Welcome to Shay Informed- thank you for believing in me 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. This 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 and 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 platform dedicated 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 some 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? Sign By Shay McAlister • 5 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. This 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 and 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 platform dedicated 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 some 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? Sign By Shay McAlister • 5 min read
