Oct 22 Metro Louisville Louisville funeral director jumping into the race for mayor Anthony Oxendine, a Louisville funeral home director, announced this week he’s running for the Democratic nomination for mayor. By Roberto Roldan Oct 22 Metro Louisville Louisville funeral director jumping into the race for mayor Roberto Roldan
Oct 22 Coronavirus Several Ky. school districts will soon drop mask mandates District leaders cite falling COVID-19 infections. But one public health official is worried the decision could lead to another spike. By Jess Clark Oct 22 Coronavirus Several Ky. school districts will soon drop mask mandates Jess Clark
Oct 22 Community Celebrated Russell funding could have drawbacks Fifth Third Bank's $180 million national program aims to support growth in nine majority-Black neighborhoods, including Louisville's Russell. By Yasmine Jumaa Oct 22 Community Celebrated Russell funding could have drawbacks Yasmine Jumaa
Oct 22 Health Ky. Nurses Association study finds that 25% of respondents are considering leaving their position within the next 3 months There was already a nursing shortage in Kentucky, but the stress and strain of the pandemic has made things worse. A new study of nurses taps into how. By Breya Jones Oct 22 Health Study of nurses finds 25% likely to leave jobs in 3 months Breya Jones
Oct 22 In Conversation ‘In Conversation’ talks policing and police reform We talk about the podcast "Dig" and this season's investigation on how LMPD fell short of its earlier reform goals. By Michelle Tyrene Johnson Oct 22 In Conversation "In Conversation" talks policing and police reform Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Oct 22 Investigations The model city: Inside LMPD’s failure to reform itself Louisville portrayed itself as a police department that would show the rest of the country how to reform. That facade came crumbling down in 2020. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy Oct 22 Investigations The model city: Inside LMPD’s failure to reform itself Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy
Oct 21 Metro Louisville A first look at Louisville’s proposed Metro Council district maps The maps are based on the most recent Census data and will decide how Louisville’s 782,000 residents are represented on a local level. By Roberto Roldan Oct 21 Metro Louisville A first look at Louisville’s proposed Metro Council district maps Roberto Roldan
Oct 21 Education Bus driver and monitor shortages are forcing Ky. school districts to make hard decisions Districts are going without bus monitors, combining routes and sometimes cutting routes altogether, leaving families to drive themselves. By Jess Clark Oct 21 Education Bus driver and monitor shortages are forcing Ky. school districts to make hard decisions Jess Clark
Oct 21 Health How one Indiana town is reinventing emergency medical services Project Swaddle aims to help moms with pregnancies expected to have complications. By Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media Oct 21 Health How one Indiana town is reinventing emergency medical services Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media
Oct 20 Community Ky. Supreme Court to decide if police need a warrant for real-time phone tracking State attorneys argued Wednesday that police don’t need a search warrant to track a person’s location in real-time through their cell phone. By Jacob Ryan Oct 20 Community Ky. Supreme Court to rule on real-time cell phone tracking Jacob Ryan
Oct 20 Kentucky Politics Kentucky lawmakers to consider omnibus anti-abortion bill Republican state lawmakers plan to file an omnibus anti-abortion bill during the upcoming legislative session. By Ryland Barton Oct 20 Kentucky Politics Kentucky lawmakers to consider omnibus anti-abortion bill Ryland Barton
Oct 20 Community Gender affirming care ‘vital’ for some Kentuckians Clinics in Kentucky and Indiana recently began offering gender affirming hormone therapy for people who are transitioning. By Yasmine Jumaa Oct 20 Community Gender affirming care ‘vital’ for some Kentuckians Yasmine Jumaa
Oct 20 Community Job fair at the KFC Yum! Center seeks 150 workers As the job market reopens, the KFC Yum! Center hosted a job fair to try and bring on 150 employees to basketball and performance season. By Breya Jones Oct 20 Community Job fair at the KFC Yum! Center seeks 150 workers Breya Jones
Oct 20 Environment Beshear unveils new energy strategy without mentioning climate change Gov. Andy Beshear has unveiled a new energy plan for Kentucky, but it doesn't mention climate change or how the state plans to grapple with carbon emissions. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 20 Environment Beshear unveils new Ky. energy strategy Ryan Van Velzer