public safety

A Kentucky state representative plans to introduce a bill in the 2025 legislative session that would hold parents civilly liable for violent gun crimes committed by their children.

Firefighters in Louisville rescued a construction worker on a demolition team who fell into a void Thursday and became trapped in rubble, requiring a tedious, hourslong operation to dig him out.

The blast at Givaudan Colour Sense killed two people and injured 11 others. Neighbors said they have smelled an ammonia-like odor, a burnt sugar smell and a burnt caramel smell coming from the plant over the years.

Following the explosion that killed two and injured several others, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg advised people to report damages to MetroSafe.

Officials say two people are dead following an explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood.

The legislation would modify the state’s current protective order law to allow those who have endured coercive control to qualify for a protective order.

One person has been charged with criminal recklessness in connection with a fatal shooting at Harvest Homecoming in New Albany more than two weeks ago. On Sunday, police detained two people while serving search warrants in Southern Indiana and Louisville.

An Associated Press investigation found a pattern after deaths at the hands of Evansville, Indiana police: The department decided the force was appropriate, a coroner with ties to law enforcement ruled it didn’t contribute, and prosecutors did not file charges.

After a shooting in a high school parking lot, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wants to enforce a 1983 city ordinance that prohibits people from wearing masks in public.

An attorney for Shawn “Mickey” Stines described his departure from the Letcher County sheriff position after a long career in law enforcement as a retirement. She said his decision was not the result of any ultimatum or a concession to prosecutors’ allegations.