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    • Browse all our projects
    • LMPD Police Shootings
    • Breonna Taylor
    • Search Warrants In Louisville
    • COVID and the Unemployment Insurance Crisis
    • Prosecution Declined
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    • Coronavirus Pandemic In Kentucky
    • Seized: Asset Forfeiture in Kentucky
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Government

A handful of companies dominate road work in Kentucky. The state looks the other way.

By Jacob Ryan and Jared Bennett | December 21, 2021

The state Transportation Cabinet’s bidding system allows a handful of large companies to avoid serious competition for jobs.

Here’s how to apply for FEMA disaster relief, and what to avoid

By Jasmine Demers | December 16, 2021

Western Kentucky residents impacted by the tornadoes can apply now for federal disaster assistance. But the process for obtaining relief from FEMA isn’t automatic — or available to everyone for every loss. 

Business

Mayfield candle factory’s labor practices under scrutiny in wake of deadly tornado

By Jared Bennett | December 13, 2021

The candle factory has a higher-than-average injury rate, and recruited incarcerated people and people from Puerto Rico for $10-12/hour jobs.

Criminal Justice

The model city: Inside LMPD’s failure to reform itself

By Eleanor Klibanoff of KyCIR and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy | October 22, 2021

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.

Criminal Justice

To solve murders, Louisville police turn to ‘geofence’ warrants — but net few arrests

By Jacob Ryan | October 19, 2021

Police in Louisville and across the country are using controversial warrants to collect cell user data from people who were nearby crimes in hopes of pinpointing suspects.

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Jail cell

Longtime Metro jail union leader has history of misconduct allegations

By Jared Bennett | October 1, 2021

Current and former jail staff testified that Tracy Dotson has benefited from a culture of enforced loyalty and a contract which makes it difficult for jail management to hold bad actors accountable.

Education

Tell us: Is your JCPS bus stop safe?

By Jacob Ryan | September 27, 2021

The shooting happened at a bus stop without adequate lighting. Help us identify other potential problems or what’s working well at your local bus stop.

Before Fatal Bus Stop Shooting, A Complaint About Missing Streetlights

By Jacob Ryan | September 23, 2021

The students wait before sunrise for the bus at a corner with no streetlights. On Wednesday, one was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Jefferson County Sheriff Seizes Millions in Cash — Often From UPS Packages

By Jacob Ryan | September 20, 2021

The sheriff says seized cash is a tremendous asset for the agency and has taken millions in recent years, often without a criminal case.

COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst

By Jared Bennett | September 1, 2021

More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

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