Roberto Roldan

The Strengthening the Village project has helped nearly two dozen women — from Cuba, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda — open home child care businesses in Louisville over the last two years.

Paul Humphrey, who stepped in to temporarily lead the Louisville Metro Police Department this summer, was tapped to be the permanent head of the agency.

Louisville Metro Police identified the officer who shot a man at a Fairdale Walmart earlier this week. They also detailed charges and other information about the man.

The Louisville Metro Police Department is again at the center of controversy, this time over whether leaders did enough to root out sexual harassment in its ranks.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has placed the city’s top cop on a “temporary” suspension after audio of her promoting an officer accused of sexual misconduct was leaked to the press.

Louisville Metro is working to get regulations in place for medical marijuana dispensaries and growing facilities before the state starts taking license applications July 1.

Last month, a jury found Louisville Metro Council Member Donna Purvis defamed her former legislative aide. Her defense could cost taxpayers more than $100,000.

With a number of hotly contested primary races for Metro Council, political candidates in Louisville are shelling out thousands on campaign videos, yard signs and mailers.

Louisville Metro Council approved union contracts for police officers Thursday night.

Louisville Metro has reached a deal with the city’s police union for new employment contracts for rank-and-file officers, as well as sergeants, lieutenants and captains.

Justice officials will be in Louisville to discuss potential policing reforms in light of the scathing misconduct report they released last year.

On Wednesday, Judge Tracy Davis threw out the whistleblower lawsuit filed against Louisville Metro.

Starting next year, elections for Louisville mayor and Metro Council are expected to become nonpartisan.

A Louisville Metro Council committee voted Wednesday afternoon in favor of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, but the council president said he won’t allow a final vote on the measure.

Louisville officials got a first look Tuesday morning at the policing reforms the U.S. Department of Justice wants them to implement in the coming years.

House Bill 388 would strip party affiliation from the ballot for Louisville mayor and Metro Council.

House Bill 388 would remove party affiliation from the ballot for Louisville mayor and Metro Council.

Louisville Metro Council Member Anthony Piagentini is facing an ethics trial over his relationship with a local nonprofit that sought a $40 million grant from the city. It could end in his removal from office.

Shameka Parrish-Wright has spent two decades as an advocate for progressive causes, making demands of elected officials. Now she’s on the other side of the political equation as a member of the Louisville Metro Council.

In its annual report, the Metropolitan Housing Coalition said global climate change could further increase demand for affordable housing in Louisville. It could also worsen the health impacts on people without housing or living in substandard housing.

Louisville’s police chief gave false testimony in a recent civil trial over a 2021 police chase, which has raised questions about who can hold the city’s top law enforcement officer accountable.

The Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage of an incident on Nov. 13 in which an officer shot a man attempting to flee on foot.

The 12-member jury in the federal criminal trial of a former Louisville police detective involved in the fatal 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment is at an impasse, the jury foreman said Thursday.

Prosecutors rested their case against former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison Wednesday afternoon, handing things over to his defense team. The 17-year veteran of the Louisville Metro Police Department is facing two federal civil rights charges for his role in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.