Feb 16 Health LouVax Closures Not Expected To Cause Long-Term Issues With Vaccinations Despite two straight days of vaccination site closures, Mayor Greg Fischer is confident Louisvillians will get the shots they signed up for. By John Boyle Feb 16 Health Metro: LouVax Closures Won't Disrupt Vaccine Timeline John Boyle
Jan 29 Health Vaccinations Nearly Complete for Louisville’s Elementary Educators More than 66,000 people have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Louisville as city officials now focus on completing the initial round of vaccinations for school personnel. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 29 Health Vaccinations Nearly Complete for Elementary Educators Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 28 Metro Louisville Audit Finds LMPD In ‘Crisis,’ Recommends Broad Changes The independent review was meant to examine everything from police-civilian interactions to training policies. By Amina Elahi and Ryland Barton Jan 28 Metro Louisville Audit Finds LMPD In 'Crisis,' Recommends Broad Changes Amina Elahi and Ryland Barton
Jan 19 Health Louisville Officials Say Vaccine Waitlist Tops 50,000 Many of the city’s COVID-19 vaccines will go to educators in the next few weeks, with the rest going to priority individuals, like those over 70. By Amina Elahi Jan 19 Health Louisville Officials Say Vaccine Waitlist Tops 50,000 Amina Elahi
Jan 14 Metro Louisville Fischer Lays Out 2021 Hopes, Challenges In Annual State Of The City Address Fischer's plans target eliminating COVID-19, rebuilding the economy, advancing racial justice and equity, reimagining public safety and reducing gun violence. By Amina Elahi Jan 14 Metro Louisville Fischer Lays Out 2021 Hopes, Challenges In State Of The City Address Amina Elahi
Jan 6 Community Louisville Mayor Names Erika Shields New Police Chief The announcement follows a secret search, where none of the finalists were named publicly and the search committee members signed NDAs. By Amina Elahi Jan 6 Community Louisville Mayor Names Erika Shields New Police Chief Amina Elahi
Dec 21 Community Mayor Reflects, Briefly, On Year Of Pandemic And Protests “We’ve reached an inflection point in our evolution as a city,” Mayor Fischer said Monday. By Jacob Ryan Dec 21 Community Mayor Reflects, Briefly, On Year Of Pandemic And Protests Jacob Ryan
Oct 28 Metro Louisville Council Members Begin Work On New Civilian Review Board Proposed legislation would create a new Civilian Review & Accountability Board that would oversee a new Office of Inspector General. By Amina Elahi Oct 28 Metro Louisville Council Members Begin Work On New Civilian Review Board Amina Elahi
Oct 7 Community Mayor’s Office Releases Internal Investigation File In Breonna Taylor Case Read the file here. By Staff Oct 7 Community Mayor’s Office Releases Internal Investigation File In Breonna Taylor Case Staff
Oct 1 Metro Louisville Louisville Mayor Signs Ban On LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Louisville is the second Kentucky city to ban conversion therapy. By Ryland Barton Oct 1 Metro Louisville Louisville Mayor Signs Ban On LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Ryland Barton
Sep 23 Metro Louisville With Decision Looming, Mayor Greg Fischer Announces Countywide Curfew Mayor Fischer is implementing a 9 p.m. curfew countywide for the next 72 hours. The Kentucky National Guard has also been activated. By Kate Howard Sep 23 Metro Louisville With Decision Looming, Mayor Greg Fischer Announces Countywide Curfew Kate Howard
Sep 22 Metro Louisville Louisville Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Due To ‘Potential For Civil Unrest’ The order could result in curfews downtown as the city awaits a decision in the Breonna Taylor case. By Amina Elahi Sep 22 Metro Louisville Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Due To 'Potential For Civil Unrest' Amina Elahi
Sep 22 Investigations Breonna Taylor Deal Promises Reform LMPD Said They Did Years Ago Despite promising the early warning system several times since at least 2015, the department has never actually activated it. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy Sep 22 Investigations Breonna Taylor Deal Promises Reform LMPD Said They Did Years Ago Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy
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