Dec 5 Investigations Prosecution Declined: A KyCIR Investigation LMPD asks prosecutors to review their rape cases and decide whether they should make an arrest. More often than not, the prosecutors say no. By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec 5 Investigations Prosecution Declined: A KyCIR Investigation Eleanor Klibanoff
Nov 20 Investigations Beshear’s Transition Team Has Familiar Names, Longtime Donors To Family Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear has stacked his transition team with well-connected bureaucrats, legislators and longtime supporters. By Jacob Ryan Nov 20 Investigations Beshear's Transition Team Has Familiar Names, Longtime Donors Jacob Ryan
Oct 30 Investigations Man Convicted Of Murder After Police Chase Left Two Kentucky Teens Dead KyCIR examined the pursuit in a report last year and found discrepancies in the police narrative about the circumstances of the pursuit. And policing experts criticized law enforcement for keeping with the chase until its deadly end. By Jacob Ryan Oct 30 Investigations Man Convicted Of Murder After Police Chase Left Two Kentucky Teens Dead Jacob Ryan
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