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The U.S. Department of Justice restored some felony charges against former Louisville Police officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany for their role in the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment in 2020.
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Louisville Metro Police Department officials say they’re making changes to their group violence intervention program and rolling out a strategic crime plan in order to address the rise in homicides and other violent crimes.
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By day, Mónica Negrón is the director of Hispanic, Latinx and Indigenous Initiatives at the University of Louisville Cultural Center. She’s also the head coach of the senior women’s national Puerto Rican lacrosse team.
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Paul Humphrey, who stepped in to temporarily lead the Louisville Metro Police Department this summer, was tapped to be the permanent head of the agency.
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Louisville will use part of a large pot of money previously allocated by the Kentucky legislature to support construction of the Community Care Campus. The complex is intended to be part of the city’s response to homelessness, and officials said it would be complete by the end of 2027.
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A new text hotline service by YMCA’s Safe Place aims to get Louisville teens and young adults to open up, and get access to shelter and youth development services.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department is promising to crack down on illegal street racing and street takeovers after Labor Day weekend arrests.
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Residents at the troubled public housing complex Dosker Manor in downtown Louisville are getting ready to leave ahead of its planned demolition. A grant-funded program could help with the move.
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Louisville Metro Police identified the officer who shot a man at a Fairdale Walmart earlier this week. They also detailed charges and other information about the man.
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While homicides are trending downward nationwide, Louisville is seeing a year-over-year increase in murders. City officials say they’re working on new ways to address it.
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An ordinance allowing people to use their homeless shelter’s address on applications for a job with the city unanimously passed Louisville Metro Council this month. For Louisvillians living in homeless shelters, there are major challenges to getting and maintaining a job.
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A federal judge dismissed some felony charges against two ex-LMPD officers for their role in acquiring the search warrant that led to the fatal raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment.