A U.S. Census Bureau employee canvasses citizens for information during the 2020 Census. (Courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau) Below is just one of the many visualizations the U.S. Census Bureau created to help people interpret the new information. Matt Ruther, director of the Kentucky State Data Center, is just one Kentucky researcher eagerly comparing the new numbers to past Census results. One of the first things he noticed was a quickly shrinking rate of home-ownership across the board, something he thinks may be a symptom of high home prices. “The middle class - they don't have housing no ..read more

(Roberto Roldan / LPM) The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections said in a press release Monday morning that jail staff and medical personnel weren’t able to revive the man following an apparent suicide attempt. The man’s name has not been released while the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office tries to notify his next of kin. The jail and Louisville Metro Police Department are investigating the death. “This loss of life is something that we never want to see happen. We're going to keep working every day to bring awareness to the mental health needs of the incarcerated population,” said jail ..read more

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, seen here speaking at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, agreed to a deal that would raise the debt ceiling.(Drew Angerer / Getty Images) While many families in the U.S. were relaxing over the Memorial Day weekend, top negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., were working late into the night to finalize the details of a measure that, if passed, would avoid a historic government default and raise the nation's debt ceiling. McCarthy released the outcome of those efforts, 99 pages of legislative text, on Sunday evenin ..read more

The Trader Joe's store in Louisville's Shelbyville Road Plaza.(Jacob Munoz / LPM) In a report issued Friday, a hearing officer with the National Labor Relations Board, which oversees private-sector union elections, said that Trader Joe’s did not adequately support claims it made against the Louisville workers’ union. The company alleged that members and representatives of the union interfered with a free and fair election by harassing and intimidating other workers during the election, which took place across two days in late January. Louisville workers voted 48-36 in favor of unionizing, but ..read more

Photo courtesy of Kyle Shepard of the Louisville Zoo Picture Glacier Run at the Louisville Zoo. Icy cold water sloshes while a giant polar bear takes a dip. Nearby, the seals and sea lions spin, jump and bark for a fishy treat. And, a bit farther away, there’s a little red ball of fur surrounded by bamboo. That ball is Sundara – or Sunny D – a 1-year-old red panda whose new home is the zoo. You will often find Sunny D snoozing, because red pandas generally sleep up to 17 hours a day. Jessica Cunningham is the assistant mammal curator at the Louisville Zoo. She works with the team that cares fo ..read more

Abbey Road on the River celebrates the Beatles every year in Jeffersonville.(Courtesy Of Abbey Road On The River) While people celebrate the holiday throughout the long weekend, Memorial Day itself is on Monday, May 29. Here are things going on Memorial Day: Day At The Races - Military Appreciation Day Active members and veterans of the armed services can head to Churchill Downs on Monday for a day of horse racing. Members with valid identification can receive free or discounted admission to the track. Gates open at 12:45 p.m. Mayor’s Hike, Bike & Paddle Mayor Craig Greenberg will host his ..read more

A vacant lot between buildings on Main Street is one of several properties the city wants to see redeveloped.(Jacob Munoz / LPM) Louisville Metro is offering up properties such as parking lots and unused buildings. The parcels include vacant space on Main Street and the former Louisville Metro Police Department headquarters on Jefferson Street. The city has combined the properties into three opportunity sites, and is requesting that interested developers apply for each of them separately on its procurement portal until June 23. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the redevelopment sites tie into a str ..read more

As Lost in Limbo approached the finish line in Churchill Down’s seventh race Friday, he tripped and threw his jockey before rolling several times. In a video that was shared by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, Lost in Limbo can be seen struggling to stand after his fall. According to horse racing statistics company Equibase, the 7-year-old gelding was vanned off. He was later euthanized due to a significant injury to his left front leg. Lost in Limbo is the 11th horse to die after sustaining an injury at the prestigious racetrack since late April ..read more

The move came after Metro Council members and the public urged Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration to “name names.” The DOJ’s 90-page report from March documents an alleged pattern of excessive use of force, unconstitutional searches and discriminatory policing targeting Black residents. The report also contains brief descriptions of 62 incidents that exemplify what their investigation found. Those descriptions did not contain dates or the names of the officers and victims involved. In March, Greenberg and Louisville Metro Police Department leaders promised to make additional details publi ..read more

A wetland in western Kentucky(The Nature Conservancy / Mike Wilkinson) A Kentucky environmental advocate is concerned about the health of the state’s waterways in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision announced Thursday that reduced the reach of federal clean water protections. The majority conservative court ruled 5-4 in Sackett v. EPA, narrowing the federal government’s authority over marshes and bogs. Now, only those wetlands with a continuous surface water connection to larger streams, lakes and rivers get federal protections. Michael Washburn is the executive director of the nonprofit ..read more