police

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.

A directive from President Donald Trump’s administration to pause all ongoing civil rights litigation by the U.S. Department of Justice could be the beginning of the end for Louisville’s proposed consent decree.

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, which could include the one in Louisville.