Keisha Rowe

A very sad day for our newsroom.

I didn't know Andy long, and there are a lot of things you could say about him, but the biggest one is that he cared about journalism. He was a good guy.

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The CJ's Josh Wood takes a look at happenings in Christian County, where a former Commonwealth's Attorney prosecuted clients he once represented and people have been arrested in cases where no evidence exists, among other serious flaws in the county's justice system.

He got them plea deals as a defense attorney. Then he prosecuted them. In Part 1 of our series "In a Small Town," The Courier Journal examines Hopkinsville attorney Rick Boling's past practice of prosecuting ex-clients.

New investigation just dropped: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/i...

Despite several apparent beliefs to the contrary, I assure you that the CJ staff still works out of Sixth and Broadway, lol.

Jeffersontown boys basketball shocks top-ranked St. Xavier in Sweet 16 first round Cam McDaniels scored Jeffersontown's final eight points, leading the Chargers to victory over top-ranked St. Xavier in a Sweet 16 first-round matchup.

Louisville still has a little March Madness going on with the KHSAA boys tournament: J'town takes out top-ranked St. X in the first round of the Sweet 16.

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Industry insight of the day: The fastest way for your wire service to end up on an editor's block list is to add them to your distribution list without permission and send out a once-a-day blast of 20+ emails first thing in the morning.

The plan is a result of low enrollment at both schools, officials said, but Young would remain a magnet school if the combination comes to pass. The merger would also allow Hudson Middle School to split into two buildings as it waits for its permanent campus to be completed.

Two West End schools to merge, another to split up under new JCPS plan JCPS leaders have proposed combining two elementary schools in west Louisville, while splitting the area's middle school into two buildings.

Whitney Young and Engelhard elementary schools in Louisville may merge, according to a new proposal to be presented to the JCPS board, our Krista Johnson writes.

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This will have a direct impact on the Kentucky bourbon industry, as Canada is a strong trading partner for the commonwealth, our Olivia Evans writes.

Ontario issues immediate stop purchase, removal of US beverages following Trump tariffs In response to tariffs President Donald Trump levied on Canada, Ontario issued an stop purchase of US beverages. Here's how it impacts Kentucky.

New from us: The Canadian province of Ontario, the most populous in the country, has issued a stop purchase and removal order for all U.S. beverages in the wake of the new tariffs from the Trump administration.

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Yeah, I'm over here now, too.