Jun 14 Community Kentucky High Court Rules Police Can Be Sued In Deadly Chase The ruling will align Kentucky practice with that of most other states where juries are allowed to decide whether police are at fault. By Associated Press Jun 14 Community Kentucky High Court Rules Police Can Be Sued In Deadly Chase Associated Press
May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much The ordinance aims to direct police to treat possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana by an adult older than 21 as the “lowest law enforcement priority.” By Amina Elahi May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much Amina Elahi
Apr 25 Community LMPD Names Officers Involved In Fatal Portland Shooting Officers Joshua Weyer, Kody Despain, Benjamin Dean and Detective Joseph Fox are on routine administrative reassignment pending an investigation of the incident. By Kyeland Jackson Apr 25 Community LMPD Names Officers Involved In Fatal Portland Shooting Kyeland Jackson
Feb 1 Community UPDATED: One Person Dead, LMPD Officer Shot In Buechel Neighborhood Officials say a Louisville police officer escaped life-threatening injuries Thursday when he was shot during an incident in the Buechel area. Another person has died. By Staff Feb 1 Community UPDATED: One Person Dead, LMPD Officer Shot In Buechel Neighborhood Staff
Jan 23 Community Prospect Officials, Residents React To Former Officer’s Racist Comments Former Prospect Assistant Police Chief Todd Shaw resigned last year after exchanging racist Facebook messages with a police recruit. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 23 Community Prospect Officials, Residents React To Former Officer's Racist Comments Kyeland Jackson
Nov 29 Community 5 Charged With Buying Guns For Louisville Gang Police say alleged members or associates of the Victory Party Crips gang used a third party without felony convictions to purchase 41 guns. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 29 Community 5 Charged With Buying Guns For Louisville Gang Kyeland Jackson
Nov 7 Community J-Town High Principal Resigns A Week After Taser Incident Principal Matt Kingsley’s email to parents said he requested a voluntary demotion to serve as an assistant principal. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 7 Community J-Town High Principal Resigns A Week After Taser Incident Kyeland Jackson
Nov 7 Community Groups Ask JCPS To Reconsider School Policing After J-Town High Incident After a student was restrained by police at a local high school, social justice groups are asking why there’s policing in schools in the first place. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 7 Community Groups Ask JCPS To Reconsider School Policing After J-Town Incident Kyeland Jackson
Nov 2 Community JCPS To Review Incident With J-Town Police Acting Superintendent Marty Pollio is calling for internal reviews of an incident where police held down, kicked and used a Taser on a high school student. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 2 Community JCPS To Review Incident With J-Town Police Kyeland Jackson
Nov 1 Community Incident At J-town High Ends With Student Tasered By Police A video of the altercation was posted on Twitter Wednesday afternoon by national social justice activist Shaun King. By Staff Nov 1 Community Incident At J-town High Ends With Student Tasered By Police Staff
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
Sep 3 Politics Lifting Ban On Military Hardware Would Likely Mean Little For Kentucky The program has distributed supplies to law enforcement to at least 90 of the state’s 120 counties, plus Kentucky State Police. By Ryland Barton Sep 3 Politics Lifting Ban On Military Hardware Would Likely Mean Little For Ky. Ryland Barton
May 15 Community Mike Brown Sr. On Community, Police And Keeping His Son’s Memory Alive The 2014 death of 17-year-old Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri turned attention to fatal police shootings of African-Americans across the country. By Jacob Ryan May 15 Community Mike Brown Sr. On Community And Keeping His Son's Memory Alive Jacob Ryan
Apr 4 Community Hundreds Gather As LMPD Officer Is Laid To Rest Officer Nick Rodman died last week from injuries sustained after his police cruiser was struck head-on by a vehicle driven by a fleeing suspect. By Jacob Ryan Apr 4 Community Hundreds Gather As LMPD Officer Is Laid To Rest Jacob Ryan
Mar 21 Politics Bevin Signs ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Into Law The controversial legislation gives hate crimes protections to emergency responders and police officers. By Ryland Barton Mar 21 Politics Bevin Signs 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Into Law Ryland Barton