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In-Person Prison Visits Return, But Strict Rules Leave Children Out

By Jasmine Demers | June 21, 2021

In-person visits at state prisons will be non-contact, scheduled ahead of time and all guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. They also have to be vaccinated — and over 18, even though children 12 and older are eligible for vaccination. 

Brian Bailey

LMPD Detective Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Probe

By Jacob Ryan, KyCIR and Jason Riley, WDRB News | June 18, 2021

Facing accusations of sexual misconduct that date as far back as 2016, Det. Brian Bailey has resigned from the Louisville Metro Police Department.

Search Warrant Task Force Has Big Job And Looming Deadline

By Jacob Ryan | May 24, 2021

They met for the first time Monday, nine months after Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced his intent to form the task force in the wake of Louisville police officers killing Breonna Taylor.

Metro To Require Vaccination Status From City Workers

By Lily Burris | May 19, 2021

With incomplete city data showing more than half of Metro government employees are vaccinated and incentives to share that information proving ineffective, the city intends to start requiring employees to share their status.

Ky. National Guard Releases Heavily Redacted Review of Louisville Deployment

By Jared Bennett | May 18, 2021

The report looked at the David McAtee shooting and the deployment as a whole. It made 66 recommendations — and released only 3.

Judge On Search Warrant Task Force Disciplined For Public Opinions on Warrant Procedure

By Jacob Ryan | May 12, 2021

Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Charles Cunningham received a private reprimand, but he confirmed to KyCIR that he was the subject of the discipline.

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A man stands and looks at a National Guard armored vehicle parked in downtown Louisville

National Guard Investigation After David McAtee Shooting Still Not Done

By Jared Bennett | May 5, 2021

The Kentucky National Guard promised to examine its protest response and draft recommendations for the future.

Natasha King stands center and her grandchildren sit behind her
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Kentucky’s Budget Shrank. These Informal Foster Parents Were Left With Nothing

By Graham Ambrose | April 5, 2021

For many people raising abused or neglected children they’re related to, whether the state offers them financial help depends entirely on what year they happened to take the children in.

Muncie McNamara, Former Head of Kentucky Unemployment Office, Dead at 39

By Jared Bennett | March 9, 2021

McNamara took over the unemployment office when it had been depleted and left unprepared for the crush of claims to come.

COVID and the Unemployment Insurance Crisis

Bill To Forgive Some Unemployment Overpayment Debt Clears House

By Kate Howard | March 3, 2021

House Bill 468 would allow the Labor Cabinet to waive overpayment debt if the debt wasn’t the fault of the recipient or if collecting the debt would be “contrary to equity and good conscience.”

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

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