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.
Latest episodes
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3 min
New from KUOW: Adults in the Room
We're still following the Stoner case, and we'll bring you an update when we have one. In the meantime, check out this new investigative podcast from KUOW: Seattle, 1999. At Garfie…
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56 min
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. But they find themselves running up against police and prosecutors who want them to stay…
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47 min
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, Ronnie Stoner, has been sexually abusing her for years. The cursory investigation that follows…
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43 min
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 and rape in a public middle school and high school. But Child Protective Services declines…
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36 min
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, Donnie Stoner, of child sex abuse. Another Louisville woman, Alexis Crook, says she was abuse…
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2 min
Introducing Dig Season 3: The Girls
They were trusted educators and respected coaches. But in the summer of 2025, twin brothers Ronnie and Donnie Stoner were indicted on more than 50 charges related to child sex abus…
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12 min
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 and will be adding them here when they’re ready. Up first, our reporter Jess Clark has bee…
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56 min
Bonus: Dirty Business
In July 2022, floods killed 45 people and caused more than a billion dollars of damage in eastern Kentucky. Then, the people who were supposed to help clean up actually made things…
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26 min
The Model City, Part 6: 'Who's Gonna Be Next?'
So much has changed since Louisville first proclaimed itself a model city for policing reform: the police chief was fired. The city was upended by protests and grief over Breonna T…
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33 min
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 and another person at the scene who was killed.”When LMPD Chief Steve Conrad first descri…
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34 min
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 have to recruit the best of the best, retain experienced officers, and effectively disciplin…
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32 min
The Model City, Part 3: People, Places and Narcotics
Even as city leaders were making big promises about the model city they claimed Louisville was going to become, they were making decisions that undermined those policing reform goa…
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23 min
The Model City, Part 2: Promises
In 2016, the police chief laid out his vision: Louisville was going to become the kind of place where everyone across the city, no matter what neighborhood they lived in, would get…
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26 min
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 Louisville’s predominately Black West End. He was a friend to everyone who stopped by for…
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3 min
Available Now... Dig Season 2
Louisville, Ky., the city now known for the police killing of Breonna Taylor, once made ambitious promises to transform its police department and mend its relationship with the Bla…
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27 min
Prosecution Declined, Update: The Hearing
Jen Sainato had been waiting for this day for a long time. She’d woken up early, put on her black striped suit, and drove five hours to attend the Louisville Metro Council’s public…
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19 min
Update: Prosecution... Declined?
It’s been two months since we released the first season of Dig. And a lot has changed: city leaders are calling the police department to account, and there have been some changes i…
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19 min
Prosecution Declined, Part 4: Cleared By Exception
Episode 4: In the final episode of this investigation, we learn more about Jen Sainato’s rape case - why it was closed, and how much evidence the police really had against the man…
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21 min
Prosecution Declined, Part 3: Harder to Prove
Episode 3: Louisville officials say rape cases are hard to prosecute. They are not wrong. But we talked with police, prosecutors and experts from around the country who told us it’…
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22 min
Prosecution Declined, Part 2: The Wizard of Oz
Episode 2: Jen Sainato reported a rape to Louisville police in January 2018. In this episode, we hear about her attempts over the next two years to follow up on her case. And we as…