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
Feb 15 Politics Kentucky State Police Creates Unit To Investigate Police Shootings The five-person Critical Incident Response Team will automatically investigate if a KSP officer is involved in a shooting. By Ryland Barton Feb 15 Politics Kentucky State Police Creates Unit To Investigate Police Shootings Ryland Barton
Feb 13 Politics Amid Protests, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Passes Kentucky House The designation of “hate crime” means that judges have more discretion in denying probation and parole boards have more discretion to deny parole. By Ryland Barton Feb 13 Politics Amid Protests, 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Passes Ky. House Ryland Barton
Feb 8 Politics House Panel Approves ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would make it a hate crime to attack or target police officers and other emergency responders. By Ryland Barton Feb 8 Politics House Panel Approves 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Ryland Barton
Dec 29 Community How The Perceived ‘War On Cops’ Plays Into Politics And Policing Many cops believe they're being targeted. But while more officers were killed in ambushes, statistically it is a small number. By Martin Kaste, NPR Dec 29 Community How The Perceived 'War On Cops' Plays Into Politics And Policing Martin Kaste, NPR
Oct 10 Community Forum On Race Relations Set For Tuesday The event follows a handful of similarly focused forums this year aimed to address race relations and relationships between police and communities. By Jacob Ryan Oct 10 Community Forum On Race Relations Set For Tuesday Jacob Ryan
Oct 2 Community Two Different Views On Louisville Police Body Camera Reviews The police department policy calling for regular, random audits of officers' body cameras is a tough pill to swallow for the head of the local police union. By Jacob Ryan Oct 2 Community Two Different Views On Police Body Camera Reviews Jacob Ryan
Sep 30 Community LMPD Makes Policy Change To Monitor Body Camera Use Top police officials made the policy change on the heels of WFPL News reports that showed little oversight of the near $3 million camera program. By Jacob Ryan Sep 30 Community LMPD Makes Policy Change To Monitor Body Camera Use Jacob Ryan
Sep 22 Politics The Issues: How Clinton And Trump Come Down On Law And Order Law and order have been a major theme this year on the campaign trail. But that means very different things to the two major party presidential candidates. By Carrie Johnson, NPR Sep 22 Politics The Issues: How Clinton And Trump Come Down On Law And Order Carrie Johnson, NPR
Aug 8 Community Here’s What We Know About Monday’s Police Shooting In Louisville Two Louisville Metro Police officers are under investigation after fatally shooting a man early Monday morning. By Jacob Ryan Aug 8 Community What We Know About Monday's Police Shooting In Louisville Jacob Ryan
Jul 29 Community The Next Louisville: A Conversation Between Protesters And Police We wanted to get an understanding of what each side wants and what they want the other side to hear. So we invited them in for a conversation. By Jacob Ryan and Laura Ellis Jul 29 Community A Conversation Between Protesters And Police Jacob Ryan and Laura Ellis
Jul 17 Community Some Louisville Police Feel Tension, But Remain Hopeful LMPD officers joined about a hundred people Sunday at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville for an event to show support for law enforcement. By Jacob Ryan Jul 17 Community Some Louisville Police Feel Tension, But Remain Hopeful Jacob Ryan