Oct 23 Kentucky Politics Legislators Push For Stronger Hate Crime Law The legislation comes in reaction to the killings of two Black people at a Jeffersontown Kroger in 2018. By Ryland Barton Oct 23 Kentucky Politics Legislators Push For Stronger Hate Crime Law Ryland Barton
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
Oct 31 Community Prosecutor Won’t Say If He’ll Seek Death Penalty In Kroger Shooting Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney Tom Wine said Wednesday that he first wants to talk to the families of the victims in last week's shooting. By Associated Press Oct 31 Community Prosecutor Won't Say If He'll Seek Death Penalty In Kroger Shooting Associated Press
Oct 31 Community Louisville Leaders Remember Victims Of Kroger, Pittsburgh Shootings Officials held a vigil at Metro Hall Wednesday to remember the victims of last week’s shootings at the Jeffersontown Kroger and a Pittsburgh synagogue. By Kyeland Jackson Oct 31 Community Louisville Leaders Remember Victims Of Kroger, Pittsburgh Shootings Kyeland Jackson
Oct 29 Politics McConnell Calls For Death Penalty In Louisville, Pittsburgh Shootings McConnell addressed the shootings during a meeting of the Federalist Society in Frankfort on Monday. By Ryland Barton Oct 29 Politics McConnell Calls For Death Penalty In Louisville, Pittsburgh Shootings Ryland Barton
Feb 8 Investigations Years Later, A Kentucky Hate Crime Still Reverberates Nationally and across Kentucky, the number of hate crimes reported to the FBI is at a five-year high. But convictions remain extremely rare. By Eleanor Klibanoff Feb 8 Investigations Years Later, A Kentucky Hate Crime Still Reverberates Eleanor Klibanoff
Jul 11 Community Here’s How To Help Louisville Public Media Track Hate Crimes LPM has joined ProPublica's Documenting Hate Project. If you or someone you know has been a victim of a hate crime, tell us about it. By Roxanne Scott Jul 11 Community Here's How To Help Louisville Public Media Track Hate Crimes Roxanne Scott
Oct 20 Local News Two Burglaries May Have Been Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Police are trying determine if two recent burglaries in Germantown and the Original Highlands may have been anti-gay hate crimes. The homes of two gay couples were ransacked last month, and the method the perpetrators used was identical in each instance. By Gabe Bullard Oct 20 Local News Two Burglaries May Have Been Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Gabe Bullard
Aug 5 State of Affairs Hate Crimes & Hate Groups A recent report from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet found that hate crime incidents declined statewide in 2007, while the number of hate groups increased. But what do these numbers mean for the safety of Kentuckians? And how viable is hate crime data, when many (or most) incidents go unreported? Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Aug 5 State of Affairs Hate Crimes & Hate Groups Laura Ellis