Keisha Rowe
keisharowecj.bsky.social
Keisha Rowe
@keisharowecj.bsky.social
Breaking News/Digital Editor at the Louisville Courier Journal. Alumna of Poynter-Koch Fellowship '21, Solutions Journalism Network Fellowship '22.

In this house, we love cats, facts, the Buckeyes, and rock. (List is not exhaustive.) Send me news tips!!!
Just published: A new JCPS proposal that would change the attendance zoning for Echo Trail and Crosby middle schools in Louisville's East End has a lot of parents in the area upset, our Krista Johnson and Lillian Metzmeier write: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/e...
Attendance zoning proposal for 2 East End JCPS schools draws ire from parents
Echo Trail Middle School opened August 2023 and is one of the county's newest schools. Without changes, Echo Trail could reach 133% capacity by 2027.
www.courier-journal.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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.

www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...
Andy Wolfson, longtime Courier Journal legal affairs reporter, dies at 70
Wolfson played key roles in The Courier Journal winning two Pulitzer Prizes.
www.courier-journal.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Despite several apparent beliefs to the contrary, I assure you that the CJ staff still works out of Sixth and Broadway, lol.
May 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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.

www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...
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.
www.courier-journal.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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.
March 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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.

www.courier-journal.com/story/news/e...
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.
www.courier-journal.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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.

www.courier-journal.com/story/life/f...
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.
www.courier-journal.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yeah, I'm over here now, too.
November 18, 2024 at 6:46 PM