Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Archives

Review of KY death row system shows delays, disparities, costs many say must be addressed

January 29, 2024January 28, 20240

By R.G. Dunlop Louisville Public Media Across the country, few people have been on death row longer than Karu Gene…

KYCIR/Marshall Project: Rural shootings by Kentucky State Police — ‘Shoot first, ask questions later’

August 16, 2021August 15, 20210

This article was published by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S….

David Stumbo: Kentucky is failing its workers; the system must protect employees from harm

December 24, 2018December 23, 20181

Worker fatalities and corresponding governmental failures were detailed recently in “Fatal Flaws: How Kentucky is Failing Its Workers,” an online…

KYCIR: Devil in details; bill in Ky Senate could keep doctor discipline secret — and it’s not alone

March 27, 2018March 26, 20180

By Eleanor Klibanoff Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting If your doctor, social worker or therapist has violated professional standards, you…

KyCIR: Legislature to get a bill that would tightened laws around child marriage in Kentucky

January 6, 2018January 5, 20180

By Eleanor Klibanoff Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Kentucky’s laws around child marriage would be tightened significantly under a new bill…

State Rep. Dan Johnson refuses to resign in face of reports of 17-year-old’s sexual abuse allegations

December 13, 2017December 13, 20170

By KyCIR Staff Kentucky Rep. Dan Johnson refused to resign Tuesday morning and said an allegation that he sexually assaulted…

KyCIR: A deeper look at University of Louisville’s contract with Adidas, as basketball scandal unfolds

October 6, 2017October 5, 20170

By Kate Howard Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting The $160 million sponsorship deal between the University of Louisville and Adidas…

KyCIR: Kentucky ACLU sues Bevin over blocking select followers on social media accounts

August 2, 2017August 1, 20170

By Ryland Barton Kentucky Public Radio The ACLU of Kentucky is suing Gov. Matt Bevin for blocking people on Facebook…

KyCIR: Fugitive Eastern Kentucky attorney Eric Conn’s latest trick: Turning flight risk into reality

July 16, 2017July 16, 20170

By Eleanor Klibanoff Kentucky Center for Investiogative Reporting Eric Conn, eastern Kentucky’s infamous fraudster, has been running from the law for…

KyCIR: Detention common occurrence for Kentucky youth, even when they haven’t committed a crime

April 25, 2017April 24, 20170

By Kate Howard Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Margie Beitz’s son had been gone nearly two weeks when she decided…

KyCIR: Kentucky’s animal shelters are falling short and failing animals; improvement tricky

March 19, 2017March 19, 20171

By R.G. Dunlop and John Boel Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting LEBANON, Ky.—As the visitors approached, three black dogs at…

KyCIR: Veteran investigator for state attorney general’s office fired for lying to grand juries

January 10, 20170

By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting A veteran investigator for Attorney General Andy Beshear has been fired for…

KyCIR: O’Bryan pleads guilty to kickback scheme; former state official Longmeyer gets 70 months

September 29, 2016September 30, 20160

By Brendan McCarthy Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Louisville political consultant Larry O’Bryan pleaded guilty Wednesday to serving as a…

KYCIR: Troubled Grant County jail to close; finances cited, but jail has been plagued by malfeasance

July 15, 2016July 15, 20160

By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Capping more than a decade of turmoil over its troubled jail, Grant…

KyCIR: Top KCTCS attorney lands ‘special assistant’ post following internal inquiry

June 23, 2016June 23, 20160

By James McNair Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting The Kentucky community college system reassigned its top attorney earlier this month…

KyCIR: Consultant’s report paid for by KCTCS used flawed data to justify pay for system’s president

June 6, 20160

By Kate Howard Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting The president of Kentucky’s community college system makes $375,000 annually, a paycheck that’s right…