Government
With Race Horse Deaths Under Scrutiny, Kentucky Keeps Details Secret
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Officials from other major racing states share which horses die, where and when. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission largely keeps that secret.
Fatal Flaws
Ky. Worker Safety Leaders Promise Grieving Families They’ll Do Better
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Mike and Pam Oakley have been talking for years about how Kentucky’s worker safety agency failed their 17-year-old son. State officials never listened. They’re listening now.
Newsroom
Judge Orders Second Ky. Agency To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Fees
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The state finance cabinet was ordered to pay legal bills for refusing to give KyCIR access to records, and penalties for declining to turn records over to the Attorney General’s office.
2019
Kentucky Horse Tracks Paid For Their Own Video Gambling Regulations
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Keeneland, Ellis Park, Kentucky Downs and two machine manufacturers paid more than $845,000 for testing services with virtually no direct oversight from the horse racing commission.
Fatal Flaws
Ky. Worker Safety Commissioner Acknowledges Failures, Promises Culture Change
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The commissioner acknowledged that agency culture, a lack of accountability and staffing shortages had often led to shortcomings when investigating deaths on the job.
Criminal Justice
ShotSpotter Tells Louisville Police About Gunshots, But Officers Rarely Look For Evidence
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Officers conduct required surveys on fewer than two out of every 10 ShotSpotter calls. The calls rarely lead to an arrest. The officers typically clear ShotSpotter scenes within minutes, and they seldom find evidence of a shooting.
Government
Judge Orders State To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Bills For ‘Willfully’ Withholding Records
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The judge ordered the Labor Cabinet to pay more than $16,000 in legal fees and an $800 penalty because it disregarded legal precedent when it redacted the name of an employee who was accused of sexual harassment.
Criminal Justice
Proposed Budget Cuts Bring Fears About What’s Next For Louisville’s Jailed Youth
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If Louisville closes its juvenile jail, it’s still unclear whether the state would open a new facility or send Louisville youth to other regional detention centers.
Top Story
Drones, Guns And Light Bills: How Kentucky Police Spend Seized Cash
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Kentucky law says seized money must be used for direct law enforcement purposes. A KyCIR review of $3.7 million in spending records shows agencies take varied interpretations of that law.
2019
Demand Letter Shows Rep. Hoover’s Accuser Alleged Groping, Coercion From Start Of Scandal
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Our investigation found that the legislative commission that looked into Rep. Jeff Hoover’s alleged ethics violations knew about the woman’s claims of unwanted touching, but didn’t publicly discuss them or seriously investigate the veracity of the claim.