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Court records confirm Louisville activists’ warnings about immigrant arrests
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (634+ words) At the time, an LPM News reporter spoke to a witness who said they saw agents detain people at the office on two occasions in June, but LPM couldn't independently verify the arrests. Last month, the Kentucky Center for Investigative…...
Metro Council, advocates at odds on how to advance Louisville police reform
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (1277+ words) As Louisville looks to implement the mayor's police reform plan, known as the Community Commitment, Metro Council is grappling with its role in the process. "Right now we have a policy, which can be easily changed at any time without…...
Louisville Metro sues to keep surveillance records secret
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (927+ words) Last September, public defender Ryan Dischinger was gathering evidence for a case tied to an alleged burglary on West Jefferson Street. Knowing the city uses surveillance cameras, Dischinger asked for copies of 24 hours" worth of footage from a roughly three-block…...
Louisville Metro Council declines to revive ICE mask ban measure after killings in Minneapolis
3+ week, 3+ day ago (620+ words) An attempt by a Louisville Metro Council member to revive the issue of banning federal immigration agents from wearing masks while on the job failed to get enough support Thursday night. Lyninger proposed a similar version of this ordinance late…...
Kentucky GOP bill would limit license plate reader data sharing, storage
3+ week, 5+ day ago (666+ words) A House Republican is sponsoring Kentucky's first statewide regulations limiting how police can use and keep data from widely utilized cameras that deploy artificial intelligence to track information on passing cars. Rep. John Hodgson from Fisherville said his bill to…...
Louisville police can keep license plate cameras locations secret, AG says
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1191+ words) When the Louisville Metro Police Department refused to turn over records showing locations of license plate readers across the city, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting appealed to the attorney general and argued LMPD violated the state's open records law....
Former Jeffersonville police chief running for Clark County, Ind. sheriff
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (310+ words) Former Jeffersonville police chief Kenny Kavanaugh has filed to run for Clark County sheriff as a Republican. He'll face Republican incumbent Scottie Maples, who was first elected in 2022 and is running for a second term, in the May primary. Kavanaugh,…...
Death at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex linked to winter storm
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Death at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex linked to winter storm'Louisville Public Media - On Air Now Playing LPM News - WFPL - On Air Now Playing LPM Music - WFPK - On Air Now Playing LPM Classical - WUOL Death at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex linked…...
Metro Council leaders want to know where Louisville police put license plate readers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (987+ words) Leaders of the Louisville Metro Council's political parties say it's time for the city's police department to disclose where they install a growing network of controversial license plate reader cameras. To lawmakers, at least. Louisville Metro Police officials have so…...
Louisville Metro Council Public Safety Chair tells police officers ‘we have their backs’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) Louisville Metro Council members have their committee assignments for the year. That's where they vet legislation before it comes up for a final vote and call city officials in to testify about specific issues. Republican Dan Seum, Jr., who represents…...