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Years of failure: What led to a federal investigation of KY’s juvenile justice agency
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Lexington Herald-Leader has reported for the past seven years on the mistreatment of youths held...
Bettye Lee Mastin, journalist who championed historic preservation in Lexington, has died
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBettye Lee Mastin, whose 50-year career covering architecture for the Lexington Herald-Leader helped...
Kentucky basketball adds another high-scoring, 3-point shooting threat for next season
Lexington Herald-Leader· 1 day agoKentucky basketball has secured a transfer portal commitment from a high-scoring, mid-major star with a track record of 3-point shooting success. On Thursday morning, former Fairleigh Dickinson ...
Get to know reporter Karla Ward: Telling stories about and for my Kentucky neighbors
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoMy first 18 years were spent on a small farm in Logan County where my dad raised pigs, tobacco, corn, soybeans and wheat. Not long ago, I was listening to WEKU radio in the car when I heard a recording of Gurney Norman reading his poem “Allegiance.”
Department of Justice investigating excessive force, isolation in KY’s juvenile jails
Lexington Herald-Leader· 2 days agoIn our In the Spotlight stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you continuing coverage of news and events important to our Central Kentucky community. A federal civil-rights investigation ...
DOJ investigating alleged civil rights abuses at Kentucky youth detention centers
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation at eight Kentucky youth...
Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex has produced several scandals in recent years
Lexington Herald-Leader· 1 day agoEastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, a large state prison 88 miles east of Lexington, has been a recurring source of scandal in recent years. ▪ It’s a medium-security prison, but a 90-bed ...
Multiple shooters were present in Lexington shooting that left 18-year-old dead, police say
Lexington Herald-Leader· 3 days agoThere were multiple shooters in a Lexington homicide that left an 18-year-old man dead, a Lexington...
Man charged after shooting in high-profile, busy area of downtown Lexington
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoThe Lexington Police Department has arrested a man accused of shooting another man in a...
19-year-old vanishes while going fishing with his dogs, mom says. Boat found empty
The Kansas City Star· 1 day agoHe set out for a fishing trip on the Illinois River, but has not been seen since Sunday, May 12.