Police misconduct

Former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison was convicted of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a federal trial last year.

Louisville Metro Government took the first step this week toward hiring an independent monitor to oversee its local police reform effort.

Louisville Metro wants to know what residents want from an independent monitor, which will track the city’s progress in implementing police reforms.

Louisville community leaders say they’re upset but not surprised that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has dropped the city’s consent decree.

Louisville’s mayor and police chief sought to alleviate community concerns Wednesday following the Trump administration’s motion to quash planned federal oversight of policing reform.

With his term as Louisville's inspector general ending in November, Ed Harness looks back at his work and discusses the possibility of a second term.

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

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.

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.