Jul 27 Investigations Child Abuse Reports In Kentucky Are Way Down — Why That’s Not Good News Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic is a “perfect storm” for child maltreatment. By Graham Ambrose Jul 27 Investigations Child Abuse Reports In Kentucky Are Way Down — Why That’s Not Good News Graham Ambrose
Jul 23 Investigations Josh Benton To Leave Role At Education and Workforce Development Benton has been the face of the state’s unemployment office in recent months. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett Jul 23 Investigations Josh Benton To Leave Role At Education and Workforce Development Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett
Jul 23 Investigations Cabinet Officials Defend Hiring, Firing Of Unemployment Director As KyCIR first reported Monday, the executive director, Muncie McNamara, was quietly fired in early May amid a mounting unemployment crisis caused by the coronavirus. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett Jul 23 Investigations Cabinet Officials Defend Hiring, Firing Of Unemployment Director Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett
Jul 23 Investigations Attorney General Revives Lawsuit Against State Pension Officials and Hedge Funds Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has revived and expanded a lawsuit accusing hedge fund managers and Kentucky Retirement System officials of mishandling the state’s troubled pension fund. By Jared Bennett Jul 23 Investigations Attorney General Revives Lawsuit Against State Pension Officials and Hedge Funds Jared Bennett
Jul 20 Investigations Well-Connected Kentucky Unemployment Director Quietly Fired Amid Crisis The head of the Office of Unemployment Insurance was quietly fired on May 5, amid an unprecedented number of jobless claims, a race to overhaul an archaic computer system and a belatedly-reported data breach. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett Jul 20 Investigations Well-Connected Ky. Unemployment Director Quietly Fired Amid Crisis Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett
Jul 14 Investigations Thousands In Louisville At Risk Of Utility Shutoffs When Moratorium Ends It's unclear when the moratorium, or state of emergency, will end. But tens of thousands are at-risk of utility shut offs when it does. By Jacob Ryan Jul 14 Investigations Thousands In Louisville At Risk Of Utility Shutoffs When Moratorium Ends Jacob Ryan
Jul 8 Investigations Search Warrants Under Scrutiny As Police Killings Spark Reforms Critics say the search warrant process lacks transparency, oversight and fairness. But many Louisville judges defend the current system. By Jacob Ryan Jul 8 Investigations Search Warrants Under Scrutiny As Police Killings Spark Reforms Jacob Ryan
Jul 6 Investigations Why Black Women Like Breonna Taylor Still Need ‘Say Her Name’ Movement Breonna Taylor’s story highlights an issue advocates have long reckoned with: Why is police violence against Black women less visible than that of Black men? By Jewél Jackson Jul 6 Investigations Why Black Women Like Breonna Taylor Need 'Say Her Name' Jewél Jackson
Jul 2 Investigations Louisville’s Two-Decade Fight For Civilian Oversight Of Police If renewed calls for a tougher civilian review board sound familiar, it's because it's been a common refrain over the last 20 years — and it's never really happened. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jul 2 Investigations Louisville’s Two-Decade Fight For Civilian Oversight Of Police Eleanor Klibanoff
Jul 1 Investigations LMPD Officers Given Commendations, Back On Patrol Before Shooting Investigation Is Complete The officers have not been cleared of wrongdoing in the Shelby Gazaway case, but they're back on patrol. By Jared Bennett Jul 1 Investigations Shooting Investigation Isn't Complete But LMPD Officers Back On Patrol Jared Bennett
Jun 17 Investigations LMPD Report On Police Shootings Doesn’t Name Breonna Taylor, David McAtee Despite weeks of daily calls from protesters to "say their name," neither Breonna Taylor nor David McAtee is listed by name in the police shooting database. By Jared Bennett Jun 17 Investigations LMPD Report On Police Shootings Doesn’t Name Breonna Taylor, David McAtee Jared Bennett
Jun 16 Investigations Document Details What LMPD Audit Will, And Will Not, Cover There is no time frame for the audit yet, but documents show the scope of work will be significant. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 16 Investigations Document Details What LMPD Audit Will, And Will Not, Cover Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 15 Investigations After Church Was Shot, Renewed Focus On Kentucky’s Hate Crime Laws Crimes motivated by hate aren’t treated much differently than other crimes under Kentucky state law. By Graham Ambrose Jun 15 Investigations After Church Was Shot, Renewed Focus On Kentucky’s Hate Crime Laws Graham Ambrose
Jun 12 Investigations As Courts Reopen, An Eviction Crisis Looms In a surprise move late last month, the state’s high court changed its plan and began allowing eviction filings a month early. By Jacob Ryan Jun 12 Investigations As Courts Reopen, An Eviction Crisis Looms Jacob Ryan