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After Previous Refusal, Louisville Police Agree To Cooperate With Oversight Body
After refusing to work with the Inspector General's office, Louisville Metro Police have agreed to cooperate in investigations. → Read More
In Just Over 24 Hours, Louisville Police Shot 3 People, Including 2 Fleeing Teens
In just over 24 hours, Louisville Metro Police Department shot 3 people, including two teens who were fleeing. → Read More
Louisville Passed ‘Breonna’s Law’ — And 3 Weeks Later, Cops Conducted A Warrantless Raid
Louisville Metro Police Department executed a warrantless raid, three weeks after Breonna's Law was passed. → Read More
Amid Confusion Over Kentucky Medical Marijuana Rules, Companies Cash In
There's a lot of confusion over Kentucky's medical marijuana rules, and some companies are finding ways to cash in. → Read More
Republican Group: Kentucky Ag Commissioner To Appear Alongside LMPD Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Raid
Ryan Quarles, Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner who is running for governor in a crowded Republican primary this year, is scheduled to headline a Republican event in Bowling Green alongside Jonathan Mattingly. → Read More
How Are Doctors Navigating Kentucky’s Vague Medical Marijuana Executive Order?
Doctors and healthcare systems in Kentucky are figuring out how to navigate the governor’s executive order on medical marijuana. → Read More
Another Person Has Died At Louisville’s Jail; According To Arrest Citations, They Were Homeless
This is the 13th death in 13 and a half months at Louisville’s jail. → Read More
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Wastes Everybody’s Time On An Otherwise Pleasant Friday Afternoon
The last time former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin emphatically told journalists to cover a specific topic — his controversial end-of-term pardons, which included a man convicted in a killing whose brother hosted a Bevin fundraiser and another man convicted for sodomizing an unconscious teen with a sex toy — the Courier Journal won a Pulitzer Prize. Perhaps he was hoping … Continued → Read More
Like Executive Order, ‘Palm Cards’ Guiding Law Enforcement On Kentucky Medical Marijuana Vague
Days after Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order granting preemptive pardons for medical marijuana obtained out of state went into place on Jan. 1, confusion about how the order functionally operates continues, raising fears that Kentuckians legitimately seeking medical marijuana could still face criminal consequences. One element potentially contributing to that confusion are the …… → Read More
Craig Greenberg Has Been Sworn In As Louisville’s New Mayor, But Several Challenges Await
On Jan. 2, businessman Craig Greenberg was sworn in as Louisville’s 51st mayor. The former 21c Museum Hotels CEO inherits a city where trust in city government — and particularly law enforcement — remains frayed following the March 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor and months of protests that followed. Greenberg’s opponents warned he would be … Continued → Read More
They Were Arrested While Homeless. They Died In Louisville’s Jail.
When people die in the custody of Louisville’s jail, the city eventually tells the public a few things: A name, an age, a sex, what charges the person was held on and, sometimes, a manner of death. Between Nov. 29, 2021 and Oct. 3, 2022, the span of less than a year, the city sent … Continued → Read More
Greenberg: No Personnel Decisions Yet For New Mayoral Administration
Speaking in his first press conference since being elected Louisville’s next mayor earlier this week, Craig Greenberg said that before making any personnel decisions for his new administration, he wanted to give people interested in working with his administration the opportunity to express their interest. “We want everyone in Louisville, and across the country, to … Continued → Read More
In Abortion Rights Victory, Kentucky Voters Shoot Down Constitutional Amendment
In a major victory for abortion rights in Kentucky, voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have introduced language into the state’s constitution saying that nothing in the document secured or protected abortion rights. Abortion remains illegal in Kentucky as the result of a “trigger” law banning abortion in the wake of the … Continued → Read More
Rand Paul Reelected In Runaway Victory, Defeats Charles Booker
In the expected outcome of a contest seen as so one-sided that it saw no recent public polls, incumbent Republican Sen. Rand Paul has defeated former Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker. The Associated Press called the race for Paul at 7:14 p.m., just a few minutes after the crowd that was gathered on the top … Continued → Read More
Two Ex Louisville Police Officers Involved in ‘Slushygate’ Headed To Prison
Two former Louisville police officers who repeatedly assaulted civilians by throwing beverages at them from unmarked police vehicles were sentenced to federal prison. → Read More
Former Louisville Jail Officer Convicted In Use Of Force Case
A former Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC) officer has been federally convicted of using excessive force. → Read More
Anger And Acts Of Protest After Former Racing Louisville FC Coach Accused Of Sexual Assault
Racing Louisville FC was featured prominently in a report on wide-spread abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League. → Read More
Louisville Jail Sees Another In-Custody Death As Activists Push for Changes
Bashar Ghazawi, an inmate at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, died Monday evening. His is the 12th jail death since November. → Read More
Another Death At Louisville’s Jail, 11th Since November
Another incarcerated person has died at Louisville’s jail, marking the 11th in-custody death since late November of last year. In a statement on Thursday morning, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections said around 3:10 a.m. officers discovered that a prisoner had attempted suicide by hanging. The statement added that officers, medical staff and emergency services attempted … Continued → Read More
Former Louisville Cop Involved In McAtee Case Has Change Of Plea Hearing Scheduled, Could Face Less Prison Time
Former Louisville police officer Katie Crews could face a maximum of one year in prison instead of ten for firing pepper balls in the moments before West End BBQ chef David McAtee was killed, a “superseding information” document filed by federal prosecutors on Tuesday said. The superseding indictment, which downgraded the charge for her alleged … Continued → Read More