Aug 17 Metro Louisville Metro Council Republicans Call For No-Confidence Vote On Mayor Greg Fischer So far, no Democrats have signed on to the measure, and they hold a clear majority in Metro Council. By Amina Elahi Aug 17 Metro Louisville Metro Council Republicans Call For No-Confidence Vote On Mayor Greg Fischer Amina Elahi
Jul 2 Investigations Louisville’s Two-Decade Fight For Civilian Oversight Of Police If renewed calls for a tougher civilian review board sound familiar, it's because it's been a common refrain over the last 20 years — and it's never really happened. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jul 2 Investigations Louisville’s Two-Decade Fight For Civilian Oversight Of Police Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 19 Metro Louisville LMPD Firing Brett Hankison, One Of Three Officers In Breonna Taylor Shooting Hankison "showed an extreme indifference to the value of human life" when he shot Breonna Taylor, the police chief said in a pre-termination letter. By Kate Howard Jun 19 Metro Louisville LMPD Firing Brett Hankison, One Of Three Officers In Breonna Taylor Shooting Kate Howard
Jun 18 Metro Louisville Under New LMPD Policy, Officers Have ‘Duty To Intervene’ In Cases Of Excessive Force Interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder said officers will now be expected to intervene, verbally or physically, when they see colleagues using excessive force. By Kate Howard Jun 18 Metro Louisville Under New LMPD Policy, Officers Have ‘Duty To Intervene’ In Cases Of Excessive Force Kate Howard
Jun 16 Investigations Document Details What LMPD Audit Will, And Will Not, Cover There is no time frame for the audit yet, but documents show the scope of work will be significant. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 16 Investigations Document Details What LMPD Audit Will, And Will Not, Cover Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 11 Metro Louisville Support For Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer Wanes As Protests Continue Fischer has not been universally beloved, but it’s safe to say that — in nearly a decade of running this city — he’s never faced criticism like he has in the last two weeks. By Amina Elahi and Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 11 Metro Louisville Support For Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer Wanes As Protests Continue Amina Elahi and Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 11 Metro Louisville Mayor: Task Force Will Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against LMPD Officer Brett Hankison is one of three officers who fired on Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman killed by police in her home in March. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 11 Metro Louisville Mayor: Task Force Will Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against LMPD Officer Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 5 Community Fairness Campaign Cuts Ties With Fischer Over Response To Protests, Police Violence In a public letter published Friday, the organization said it "deeply regretted" its previous support for Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. By Amina Elahi Jun 5 Community Fairness Campaign Cuts Ties With Fischer Over Response To Protests Amina Elahi
Jun 5 Community With Police Union Contract Under Negotiation, Fischer Could Push For Changes Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says his hands are tied when it comes to firing the officers who killed Breonna Taylor. By Jacob Ryan Jun 5 Community With LMPD Contract Under Negotiation, Fischer Could Push For Changes Jacob Ryan
Jun 4 Metro Louisville Louisville Mayor Announces Immediate End To City-Wide Curfew After announcing the end of the curfew, LMPD played a compilation video of largely Black people looting and breaking windows. By Kate Howard Jun 4 Metro Louisville Louisville Mayor Announces Immediate End To City-Wide Curfew Kate Howard
Jun 3 Metro Louisville In David McAtee Video, New Evidence And New Questions “This video does not provide all the answers, but we are releasing it to provide transparency," the acting chief said. "It does not answer every question, including why did he fire and where were police at the time he fired?” By Amina Elahi Jun 3 Metro Louisville In David McAtee Video, New Evidence And New Questions Amina Elahi
Jun 2 Community Mayor And LMPD Say Video Shows David McAtee Fired First City officials released surveillance video footage they said appeared to show that David McAtee fired a gun before he was shot. By Staff Jun 2 Community Mayor And LMPD Say Video Shows David McAtee Fired First Staff
Jun 1 Metro Louisville David McAtee, Killed By Law Enforcement, Was ‘The BBQ Man’ David McAtee ran a barbeque stand and was well-known in the West End as "The BBQ Man" and a generous person. By Eleanor Klibanoff , Jess Clark and Kate Howard Jun 1 Metro Louisville David McAtee, Killed By Law Enforcement, Was ‘The BBQ Man’ Eleanor Klibanoff, Jess Clark and Kate Howard
Jun 1 Metro Louisville After Police Shoot Man In West End, Calls For Justice, Body Camera Footage David McAtee was killed early Monday after Louisville police and National Guard opened fire at a gas station at 26th and Broadway. By Eleanor Klibanoff , Jacob Ryan and Kate Howard Jun 1 Metro Louisville After Police Shoot Man In West End, Calls For Justice, Body Camera Footage Eleanor Klibanoff, Jacob Ryan and Kate Howard
May 31 Community Mayor Fischer: Evening Brought 40 Arrests, Shots Fired At Police, Incident In Jail Mayor Fischer said the curfew remains in effect tonight and he asked Louisvillians to stay home tonight. By Staff May 31 Community Fischer: Evening Brought 40 Arrests, Shots Fired At Police Staff