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Scott McVoy was named interim chief of the Jeffersonville Police Department.

An Indiana law granting police the right to arrest anyone who gets within 25 feet of them after bring told to stop is now on hold.

Kenton County dismissed felony rioting charges for 11 people who participated in a July 17 protest on the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati. The remaining four still facing those charges were involved in a controversial arrest in which an officer punched a protester multiple times.

Homicides are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Analysts say a reinvestment in communities from local government after the pandemic's disruption is a key reason.

Five years after George Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, NPR's Michel Martin reflects on Morning Edition's return to Minneapolis to examine what has changed.

Jefferson County Sheriff John Aubrey said he will retire when his term ends in almost two years.

After Louisville Metro police shot and killed Breonna Taylor, local leaders promised to reform policing. Here’s where those efforts stand today.

Louisville Metro Council voted Thursday night to pay a data analytics company $350,000 for software that promises to “identify potential bias” in policing. Not every council member is convinced, though.

The Louisville Metro Police Department is proposing a $350,000 contract with a data analytics company that would help them track and monitor officer interactions for signs of bias.

Amid President Donald Trump’s call for mass deportations, Kentucky lawmakers are considering bills that would expand cooperation between local police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.