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Dig

Each season, we expose the systems that allow injustice to fester, and shine a light on the people fighting for solutions. Our reporting is rooted in truth, fairness and accountability. Dig is produced by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, at Louisville Public Media.

Each season, we expose the systems that allow injustice to fester, and shine a light on the people fighting for solutions. Our reporting is rooted in truth, fairness and accountability. Dig is produced by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, at Louisville Public Media.

 

#21

The Girls, Part 4: ‘This is my story to tell’

Alleged victims of the Stoners find each other online and band together to demand justice.... more

11 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:47

11 Nov 2025


#20

The Girls, Part 3: ‘If it was your daughter’

17-year-old Aryalle Stoner runs away from home and tells the police that her father, Ronni... more

11 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:22

11 Nov 2025


#19

The Girls, Part 2: ‘This isn’t ringing alarms to y’all?’

Over the years, two girls and one young woman report Ronnie Stoner for sexual misconduct a... more

11 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:36

11 Nov 2025


#18

The Girls, Part 1: 'I need to tell you something'

In 2023, 17-year-old Abbie Jones and her family accuse her high school football coach, Don... more

11 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:46

11 Nov 2025


#17

Introducing Dig Season 3: The Girls

They were trusted educators and respected coaches. But in the summer of 2025, twin brother... more

03 Nov 2025

02 MINS

02:10

03 Nov 2025


#16

Bonus: Back to school with no bus

Hey Dig listeners. It’s been a while, we know. But we’ve been working on some new stories ... more

06 Aug 2024

12 MINS

12:01

06 Aug 2024


#15

Bonus: Dirty Business

In July 2022, floods killed 45 people and caused more than a billion dollars of damage in ... more

14 Sep 2023

55 MINS

55:33

14 Sep 2023


#14

The Model City, Part 6: 'Who's Gonna Be Next?'

So much has changed since Louisville first proclaimed itself a model city for policing ref... more

18 Oct 2021

26 MINS

26:29

18 Oct 2021


#13

The Model City, Part 5: Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

“Early this morning, we had a critical incident involving one of our officers who was shot... more

18 Oct 2021

33 MINS

33:25

18 Oct 2021


#12

The Model City, Part 4: Might As Well Appeal

For LMPD to become the police department it claimed to want to be, the department would ha... more

18 Oct 2021

33 MINS

33:38

18 Oct 2021


#11

The Model City, Part 3: People, Places and Narcotics

Even as city leaders were making big promises about the model city they claimed Louisville... more

18 Oct 2021

32 MINS

32:18

18 Oct 2021


#10

The Model City, Part 2: Promises

In 2016, the police chief laid out his vision: Louisville was going to become the kind of ... more

18 Oct 2021

23 MINS

23:04

18 Oct 2021


#9

The Model City, Part 1: The Eye of the Storm

Barbecue chef David McAtee, the man they called Yaya, was a staple at 26th and Broadway in... more

18 Oct 2021

25 MINS

25:58

18 Oct 2021


#8

Available Now... Dig Season 2

Louisville, Ky., the city now known for the police killing of Breonna Taylor, once made am... more

06 Oct 2021

03 MINS

03:20

06 Oct 2021


#7

Prosecution Declined, Update: The Hearing

Jen Sainato had been waiting for this day for a long time. She’d woken up early, put on he... more

06 Mar 2020

26 MINS

26:50

06 Mar 2020


#6

Update: Prosecution... Declined?

It’s been two months since we released the first season of Dig. And a lot has changed: cit... more

21 Feb 2020

18 MINS

18:57

21 Feb 2020


#5

Prosecution Declined, Part 4: Cleared By Exception

Episode 4: In the final episode of this investigation, we learn more about Jen Sainato’s r... more

05 Dec 2019

18 MINS

18:33

05 Dec 2019


#4

Prosecution Declined, Part 3: Harder to Prove

Episode 3: Louisville officials say rape cases are hard to prosecute. They are not wrong. ... more

05 Dec 2019

21 MINS

21:22

05 Dec 2019


#3

Prosecution Declined, Part 2: The Wizard of Oz

Episode 2: Jen Sainato reported a rape to Louisville police in January 2018. In this episo... more

05 Dec 2019

21 MINS

21:52

05 Dec 2019


#2

Prosecution Declined

Episode 1: Jen Sainato reported a rape to Louisville police in January 2018. She didn’t fe... more

05 Dec 2019

24 MINS

24:32

05 Dec 2019


#1

Dig Season 1 Trailer

A woman told Louisville police she was raped in January 2018. She expected them to quickly... more

20 Nov 2019

01 MINS

01:35

20 Nov 2019