Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

12/11/2025

Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey wants to know if an officer improperly shared login credentials for the city’s license plate reader database.

He ordered an internal investigation after the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting revealed Officer Wesley Troutman ran more than 100 searches of license plate data using immigration-related keywords.

KyCIR recently obtained public records that show Humphrey followed up with investigators — ordering the inquiry be widened to check if Troutman shared his login information with members of the DEA or anyone else.

The possibility concerns Democratic Metro Council Member J.P. Lyninger.

“If that did happen, I find that also to be a grievous breach of public trust," he told KyCIR's Morgan Watkins.

Republican Metro Council Member Anthony Piagentini says it’s common for local and federal police to share technology. But it should be clear who’s running searches.

“We don't want people sharing login information for any secure system, because God forbid you share it with somebody that shouldn't have access," he said.

City rules limit how LMPD officers can help with civil immigration enforcement.

The internal investigation is ongoing.

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12/09/2025

The Trump administration withdrew a document with major changes to funding for local efforts ending homelessness amid a Democrat-led lawsuit, leaving Kentucky organizations unsure of next steps.

The Trump administration withdrew a document with major changes to funding for local efforts to end homelessness amid a Democrat-led lawsuit, leaving Kentucky organizations unsure of next steps.

12/02/2025

For more than a decade, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has provided essential news and information to people in Louisville and around the commonwealth, and we’re not slowing down any time soon.

This Giving NEWSday, help us reach a goal of raising $26,500 to help support nonprofit news. Thanks to NewsMatch, all gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar until we reach our goal.

12/02/2025

In the latest season of "Dig," the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's award-winning podcast, reporter Jess Clark takes listeners into one of the city’s most gut-wrenching stories -- abuse at the hands of trusted educators. "Dig: The Girls" is the story of the women who say they survived the abuse, took matters into their own hands and are still fighting for the girls they used to be.

In this episode, the alleged victims of the Stoners find each other online and band together to demand justice, but police and prosecutors want them to stay quiet.

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Hearing stories like this one can bring up painful feelings and memories, especially if you're a trauma survivor yourself. If you need to talk, you can reach the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE, or visit RAINN.org and click get help now for free, 24/7 support. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

If you have information about this case, or you think there’s something we should know that we haven’t reported here, please contact Jess Clark at [email protected] or 502-814-6541.

11/25/2025

In the latest season of "Dig," the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's award-winning podcast, reporter Jess Clark takes listeners into one of the city’s most gut-wrenching stories -- abuse at the hands of trusted educators. "Dig: The Girls" is the story of the women who say they survived the abuse, took matters into their own hands and are still fighting for the girls they used to be.

In this episode, we meet Aryalle Stoner, a 17-year-old runaway tells police her father has been sexually abusing her since she was 11. A cursory investigation highlights cracks in the system.

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Hearing stories like this one can bring up painful feelings and memories, especially if you're a trauma survivor yourself. If you need to talk, you can reach the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE, or visit RAINN.org and click get help now for free, 24/7 support. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

If you have information about this case, or you think there’s something we should know that we haven’t reported here, please contact Jess Clark at [email protected] or 502-814-6541.

11/20/2025

11/18/2025

In the latest season of "Dig," the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's award-winning podcast, reporter Jess Clark takes listeners into one of the city’s most gut-wrenching stories -- abuse at the hands of trusted educators. "Dig: The Girls" is the story of the women who say they survived the abuse, took matters into their own hands and are still fighting for the girls they used to be.

in this episode, we hear from two girls and one young woman who reported Ronnie Stoner for sexual misconduct and r**e in a public middle school and high school. But Child Protective Services declined to investigate, and the school district, Jefferson County Public Schools, continued to promote him.

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Hearing stories like this one can bring up painful feelings and memories, especially if you're a trauma survivor yourself. If you need to talk, you can reach the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE, or visit RAINN.org and click get help now for free, 24/7 support. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

If you have information about this case, or you think there’s something we should know that we haven’t reported here, please contact Jess Clark at [email protected] or 502-814-6541.

11/14/2025

Louisville Metro Police is investigating an officer’s use of its license plate reader database after the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting revealed he listed an ICE-related keyword on over 100 searches.

Louisville Metro Police is investigating an officer’s use of its license plate reader database after KyCIR revealed he listed an ICE-related keyword on over 100 searches.

11/11/2025

In the latest season of "Dig," the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's award-winning podcast, reporter Jess Clark takes listeners into one of the city’s most gut-wrenching stories -- abuse at the hands of trusted educators. "Dig: The Girls" is the story of the women who say they survived the abuse, took matters into their own hands and are still fighting for the girls they used to be.

If you have information about this case, or you think there’s something we should know that we haven’t reported here, please contact Jess Clark at [email protected] or 502-814-6541.

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Hearing stories like this one can bring up painful feelings and memories, especially if you're a trauma survivor yourself. If you need to talk, you can reach the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE, or visit RAINN.org and click get help now for free, 24/7 support. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

11/06/2025

Dig, the award-winning podcast from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, returns next week with a new season about one of the city's most gut-wrenching stories.

Reporter Jess Clark shines a light on the case of Ronnie and Donnie Stoner, two prominent high school football coaches facing more than 50 criminal charges for alleged sexual abuse spanning nearly two decades.

In four episodes, Clark will examine the systems that promise to protect children from abuse, but failed time and time again.

A group of women who say they were abused by former coaches Ronnie and Donnie Stoner tell their stories.

11/03/2025

Louisville Metro Police are sharing a trove of license plate reader data with law enforcement across the country. Agencies are using the information for immigration enforcement. The practice has local leaders divided. Some say it violates a 2017 ordinance that limits how LMPD can assist federal immigration enforcement.

10/02/2025

Federal authorities want to deport an Indiana resident who has a green card, which grants permanent residency in the U.S. They kept him in custody after a judge said he could be released on bond.