Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/kentucky-state-fair-board/)
Something went wrong with the Fireball ride at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair, and ride operator Duanne Haywood went underneath. Within minutes, Haywood was pinned. His was one of 19 worker injuries the ride company reported last year.
When asked what he did during his time as a consultant, the former Fair Board CEO told KyCIR, “Not a lot, actually.”
Responding to backlash over his leadership changes at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he will appoint Prospect cattle breeder Jack Ragsdale as chairman emeritus of the committee he led for 41 years.
The shakeup in the North American International Livestock Exposition leadership has prompted fears about the future of the event, which generates upwards of $18 million in estimated impact to the Kentucky economy.
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.