Jasmine Demers
Investigative Reporter, Kentucky Center for Investigative ReportingJasmine Demers is a corps member with Report For America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. She covers youth and social services. Demers worked previously for the Arizona Daily Star. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona School of Journalism, where she was editor-in-chief of the student-run Daily Wildcat.
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The funds will go toward funeral expenses for families first, and the remainder will be used for rebuilding. -
The death toll from catastrophic tornadoes that swept through western Kentucky this weekend remains unclear, Gov. Andy Beshear said in an update Sunday afternoon. -
Communities are scrambling to assess the damage after one of the worst tornado events in state history swept across western Kentucky overnight. Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency -
The decision comes amid a growing exodus of employees, creating unmanageable caseloads for the social workers who serve the state’s most vulnerable children and families. -
When the Kentucky government announced they would resume in-person visitation at state prison facilities by June 20, Stefanie Potter and her 5-year-old daughter were overwhelmed at the thought of seeing their husband and father for the first time since the pandemic started.
