Credit: LMPD Covering Kentucky Martin Nitzken was naked and unarmed. An LMPD officer shot and killed him anyway. LMPD Chief of Police Paul Humphrey says Martin Nitzken was showing classic signs of a mental health crisis. Signs his officers are trained to recognize. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
CREDIT: KYTC Covering Kentucky I-65 is closed- and here's what you actually need to know It was easy to know this day was coming and still not fully believe it until it arrived. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? Sign up for the By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
Some of the beautiful faces of DIPG in Kentucky Shay Originals Kentucky kids are dying from a rare and always fatal brain tumor; I'm trying to help find out why I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. I believe some stories are too important to stay behind a paywall. That's why I'm making this piece free to read for everyone. By Shay McAlister • 8 min read
The faces behind Silent Cry Inc Covering Kentucky A grassroots group in rural Kentucky is trying to fill a gap that's already cost five lives Silent Cry Inc. is building something Clark County has never had- and they're doing it from scratch. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? Sign up for By Shay McAlister • 5 min read
Shay Originals "Nothing went our way": A KY mother's fight for justice after drunk driver killed her son Four and a half years after Joseph Siami killed Chase Lawson, a Jefferson County judge gave him six months in jail and probation. His family calls it a failure of justice from the very first night. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad- By Shay McAlister • 12 min read
Credit: I-65 Corridor Project Covering Kentucky "It's going to be tricky": Louisville needs to be ready for I-65 closure- right now Five miles of Louisville's busiest interstate will be shut down for two months. If you don't have a plan, you need one. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. By Shay McAlister • 6 min read
Bardstown Cases Thirteen years. No answers. No justice. Officer Jason Ellis deserves better. Thirteen years ago today, Officer Jason Ellis left the Bardstown jail in the early morning hours, headed home after a late shift. He never made it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Covering Kentucky Woman who kidnapped her own daughter from Louisville in 1983 pleads guilty- 42 years later The woman at the center of one of Louisville's most unusual cold cases has accepted a plea deal. Her daughter, now 45, was in the courtroom. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
National News Hitting Home Federal investigators just spent two days picking apart the UPS plane crash- here's what we learned Six months after a UPS cargo jet fell out of the sky above Louisville and killed 15 people, federal investigators gathered in Washington this week to start answering the hardest question: how does something like this happen? "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, By Shay McAlister • 6 min read
Photo by Brandon Day / Unsplash Covering Kentucky Primary night in Kentucky: the big winners, losers, and what comes next Tuesday was a big night for Donald Trump's influence in Kentucky- and a rough one for scandal-plagued incumbents. Here's what you need to know about the races that matter most. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free By Shay McAlister • 5 min read
Shay Originals "There is no cure": What happens after a DIPG diagnosis and the impossible decisions parents have to make A pediatric cancer expert explains the disease that's claiming children's lives in Eastern Kentucky. And one mother is rewriting the odds. I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. I believe By Shay McAlister • 10 min read
Metro Hall, which holds the Mayor's office Covering Kentucky Who's on your Louisville Mayor ballot tomorrow? Here's what I found Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 19th- and if you haven't done your homework yet, I did it for you. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? By Shay McAlister • 5 min read
