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Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Kelly Goodlett appeared in federal court Friday for charges related to Breonna Taylor’s killing.

Mayor Greg Fischer said the city cannot arrest its way out of the challenge of confronting the record number of homicides.

Animal rights advocates say the Ohio Valley’s varying laws on the treatment of animals can make it more difficult to identify those who abuse them.

The survey, commissioned by Louisville Metro Police, finds few residents think crime decreased in their neighborhoods through 2017.

Ky. voters will weigh in on Marsy's Law in November. It would amend the state constitution to create new rights for crime victims. But a group plans to sue to keep it off the ballot.

The actions were part of a recent 45-day "surge" announced in Louisville by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in late January.

There were 10 murders in Louisville last month — seven were related to domestic abuse. The city had nine total domestic violence homicides in all of 2017.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to law enforcement officials, attorneys and media at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Louisville on Tuesday.

Although the number of murders decreased in the city last year, a higher percentage of them happened in West Louisville neighborhoods.

Economic development wasn't the only area in which Mayor Fischer saw success this year that he hopes to continue in 2018.