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Full Body Camera Footage - Dirt Bowl Officer Involved Shooting
Louisville Metro police released "unedited" video from five officers: Richard Williams, Daniel Burnett, Joel Voelker, Nicholas Hollkamp...
JaredRIOT
Jul 20, 20222 min read
'Enormous' West End TIF district would be Kentucky's largest. It's unique -- in size and scrutiny.
It would cover more than 12 square miles and include all or parts of nine neighborhoods in Louisville’s West End. For 20 years, a portion of
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Jun 23, 202213 min read
Louisville Tenants Union Speaks Out Against Metro Housing
Today members of the Louisville Tenants Union held a press conference to speak out against...
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Apr 1, 20222 min read
Chief Shields Clears Officer Aaron Ambers of Excessive Force
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Chief Erika Shields has cleared a Louisville Metro Police Department officer accused of using excessive force durin
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Mar 31, 20224 min read
Ironwood Botanicals: Rise and Fall of Kentucky Hemp
Ironwood Botanicals is a Kentucky Hemp farm located just outside of Louisville. They have spent the last few years cultivating high-quality
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Mar 15, 20223 min read
Two Years After LMPD Shot and Killed Breonna Taylor
Yesterday on the two-year anniversary of the shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of LMPD; family, friends, and activists gather...
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
Slava Ukraini: From Louisville to Ukraine
Local activist Olga Savina was originally and spent much of her adolescent life in Ukraine. It wasn't until she was eight years old that sh
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
By Banning Delta 8, The ‘Legal Weed,’ Kentucky Could Smother Its Hemp Industry
By Banning Delta 8, The ‘Legal Weed,’ Kentucky Could Smother Its Hemp Industry
Virginia Lee
Mar 12, 20224 min read
Central High School Sit In Leads to Lock Down
A slightly chaotic scene yesterday at Central High School in Louisville KY. Students staged a sit in to bring light to their collective...
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Mar 10, 20222 min read
Citizens and Authorities Speak on Proposed FOP Collective Bargaining Agreement
LOUISVILLE, KY -- On Monday, December 6th, members of the Louisville community were given a chance to express their opinions at a Louisville
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Dec 8, 20213 min read
Louisville Metro solicits proposals for federal ARP Harm Reduction Recovery Housing funds
LOUISVILLE, KY (October 28, 2021) – Louisville Metro Government’s Accelerator Team issued a request for applications (RFA) proposal for...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
LMPD FATALLY SHOOT CLIFTON HEIGHTS RESIDENT
LOUISVILLE, KY (October 27TH, 2021) LMPD released a brief statement saying officers responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 2500...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read
Metro leaders address public safety, homelessness and affordable housing, and more
LOUISVILLE, KY (October 26, 2021) – Mayor Greg Fischer today was joined by Metro Councilmembers to outline an ordinance proposing to...
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Oct 26, 20217 min read
Louisville Metro solicits request for information proposals for A.R.P. Workforce Development funding
Louisville Metro solicits request for information proposals for American Relief Plan Workforce Development funding LOUISVILLE, KY...
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Oct 20, 20212 min read
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