Roberto Roldan

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After more than three days of deliberation, the 12-member jury told U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings they could not come to an agreement on whether they believe Hankison is guilty. With the jury deadlocked, Grady Jennings declared a mistrial.

Prosecutors rested their case against former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison Wednesday. The civil rights charges Hankison is facing could carry up to a life sentence.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced details of the grant Monday afternoon in a video posted to social media. He said the federal funds require a match from the private sector, which will make it the largest investment in broadband expansion in the commonwealth’s history.

Cortney Downs, a social worker with Kentucky Youth Advocates, said the total number of kids entering the state’s juvenile justice system have decreased since a major reform bill was passed in 2014.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams narrowly beat back Republican challengers on Tuesday who spread conspiracy theories about election integrity and received endorsements from high-profile election deniers.

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge on Monday upheld the firing of Louisville Metro Police Officer Myles Cosgrove, who federalinvestigators determined fired the bullets that killed Breonna Taylor in March of 2020.

Mayor Craig Greenberg announced Thursday that Louisville will remove the firing pins from guns seized by police before shipping them off to the state for auction.

Former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Katie Crews was sentenced to two years of probation Monday for her actions leading up to the death of local restaurant owner David “YaYa” McAtee in June 2020.

Twenty-eight people applied to replace former Louisville Metro Council Members David James and Keisha Dorsey, according to records released by the Council Clerk on Wednesday.