Today Season 3 of Dig, "The Girls" dropped in your podcast apps -- a 4-part series about child sex abuse allegations against 2 Louisville educators. It's a hard story about pain & broken systems. But it's also a story about the strength of girls and women, and the power of friendship. kydig.org

Season 3 of Dig, KyCIR's award-winning podcast, is out today. @storiesbyjess.bsky.social investigated how Louisville leaders mishandled child sex abuse allegations against 2 coaches. Hear from the women who say they're fighting for the girls they were then... and for the girls who come after them.

It's here. Today you can download/listen to the podcast of @storiesbyjess.bsky.social revealing her 19-month investigation into allegations of child sex abuse over 2 decades by former Louisville high school football coaches Ronnie & Donnie Stoner - & the adults at many levels who failed the girls.

How did these men get away with abuse that a group of young women say stretches back almost two decades? The third season of KYCIR's Dig from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social is now live. It is distressing and upsetting, but an absolutely vital listen. www.lpm.org/podcast/dig

The newest season if Dig is coming next week from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social!!! She's been working on this a very long time and it's very, very good and infuriating.

Child sex abuse happens in schools. It’s an uncomfortable fact. This season of Dig, we're gonna talk about it: How it happens, why it's allowed to continue, and how hard one group of alleged survivors has fought for accountability. All 4 episodes drop next week. www.lpm.org/press-releas...

Have you ever gone back into the grocery store bc you forgot something? @sylviaruthg.lpm.org found Kentucky's CHFS is kicking people off SNAP for doing that, saying it's proof of fraud. www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...

Great story here from @sylviaruthg.lpm.org on Kentucky using flimsy evidence to force people off food assistance 👇

Not only is the Beshear administration once again refusing an interview, but their response here is flatly false, as there are multiple lawsuits showing they did this and multiple court rulings chastising them for doing just that.

JCPS families demand answers about funding for music education from LPM's Giselle Rhoden. www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...

Back in 2023, CFO Cordelia Hardin and Supt. Marty Pollio warned the board that if they don't raise revenue, they will have to make "decisions" to bring the district "back in line." www.lpm.org/news/2023-08...

"Board Chair Corrie Shull said he and other board members were not previously aware of the district's dire financial state when they were approving major expenditures" From Krista Johnson @courierjournal.bsky.social www.courier-journal.com/story/news/e...

It was very cool to speak with someone who knows as much about this as Krista does. We covered a lot of ground in 26 minutes!

Good news for @lpm.org this week! We don't have the records yet, and my guess is the district will appeal. But still! www.lpm.org/investigate/...

"My 20-year-old daughter makes more at Kroger," said Holmquist, an instructional assistant with JCPS. Great reporting from Krista Johnson @thecourierjournal.bsky.social www.courier-journal.com/story/news/e...

Story out from KyCIR's @storiesbyjess.bsky.social this morning: Why and how did JCPS pay for a giant billboard to thank the outgoing superintendent? Once she started asking questions, the district’s internal auditor launched an inquiry www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Uncovered today by @storiesbyjess.bsky.social: JCPS paid for a billboard thanking outgoing Superintendent Marty Pollio with funds from a gift that leaders previously said they would spend on low-income students in west Louisville.

Former JCPS football coaches, another man, indicted on 52 child sex abuse charges. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social

A Court of Appeals panel has ruled that one of three Jewish women suing the state has standing — the right — to challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban. “I think what we’ve got now is a very solid chance of clearing up this ambiguity in the law." kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/15/j...

How Trump’s hold on $6 billion is impacting Kentucky kids, from @sylviaruthg.lpm.org www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...

The #TravelBan Hits #Louisville 🚫✈️ Over the past month, I’ve reported on how the recent travel restriction is affecting #Iranian #students at the @univeristyoflou.bsky.social —creating deep uncertainty for their #education, future, and family ties overseas. #Iran #USA #Immigration @npr.org

Incredibly important reporting from @connorgiffin.bsky.social on schools being built on contaminated land in JCPS. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Ok so, we do (probably) know who the board picked now thanks to Jason Nemes, and it wasn't they guy with the most community and union support on surveys. If contract negotiations go smoothly, and Nemes is right, H. Brian Yearwood will be the next superintendent of JCPS. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

This is the most #LouisvilleMedia morning ever

We don't know who the Jefferson County Board of Ed picked last night to offer a contract to be the next JCPS Superintendent, but now we know who the teachers' union and survey respondents want: Shuldiner. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Dixie Demuth's bar was shut down by Louisville officials in 1968 for breaking state laws: Having a woman bartend, and having a female customer served drinks. Her legal fight overturned the law, which is now being commemorated with a historical marker downtown. From @breyakjones.bsky.social

After I published this, Audtior Allison Ball (R) sued the administration, saying they are refusing to hand over records she would need to determine if the cabinet really doesn't have the cash for SB 151. Story to be update ~soon~

Love to dish with @sylviaruthg.lpm.org. Hear our conversation about her reporting on a constitutional challenge against the state brought by Ky. high school students. www.lpm.org/news/2025-05...

I've spent the last week trying to learn everything I can about the two finalists for JCPS' next superintendent. Here's a story with the big takeaways, and a thread to summarize. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

The search for the next JCPS superintendent is down to two. @storiesbyjess.bsky.social has all of the available details about them:

In my backgrounding of JCPS superintendent finalist Ben Shuldiner, I have learned that he was cast as a vanilla Jell-O Pudding Pop alongside Bill Cosby in this 1986 ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyQe...

ICYMI last night, the school board picked 2 finalists to be the next JCPS superintendent. One is a superintendent who leads a Michigan district of 10K students. Another is a former superintendent of a Missouri district with 29k students. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Story is up! www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Breaking! 2 finalists have been named in the JCPS search for superintendent: H. Brian Yearwood, current superintendent of Columbia Public Schools in Missouri Ben Shuldiner, current superintendent of Lansing School District in Michigan

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg reiterated his commitment to reforming the Louisville Metro Police Department, even without federal support. He said police reform is already in progress amid new LMPD sexual harassment accusations. Read more below. www.lpm.org/news/2025-05...

Correction: 169 districts signed the pledge. There are only 171 Ky school districts since Silver Grove got consolidated in 2019 🤦🏻‍♀️ I was subtracting 2 from 172 🫥

Facing the threat of federal funding cuts, 170 Ky. school districts signed a pledge not to use 'illegal DEI.' JCPS and Fayette Co. Public Schools were the only districts not to sign. Hardin Co. Schools Supt. Teresa Morgan signed, but said it was "with great disgust." www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Breaking: JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio has been named President of Ivy Tech Community College, the public community college network for Indiana. His start date is July 1, the day after he retires from JCPS.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court appeared open to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school.

DOGE cutting funds for dyslexic children’s reading program at Eastern Kentucky settlement school www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article305323966.html#storylink=cpy

😱

JUST IN: Resign or be terminated: Internal email shows University of Louisville board gave this ultimatum to ex-president Kim Schatzel just before she resigned. @storiesbyjess.bsky.social out here scoopin'

Internal communications obtained by The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting show U of L’s board gave former president Kim Schatzel a choice: resign or be terminated. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

LPM's On Track is doing an episode about prom, and we want to hear from Kentucky students! Students can record a voice memo with their name, school and what they are most looking forward to about prom, or their favorite thing about it. Send your memo to [email protected] and we might use it on air!

Still can't get my head around the fact that this happened. Great reporting by @sylviaruthg.lpm.org www.lpm.org/news/2025-04...

Krista Johnson has this very important report about how homeless students in JCPS are not getting the transportation they're entitled to under federal law. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/e...

ICYMI. #kyga25 #SineDie

The Kentucky General Assembly is about the gavel in for the 30th and final day of the #kyga25 session. Buckle up.

Great story about the Ky Leg rewriting and rushing bills through the process late in the game before anyone outside the inner circle can read them and object. With GOP super-majorities, listening to anyone's concerns no longer is considered necessary. ^JC

Some personal-ish news: Louisville Public Media cuts 7 employees, downsizing twice in less than a year. Here’s a very challenging and sad story to write from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social