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Louisville officials say they plan to implement police reforms with or without the federal government. What would that look like?

Louisville Metro Council voted Thursday night to pay a data analytics company $350,000 for software that promises to “identify potential bias” in policing. Not every council member is convinced, though.

The Louisville Metro Police Department is proposing a $350,000 contract with a data analytics company that would help them track and monitor officer interactions for signs of bias.

Here’s what some Louisvillians told LPM News they’re concerned about. We looked at where funding for these issues stands in the current city and state budgets.

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, which could include the one in Louisville.

A woman cited for unlawful camping while in labor is calling for her citation to be dismissed and for the underlying state law to be found unconstitutional.

Louisville Metro and the U.S. Department of Justice were in federal court Monday to defend a police reform agreement they signed last month.

Researchers will help evaluate whether the Louisville Metro Police Department’s reform efforts are working as the troubled agency comes under federal oversight.

Louisville Metro Police opened several criminal and internal investigations after a string of violent incidents over the weekend.

As of Monday evening, the mass shooting in Louisville's California neighborhood had no suspects. According to a gun violence watchdog group, it’s the 493rd mass shooting in the country this year.