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For some students, bullying becomes so bad it leads to suicide. That has authorities looking into ways to prevent young people from killing themselves. [WDRB]

Louisville’s internal auditor was the only witness to testify during the first day of Metro Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin’s ethics hearing Tuesday, speaking in painstaking detail about grant agreements, ex-offender program sign-in sheets and his audit of some 135 grants handed out by council members over the last two years. [C-J/AKN]

Way to go, Louisville, with your drugged out d-bags. Surely one has to be drugged out in order to behave so disgustingly. [WHAS11]

The three Jefferson County Board of Education district races have been called and they include candidates with similar views for improving student achievement. [WFPL]

A local elected official remained under fire as she was questioned concerning possible ethics violations. Barbara Shanklin and her attorney sat before an ethics review board Tuesday to dispute accusations she used her office to benefit her family. [WLKY]

You’re not surprised that there was a major ruh ro moment for a regional Gannett paper. [Gannett Blog]

Businessman David Jones, parent and active community volunteer Chris Brady, and Chuck Haddaway, CEO of Kentucky Recreation Parks Society and member of the School Based Decision Making Council are the newest projected members of the Jefferson County Public School Board. [WAVE3]

From Mandy Pope’s point of view, it costs her just as much on a daily basis to maintain the upkeep on a less successful commercial mare as it does on the highest quality of offerings. [H-L]

Several incumbents on the Louisville Metro Council were re-elected Tuesday, as eight of the 26 available seats were up for grabs. [Business First]

Most incumbents had a big night after the numbers rolled in for the Greater Clark County Schools board of trustees seats elections. Incumbent Christina Gilkey won her District 5 seat with 12,831 votes, or 55.9 percent. Her opponent, former Courier-Journal columnist Dale Moss came in with 10,114, or 44.1 percent. [News & Tribune]