Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Black Lives Matter Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Small college towns and coal communities have also had demonstrations against racial injustice and police violence. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 8 Metro Louisville McAtee Family Attorneys Announce Plans To Sue City, Ask For Apology “The only thing I want for my son is peace and justice,” Odessa Riley said. By Jacob Ryan Jun 8 Metro Louisville McAtee Family Attorneys Announce Plans To Sue City, Ask For Apology Jacob Ryan
Jun 7 Community On Sunday, Louisville Faith Leaders Seek Healing And Justice During a visit to Louisville, Rev. Jesse Jackson called on Gov. Andy Beshear to increase accountability for police shootings. By Eleanor Klibanoff , Ryan Van Velzer and Jared Bennett Jun 7 Community On Sunday, Louisville Faith Leaders Seek Healing And Justice Eleanor Klibanoff, Ryan Van Velzer and Jared Bennett
Jun 6 Community For Black Women, Breonna Taylor’s Death Highlights Hard Truth “It’s almost like we’re ghosts, like we’re absolutely forgotten.” By Jacob Ryan Jun 6 Community For Black Women, Breonna Taylor's Death Highlights Hard Truth Jacob Ryan
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 Pandemic Poses Unique Challenges For Protesters For two months, downtown Louisville was a ghost town. But for the last week, thousands of protesters have streamed into downtown each night. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Ryan Van Velzer Jun 5 Community Pandemic Poses Unique Challenges For Protesters Eleanor Klibanoff and Ryan Van Velzer
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 5 Community Rain Doesn’t Slow Caravan On 8th Day Of Protests Protesters hit the streets for the eighth straight day in Louisville on Thursday in response to the shooting deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee in incidents involving Louisville Metro Police Department officers. Rain started early in the evening, with the persistent downpour lasting for the duration of the protest. That wasn’t enough to stop […] By John Boyle Jun 5 Community Rain Doesn’t Slow Caravan On 8th Day Of Protests John Boyle
Jun 4 Community LMPD Video ‘Puts Target On The Black Community,’ Organizer Says LMPD played a compilation video for reporters Thursday showing only Black people committing vandalism and looting during protests. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 4 Community LMPD Video ‘Puts Target On The Black Community,’ Organizer Says Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 4 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Will Protests Lead To Change In Louisville? We’ll talk about what steps are being taken to address the underlying issue of racism in the community. By Rick Howlett Jun 4 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Will Protests Lead To Change In Louisville? Rick Howlett
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 4 Metro Louisville To Avoid Tear Gas, Danger, Louisville Protesters Take To The Suburbs Tired of tear gas, the protesters have been coming every day to the intersection of Breckenridge Lane and Shelbyville Road, and they try to get everyone to leave at 8 p.m. each night. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 4 Metro Louisville To Avoid Tear Gas, Danger, Louisville Protesters Take To The Suburbs Stephanie Wolf
Jun 3 Metro Louisville Police Shoot ‘Man In Distress’ In Eastwood; Injury Not Life-Threatening A Louisville Metro Police officer shot a “man in distress with a gun” in the Eastwood neighborhood of Louisville Tuesday evening. According to a statement issued by acting Chief Robert Schroeder, police responded to a home in the 16000 block of Ash Glen Road about 7:50 p.m. An LMPD officer fired and shot a 25-year-old […] By Kate Howard Jun 3 Metro Louisville Police Shoot ‘Man In Distress’ In Eastwood; Injury Not Life-Threatening Kate Howard
Jun 2 Community Gov. Beshear Says He Will ‘Reduce’ National Guard In Louisville During a media briefing, Beshear said he’s also calling for the release of all footage connected to the fatal shooting of David McAtee. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 2 Community Gov. Beshear Says He Will ‘Reduce’ National Guard In Louisville Stephanie Wolf
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