In this Sept. 2020 story, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and WDRB News reviewed hundreds of search warrants and found few judges took the time to sign their whole name.

2020 was a slog for Louisville’s independent venues and concert promoters. And there’s a lot of anxiety about how this year will pan out for the industry. Many local venues are pinning their hopes on mass vaccination and federal aid.

In this July 2020 story, KyCIR reporter Jewel Jackson examines the need for the Say Her Name movement.

Gaps in educational opportunity are growing while students are out of the classroom because of the pandemic. Some community leaders say the disparity shows the need to get students back into school buildings as soon as possible. For others, it’s more complicated. WFPL’s Jess Clark has this report.

Gov. Andy Beshear says Black Kentucians have received a disproportionately low amount of the state’s supply of the COVID-19 vaccine. He’s pledged to improve access in the coming weeks, but has left some questioning why that process is beginning now two months into the vaccine rollout.

Kentucky's unreported backlog has obscured the true toll of the deadliest months of the pandemic so far, leaving Kentuckians without an accurate picture of when and where people are dying, now nearly a year into restrictions meant to curb the disease’s spread.

Jefferson County Public Schools wants to close the gap in educational opportunity students have based on their race, family income and other factors. But data obtained by WFPL shows the gap between low-income students and their wealthier peers may be growing during remote learning and the pandemic. WFPL’s Jess Clark has this report on why remote learning is so difficult on low-income families.

Remote eviction proceedings are violating the rights of hundreds of Louisville tenants after the location of virtual eviction hearings was changed without notifying defendants, according to a new lawsuit.

The shift to online learning has been difficult for all students. But for students who are new to this country and still learning English, the challenges are enormous. Data obtained by WFPL shows 72 percent of high school English Language Learners in JCPS were failing a class during the first term of this school year. WFPL’s Jess Clark talked with a few immigrant high school students to find out more about the challenges they’re facing.

The Louisville Metro Police Department entered people’s homes to execute search warrants more than 450 times over a year and a half. The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, along with WDRB News, found that the narcotics detective who obtained the most residential search warrants is facing scrutiny for his questionable tactics.

For the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Eleanor Klibanoff has more.

Jacob Ryan reported this story, in collaboration with WDRB News. This work was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.