Dig

Aug 06 2024 16 ep. 23 mins 675
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Dig is an audio series from Louisville Public Media’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Our team of reporters go deep on issues that affect you, your community and your commonwealth. KyCIR is an independent, nonprofit news organization committed to serving the public interest. Here, you’ll find journalism that holds powerful people accountable, builds trust, and shines a light on Kentucky.

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Back to school with no bus

Aug 06 2024 12 mins  
Hey Dig listeners. It’s been a while, we know. But we’ve been working on some new stories and will be adding them here when they’re ready. Up first, our reporter Jess Clark has been following the Jefferson County Public Schools system for a while — and when the school district’s board of education voted earlier this year to cut bus service for dozens of magnet schools

Dirty Business

Sep 14 2023 55 mins  
In July 2022, floods killed 45 people and caused more than a billion dollars of damage in eastern Kentucky. Then, the people who were supposed to help clean up actually made things worse for a lot of survivors. There’s big money in disaster recovery. In “Dirty Business,” we investigate the expensive, messy work of cleaning up after 2022’s catastrophic flooding.

6: 'Who's Gonna Be Next?'

Oct 18 2021 26 mins  
City leadership makes a very familiar set of promises. Is it too late?

5: Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

Oct 18 2021 33 mins  
Response to protests in the summer of 2020 show how far LMPD had fallen from its ideals.

4: Might As Well Appeal

Oct 18 2021 33 mins  
Former and current LMPD officers say the job can chew up and spit out people who want to do community policing.

3: People, Places and Narcotics

Oct 18 2021 32 mins  
A homicide spike leads Louisville away from its promises of police reform.

2: Promises

Oct 18 2021 23 mins  
In 2016, Louisville leaders promised policing focused on protection and safety. Did they deliver?

1: The Eye of the Storm

Oct 18 2021 25 mins  
Barbecue chef David McAtee was a staple at 26th & Broadway, and a bridge between the police and his community.

Available Now... Dig Season 2

Oct 06 2021 3 mins  
Louisville, Ky., the city now known for the police killing of Breonna Taylor, once made ambitious promises to transform its police department and mend its relationship with the Black community. Just five years before they killed Breonna Taylor in her home, Louisville considered itself a model city for police reform. In a joint KyCIR/Newsy investigation, insiders and documents r

The Hearing

Mar 06 2020 26 mins  
Jen Sainato had been waiting for this day for a long time. She’d woken up early, put on her black striped suit, and drove five hours to attend the Louisville Metro Council’s public safety committee meeting. The council had called the police to answer questions about their handling of rape cases, in the wake of our story about Jen’s case. When Jen walked into the council