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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsState Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack was master of ceremonies for Gov. Andy Beshear's private swearing-in ceremony as Tuesday began, providing a platform
With a new collaborative book, longtime residents seek to guide the multi-million dollar investment into the rapidly-gentrifying West End.
Mayor-elect Craig Greenberg, a Democrat who takes office Jan. 2, announced Wednesday his 58-person transition team as he prepares to lead Louisville.
Kentucky Republicans bring tricks and politics amid calls for real police reform David L. Snardon, Opinion contributor © Pat McDonogh / Courier Journal Scenes from a protest in downtown Louisville over the shooting of Brionna Taylor by Louisville police. Louisville Metro police and protesters face off as police attempt to remove patrol cars from the crowd. May 28, 2020 In 1999, the Louisville Board of Aldermen attempted to establish a civilian review board after Louisville police killed 18-year-old Desmond Rudolph. But a judge ruled soon after that the Board of Aldermen did...
a- Somehow, this is still the fault of white people. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The loss of life is so massive it’s hard to fathom. In 2020, 173 people in Louisville were victims of criminal homicides, according to metro police — shot, bludgeoned, strangled or stabbed to death. Another 20 people were slain in homicides investigated by other Jefferson County police agencies or in cases that didn’t result in criminal charges. The number of slayings in 2020 dwarfs anything Louisville has seen — obliterating the previous record of 117 criminal homicides in 2016. And yet, in an unrelenting year...