Jacob Munoz

Louisville Metro Council’s Public Safety Committee voted Tuesday to send a city ordinance that would ban local pet stores from selling dogs or cats to the wider council. It could be discussed among members as early as next Thursday.

United Auto Workers failed to reach new four-year contract agreements with Ford, Stellantis and General Motors last week. The union is asking employees to walk out at certain facilities, and Louisville workers are waiting to join the strike.

Churchill Downs’s September meet begins Thursday with new safety measures in place. A recent investigation offered no clear pattern on what caused a dozen horse deaths at the grounds within a month this past spring.

Kentucky residents and visitors 18 and older can now place wagers on a variety of sports at in-person locations. Online betting will begin on Sept. 28.

Louisville lawmakers allocated $3 million this year to a capital project that aims to generate more activity in the central business district. Development leaders say the specifics aren’t final yet.

Staff at the local grocery chain Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Markets are organizing with the Louisville-based United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227. They argue the company hasn’t done enough to address their concerns.

United Auto Workers is negotiating new four-year national contracts with Ford, Stellantis and General Motors. Talks with the automakers, known as the Big Three and Detroit Three, began last month.

More than 86% of voters ratified a five-year national agreement covering more than 340,000 unionized United Parcel Service workers. The high margin gives the Teamsters union a major organizing victory and all but averts a massive strike.

Thousands of Louisville students returned for their second day of class on Friday, with bus routes running relatively smoothly. Transportation issues last week left Jefferson County Public Schools reeling.

Indiana State Police said Jeffersonville police officers and medical personnel attempted a welfare check on 65-year-old Richard D. Glass Tuesday night. Glass made threats then allegedly shot at police, and a SWAT officer killed him.