Shay Originals What Kentucky is getting right: Inside the state's fight against childhood cancer 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 • 11 min read
Shay Originals Records show Henry County EMS knew its defibrillators were failing. A man died. Now the state's highest court is deciding if anyone has to answer for it. Luke Hinkel died when a Henry County defibrillator failed. Seven years of litigation later, the Kentucky Supreme Court may decide no one has to answer for it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 13 min read
Shay Originals Why can't Louisville solve homelessness? Ten years of answers- and starting over. The Arthur Street Hotel closes its doors this month. The people who ran it have spent years watching Louisville build solutions, defund them, and start over. This is their story- and the city's. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free By Shay McAlister • 18 min read
Shay Originals Behind the scenes: What I saw at the Nick Houck hearing For paid subscribers: the moments before, during, and after Thursday's hearing that didn't make the main article- in photos. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This story is By Shay McAlister • 6 min read
Shay Originals Kentucky's child welfare watchdog says the system has 'a culture of secrecy' Kentucky's State Auditor says the state failed Miya Rudd- and that only one person has the power to force real change. "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 By Shay McAlister • 13 min read
Shay Originals Introducing One More Question- Kentucky journalism that goes deeper If you've been a Shay Informed reader for any length of time, you already know the drill: I use this site to go deeper. To ask the questions others forget. To stay focused on a story that isn't done being told. That's the inspiration By Shay McAlister • 2 min read
Shay Originals From trafficked to trailblazer: the woman fighting to open Louisville's first home for survivors Jennifer Beagle spent nearly eight years on the streets. Today, 24 years sober, she's one signature away from opening Louisville's first long-term residential home for survivors of human trafficking. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Shay Originals She was eight months old. Kentucky's child welfare system lost her. This is how. The system didn't fail Miya Rudd all at once. It failed her one decision at a time. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This story is a 'Shay Original& By Shay McAlister • 18 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
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
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
Shay Originals Children are dying. Eastern Kentucky deserves answers. A rare and always-fatal brain cancer is hitting one corner of Kentucky at a rate that state health officials are calling "unusual," and families are demanding to know why. I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest By Shay McAlister • 8 min read
