horse Deaths Were Secret, Until Now Search our database of every racing-related horse death in Kentucky since 2010. By Kate Howard Jun 28 Investigations These Details About Kentucky Race Horse Deaths Were Secret, Until Now Kate Howard
Jun 27 Investigations In Reversal, Kentucky Will Disclose Details Of Horse Racing Fatalities After a KyCIR story showed Kentucky was more secretive than other horse-racing states, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is releasing details about horse racing fatalities. By Caitlin McGlade Jun 27 Investigations In Reversal, Kentucky Discloses Details Of Horse Racing Fatalities Caitlin McGlade