Jan 11 Metro Louisville U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman Resigns Effective Jan. 20 Coleman, who has been U.S. Attorney for the western district of Kentucky since 2017, was nominated by President Trump. By Michael Edgerly Jan 11 Metro Louisville U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman Resigns Effective Jan. 20 Michael Edgerly
Oct 20 Community Body Cam Study Shows No Effect On Police Use Of Force Or Citizen Complaints Having police wear little cameras seems to have no discernible impact on citizen complaints or officers' use of force, at least in the nation's capital. By Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR Oct 20 Community Body Cam Study Shows No Effect On Police Use Of Force Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR
Oct 19 Politics No ‘Rejoicing’ From State Employee Reps Over Bevin’s Pension Fix Bevin said state workers and retirees should be "rejoicing" over the proposal to move nearly all future and some current employees into 401(k)-style plans. By Ryland Barton Oct 19 Politics No ‘Rejoicing’ From State Employee Reps Over Bevin’s Pension Fix Ryland Barton
Dec 1 Community What Law Enforcement Agencies Are Doing About Heroin In more than two decades of law enforcement work, DEA special agent Timothy Plancon has seen the rise and fall of crack and cocaine, and methamphetamine. By Jacob Ryan Dec 1 Community What Law Enforcement Agencies Are Doing About Heroin Jacob Ryan
Oct 12 Politics LMPD Chief Endorses Clinton For President Conrad's endorsement of the Democratic candidate for president comes nearly a month after the nation's largest police union threw support behind Trump. By Jacob Ryan Oct 12 Politics LMPD Chief Endorses Clinton For President Jacob Ryan
Jul 6 Politics Louisville Lawmaker Introduces ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill A state representative from Louisville is filing a bill to make it a hate crime to target police, firefighters or emergency personnel in Kentucky. By Kevin Willis and Ryland Barton Jul 6 Politics Louisville Lawmaker Introduces 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Kevin Willis and Ryland Barton
Jun 10 Investigations Woman Shot By Jefferson County Constable Settles Lawsuit The county will pay $75,000 in damages to Pedro and Tammie Ortiz on behalf of Constable David Whitlock, who shot Tammie Ortiz in November 2011. By Kate Howard Jun 10 Investigations Woman Shot By Jefferson County Constable Settles Lawsuit Kate Howard
Jun 8 Investigations In Jefferson County, Constables Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Jefferson County has more than 1,600 fully trained, certified law-enforcement officers -- roughly four per square mile of real estate. By R.G. Dunlop Jun 8 Investigations In Jefferson County, Constables Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind R.G. Dunlop
Jun 7 Investigations Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable Because the office is enshrined in the state constitution, constables are responsible to no one except a small slice of a county’s voters every four years. By R.G. Dunlop and John Boel Jun 7 Investigations Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable R.G. Dunlop and John Boel
May 10 Community LISTEN: Local Law Enforcement Gathers For Police Memorial Week The week-long remembrance of police officers who’ve died in the line of duty stems from a proclamation signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. By Jacob Ryan May 10 Community LISTEN: Law Enforcement Gathers For Police Memorial Week Jacob Ryan
Feb 3 Local News Fischer Names Candidates for Police Chief Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has released the names of five candidates for chief of police. Former Chief Robert White has left to be chief of the Denver Police Department. When White first announced he was leaving, Mayor Greg Fischer said he would prefer the next chief have local experience. All of the five finalists now being […] By Gabe Bullard Feb 3 Local News Fischer Names Candidates for Police Chief Gabe Bullard
Mar 16 Local News Cross-Border Effort Focuses on Cutting Meth Production Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has announced a partnership with Southern Indiana law enforcement to combat the high number of meth labs near the states’ common border. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Gov. Beshear and Indiana law enforcement officials in Clark and Floyd counties say they are going to share information using a Kentucky database to […] By Elizabeth Kramer Mar 16 Local News Cross-Border Effort Focuses on Cutting Meth Production Elizabeth Kramer