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Louisville settles lawsuit over arrest cited in DOJ investigation
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (1290+ words) After Louisville Metro police pulled over longtime Kentucky attorney Douglas Miller for speeding and suspected drunk driving in April 2019, the traffic stop ended with two officers pinning Miller to the ground on the side of the Watterson Expressway. "You're killing…...
Louisville Metro Council candidate facing pandemic loan fraud charges
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (379+ words) A woman running to be on Louisville Metro Council is accused of defrauding the federal government through a COVID-19 pandemic-era business loan program. In a statement, the U. S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner said the case is being prosecuted through the DOJ's new…...
Louisville lawmakers don't want to say where city's license plate readers keep watch
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (661+ words) The Louisville Metro Council's Public Safety Committee on Wednesday voted against a proposal that would force the city to disclose license plate reader locations. Metro Council Member J. P. Lyninger, a District 6 Democrat, proposed publishing the locations online of license plate readers…...
Berea College eminent domain case headed for Kentucky appeals court
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (294+ words) An eminent domain case involving Berea College will continue, as East Kentucky Power has appealed a Madison Circuit judge's ruling. Earlier this month, Judge Kristin Clouse ruled that East Kentucky Power could not take property from the Berea College Forest…...
Digging In: A look inside a Butchertown slaughterhouse
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (205+ words) The images and videos on David Olmos Herrera's Instagram account show the guts, grime and grisly work that allegedly goes on inside the JBS Swift & Co. slaughterhouse in Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood. Herrera's account is the subject of a new report…...
Kentucky AG asks judge to move toward restarting executions after 15-year pause
3+ week, 1+ day ago (928+ words) No one has been executed in Kentucky since 2008, but two dozen people still languish on death row. Since getting back in office, Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman has pushed to bring back the death penalty, which remains enshrined in statute....
Judge dismissed charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
3+ week, 4+ day ago (351+ words) Two former Louisville Metro Police officers will not face further prosecution for their role in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment in 2020. Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly lying on the search warrant application…...
After police killing of Katelyn Hall, Louisvillians ask: 'Did it have to happen this way?"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1774+ words) A directory of mental health providers in Jefferson County is available at mentalhealthlou. com. Louisville Metro Police officers" killing of 28-year-old Katelyn Hall has advocates and family members questioning the city"s response to people in mental health crises. At…...
Clark County fire chief suing former staff member for defamation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (606+ words) The chief of a volunteer fire department in Clark County is suing a former staff member, who's also a citizen journalist, for defamation, following a social media post last month. Utica Fire & Rescue Chief Joe Jarles and Deputy Chief Eric…...
Grand jury indicts London Mayor Randall Weddle for illegal political contributions
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (265+ words) Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four felony counts related to making excessive political contributions. A Laurel County grand jury indicted Weddle on two counts of exceeding legal contribution…...