Shakespeare Behind Bars: How Louisville actors teach inmates theater

After the police shooting of Breonna Taylor six years ago, Louisville said it would commit to dispatching social workers alongside police. That never happened. Now, after another high-profile police shooting, Louisville is looking at the idea again. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

At Mammoth Cave Nat'l Park, a sign honors a Black family whose members, for generations, have acted as guides to the world's longest known cave system. But under Trump admin orders, that sign could be on the chopping block. From @connorgiffin.bsky.social: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

A friendly reminder to officials: Refusal to participate in a story doesn't make it go away. Sometimes, it makes *you* the story.

A Kentucky prison had three homicides in the span of just over four months. The killings overlapped with widespread staff misconduct, records show. Hours after one inmate was murdered, a guard flunked a breathalyzer test. Others have been arrested. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

Austin, Indiana, police shredded a tire on an Indiana State Police bomb squad truck with lights and sirens on while the trooper was en route to an emergency call. They then drew their weapons and ordered him from the vehicle. He got to the emergency scene two hours after it was called in.

One LMPD officer worked 4,326 hours last year, the equivalent of working nearly 12 hours a day, every single day of the year. He earned more money than LMPD's chief. @thecourierjournal.bsky.social's Monroe Trombly has more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

The investigation was only launched after @thecourierjournal.bsky.social started asking questions about questionable uses of force seen in video footage we obtained in 2024.

During the 2020 protests, an LMPD officer fired dangerous 40mm munitions at people with their hands raised, holding signs, creating a "verbal disturbance" and walking. LMPD determined he broke policy, but will not suspend him. My latest: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

In Kentucky, the county sheriff is tasked with collecting property taxes. However, a top candidate to be Jefferson Co's next sheriff — and second-in-command at the office right now — had not paid his until @thecourierjournal.bsky.social asked about them. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2...

Kentucky's most populous county recently got its first new sheriff in decades — and massive changes are underway for the sheriff's office. Here's a look at how David James is transforming the JCSO, and why you may see more deputies around Louisville. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

LMPD quietly cut its ShotSpotter gunshot detection coverage in half. The devices now only operate in Louisville's West End. More: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

I spoke with @lpm.org about my recent @thecourierjournal.bsky.social reporting on prison homicides in Kentucky. Listen/read here: www.lpm.org/investigate/...

"Black drivers were stopped 2.8x as often as white drivers, searched roughly 5.5x as often, cited 2.2x as often, issued equipment violation citations 3.2x as often and arrested about 4x as often." Important read from my colleague Monroe Trombly: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Between 2001 and 2019 there were six homicides in all Kentucky state prisons combined according to federal data. But since Aug. 31, one Kentucky facility has reached half that total. More: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

After @thecourierjournal.bsky.social reported on a Louisville suburb's controversial plan to pay off-duty police bonuses for traffic stops that result in citations or charges, LMPD banned its officers from moonlighting there. More: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

Welp, at KyCIR we lost our appeal to the Kentucky attorney general challenging LMPD's refusal to release records showing where its Flock license plate reader cameras are located in Louisville. Here's what the AG decided, and why two open records experts disagree👇

Federal prosecutors argued Laryen Torres-Carmona assaulted two ICE officers when he resisted arrest. A jury didn't buy that argument. Read more: tinyurl.com/yjz3fdya

Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who accompanied protesters inside a St. Paul church and documented the action, have been arrested.

But Michael Abate, the attorney representing the Herald-Leader, said nothing in the law *requires* the governor to keep his calendar secret. “If he wanted to set an example of transparency, he could release his calendars to the public to show people how he’s been spending his time,” Abate said.

UPS is permanently retiring its MD-11 plane fleet following the deadly MD-11 crash in Louisville in November that killed 15 people. www.courier-journal.com/story/money/...

An investigation by @lpm.org's KyCIR found half of LMPD criminal citations that detailed the use of Flock license plate readers last year were issued to Black people. LMPD did respond to questions sent by the outlet. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

"LMPD has not responded to an email from The Courier Journal about the social media account, but posted the email verbatim X and wrote that their account was not hacked." www.courier-journal.com/story/weathe...

I missed this last week: Journalists at the Louisville Courier Journal finally got a ratified CWA union contract, years after voting to unionize (back in 2022 when I was still there.) ✊ @jwoodjourno.bsky.social newsguild.org/journalists-...

Ashley Elgin's husband was killed with just days before his scheduled release from prison. Now, she is pushing for reform. My latest for @thecourierjournal.bsky.social www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

A Kentucky probation officer pursued women on his caseload - women he could have sent back to jail with a phone call. The Dept of Corrections allowed him to resign. From John Cheves at @kentucky.com: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home this morning, seizing her work and personal computers, her phone and a Garmin watch. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

University of Louisville and University of Kentucky turned over the locations of their Flock license plate reading cameras to @lpm.org after initially denying open records requests. Here's where their cameras are located: www.lpm.org/investigate/...

A Kentucky sheriff who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor-level harassment charge last year will not seek re-election. He was among the sheriffs featured in a @thecourierjournal.bsky.social investigation on KY sheriffs with criminal charges or convictions. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/i...

Louisville Metro Police relies on an army of Flock license plate readers across the city. While some cities disclose where these are located, LMPD doesn't. @courierjournal.bsky.social found dozens of locations where they have been installed or permitted: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

We're suing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear for access to his calendar.

Police dogs aren't just tracking the smells of drugs and people these days: electronic detection dogs can sniff out cell phones and hard drives. Kentucky agencies have several of these dogs. I got to meet two: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

A trio of Louisville Metro Police Department commanders are ensnared in an internal investigation into an officer’s use of the city’s license plate reader database, according to records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. From @morganwatkins.lpm.org

Where are LMPD's license plate readers? Louisville Metro Government won't say (or provide documents in open records requests). Meanwhile, Kentucky's second-largest city, Lexington, publicly shares the approximate location of its readers. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

At least a dozen Kentucky sheriffs have no record of ever being certified law enforcement officers. Kentucky doesn't require sheriffs to be certified, but experts say certification is critical for anyone exercising police powers. My latest: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/i...

AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.

The Louisville Police Merit Board voted to halve a suspension for a high-ranking LMPD officer who failed to report a subordinate's use of potentially deadly force against a man who chugged a stolen drink in a hotel gift shop. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

LMPD arrested a man after alleging he filmed a social media video of himself conducting a fake DUI test & stealing cigarettes while pretending to be an LMPD officer. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

A Northern Kentucky judge has dismissed remaining misdemeanor charges against a Cincinnati CityBeat reporter who was arrested over the summer while covering an ICE protest. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2...

An LMPD officer is facing an internal affairs investigation after KYCIR reporting found he listed an ICE-related acronym as the reason for more than 100 license plate searches. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

One year ago yesterday, LMPD promised an "expedient" investigation of an officer's actions during a 2020 protest after @thecourierjournal.bsky.social found questionable uses of force. A year later, that "expedient" probe is still open. My latest: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

With the fresh charges, more than one in six Kentucky counties has now had a sheriff criminally charged since 2010. Here's our @thecourierjournal.bsky.social investigation on criminally charged sheriffs from September: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/i...

Another former Kentucky sheriff has been criminally charged. Ex-Trimble County Sheriff Charles Kelton is charged with felony sexual abuse and misdemeanor official misconduct over an alleged incident that occurred while in office. @leober2chee has more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

One LMPD officer listed "immigration" or "ERO" (acronym for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations) as the reason for nearly 150 license plate searches this year. LMPD now says those "ERO" searches are being reviewed. From @lpm.org: www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Worthington Hills, the tiny Louisville suburb that recently abandoned a plan to pay police bonuses for stops, has removed the "Not a Sanctuary City" tagline from its website logo after a vote by commissioners. More: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Louisville Metro Government agreed to pay over $1 million to settle a lawsuit from plaintiffs — including former Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott — over LMPD's response to the 2020 racial justice protests. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/c...

The LMPD officer who cited a pregnant homeless woman in labor with unlawful camping was later given a local tourism award. In a nomination letter, Deputy Mayor Nicole George pointed to his efforts to reduce the prevalence of homeless encampments. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Since Louisville's mayor reinstated a policy in late July allowing the city jail to hold people on immigration detainers for ICE, immigration holds are surging. In just a few months, the city has already issued 40% of last year's holds. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2...

NEW: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is threatening to remove Robertson County Sheriff Terry Gray from office if he does not resign after the sheriff's third DUI arrest in less than two years. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Desk with a view in Warsaw, Kentucky earlier today.