Divya Karthikeyan
Race & Equity ReporterDivya Karthikeyan covers Race & Equity for LPM.
Previously, she served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio, a collaborative of stations including LPM, WEKU, WKYU and WKMS.
Originally from Chennai, India, she’s reported for national and international outlets on politics, climate change, gender and caste inequality in India. She started out in the U.S. as a graduate student at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and interned at The New Republic and Gotham Gazette.
Email Divya at dkarthikeyan@lpm.org.
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The Jefferson County clerk’s office and its branches closed earlier this week after a ransomware attack. They could get some systems back up as soon as Thursday.
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The Olmsted Parks Conservancy will receive a $50,000 grant benefiting Chickasaw Park’s tennis courts from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
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A man who allegedly threatened to attack Louisville venue Whirling Tiger was arrested on Tuesday. He sent videos and messages including racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs, as well as death threats directed at a local punk band, police say.
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Firearms, drug overdoses, suicides and physical abuse are among the leading threats to Kentucky children, according to a state panel studying child fatalities.
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The Safer Kentucky Act, which penalizes people experiencing homelessness for camping outside, will take effect next week. Some service providers in Louisville say it’s going to make homelessness worse.
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On America’s Independence Day, people from 17 countries became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Louisville.
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Recent service changes implemented by the Transit Authority of River City are leaving some riders without reliable transportation, so they’re scrambling for alternate means.
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The Kroger on West Broadway is one of two major grocery stores West End residents rely on. But unexpected early closures at the store are making some shoppers concerned about its future.
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In a move to prevent layoffs and work with the public school system to ease its driver shortage, Louisville’s bus system TARC will go ahead with its proposal to fast-track cuts and changes to fixed routes.
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Metro Council members failed to pass a resolution that would have acknowledged the ways the Louisville Metro Police Department has harmed local communities.