LMPD had not reported any arrests related to the demonstration as of 11:30 p.m. More >>
Police major in charge of officers in Breonna Taylor shooting reassigned amid internal investigation
The investigation into Maj. Kim Burbrink was launched less than two weeks after LMPD released its internal probe into the fatal shooting of Taylor. More >>
University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi has conspicuously embraced 'anti-racism' as a core value for the university. But, what does that mean? And what will change as a result? More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron told reporters September 23 in Frankfort that the grand jury 'agreed' that two of the officers were 'justified' in firing their weapons while serving a warrant on Taylor's apartment in March. More >>
A Jefferson County grand jury on Sept. 23 charged Hankison with three felony counts of wanton endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment during LMPD's raid on Breonna Taylor's home in March. More >>
The decision to allow the jurors to speak publicly lies with Jefferson Circuit Judge Annie O'Connell, who on Oct. 8 said she will get a ruling out "as quickly as I can." More >>
Kenneth Walker's interview with "CBS This Morning" aired Wednesday — Walker's first televised interview since Taylor's death. More >>
Joshua Jaynes, the detective who sought the search warrant for Breonna Taylor's home, says there was enough evidence to issue the warrant despite questions about its legitimacy. More >>
That grand juror is asking a court to lift the traditional cone of silence on grand jury proceedings and allow them to speak about what was and wasn't presented in the case. More >>
In all, LMPD said four people were arrested. They face charges of assault, menacing, harassment with physical contact and resisting arrest. Two officers also suffered minor injuries from the incident. More >>
Organizers of the "March to Justice" hoped the event would encourage people who don't normally protest but support the racial justice movement to get involved. More >>
Louisville residents will have an opportunity to weigh in throughout the process. More >>
In a statement to WDRB News on Thursday, Commonwealth's Attorney Tom Wine in May said no decision will be made while the Department of Justice and FBI continue to review the case. More >>
The head of Louisville's SWAT team says mistakes were made in the raid that ended the life of a former EMT. More >>
Judge Annie O'Connell agreed to review the arguments and get back with a decision. More >>
A "summary of events" written by a Public Integrity Unit investigator was among the records in the Taylor shooting released Wednesday. More >>
The Louisville police department's Public Integrity Unit concluded in a report released Wednesday that the detective who applied for the search warrant 'should be reviewed for criminal actions.' More >>
Cameron on Wednesday said he has "concerns with a grand juror seeking to make anonymous and unlimited disclosures about the grand jury proceedings," according to a statement from his office. More >>
On the latest episode of Uncovered, our news podcast, WDRB.com reporters Marcus Green and Chris Otts discuss what we learned from the Breonna Taylor grand jury tapes and the pivotal questions still to be answered in the case. More >>
In the video footage, Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, can be seen, barefoot, slowly walking backward with his hands above his head following the instruction of a fleet of officers standing behind him with their guns drawn. More >>
Louisville's chamber of commerce is calling on downtown stores and offices to remove the plywood. "Together, we can change the narrative,” Greater Louisville Inc. CEO Sarah Davasher-Wisdom told WDRB. More >>
Ky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron was on Fox & Friends on Tuesday to talk about questions in the case. More >>
"It seems to me that the Attorney General did not fulfill his duties by not putting the warrant issue in front of the grand jurors," Attorney Ted Shouse said. More >>
The newly released evidence also raises questions about how Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office presented the case to jurors. More >>
A second grand juror is expressing concerns with the proceedings of the Breonna Taylor case. More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was required to give a redacted audio copy to Jefferson Circuit Judge Ann Bailey Smith, who had ordered their release. More >>
Cameron's office was tasked with determining if criminal charges would be brought against three Louisville Metro Police officers who fired their weapons during the fatal March 13 raid on Taylor's apartment. More >>
Women who helped shape Breonna Taylor's life during her high school years came together to remember her on Thursday. More >>
At least four LMPD officers were told there was no 'package history' at Taylor's Springfield Drive apartment, according to investigators. More >>
Incoming LMPD chief ready to review 'scope of the evidence' in Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings
Former LMPD Deputy Chief Yvette Gentry will take the oath of office Thursday morning, replacing interim Chief Robert Schroeder, who is retiring. More >>
'I never forgot her' | Amid protests, Louisville man reconnects with LMPD officer who saved his life
Charles Smith and Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Christina Beaven met several years ago, when Beaven helped Smith while he was hanging from the Clark Memorial Bridge. More >>
Attorney General Daniel Cameron is seeking more time to make redactions 'in the interest of protection of witnesses, and in particular private citizens named in the recordings.' More >>
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer issued an executive order Tuesday loosening some of the restrictions. More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said his office did not give the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case the option to consider murder charges in her death. More >>
During a news conference at the Galt House, Kevin Glogower said the public has a right to know exactly what was presented in the case. More >>
Only hours earlier, a grand juror in the Taylor case had filed a motion in Jefferson Circuit Court asking a judge to release the evidence and make the proceedings public, in part, to protect jurors from backlash. More >>
The juror suggests in a filing in Jefferson Circuit Court that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is using the grand jurors 'as a shield to deflect accountability and responsibility for these decisions.' More >>
Lt. Dale Massey told police investigators that he "had no idea" there was going to be a raid of Taylor’s apartment and based on what he and other members saw at the scene, "we just got the feeling that night, you know, um, something really bad happened." More >>
The testimony offered a window into the relationship between the Fischer administration and the police department. More >>
Barriers blocking streets in downtown Louisville will remain, as the city does a daily assessment of the situation. More >>
Former LMPD Detective Brett Hankison pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of wanton endangerment. More >>
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling, issued Monday morning, is the latest setback in Chief Robert Schroeder's efforts since early August to avoid answering questions from the Louisville Metro Council's government oversight and audit committee. More >>
The law defines first-degree rioting as knowingly participating in a riot that causes injury to a person who is not rioting, or causes substantial property damage. More >>
Hankison was indicted by a grand jury last week following Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of LMPD officers during a March 13 raid on her apartment. More >>
A church clergyman said the church had reached an agreement with the Louisville Metro Police Department that protesters would be asked to leave the church at 11 p.m. and will have 45 minutes to clear out. More >>
The church was joined by the Presbyterian of Mid-Kentucky for the Vigil of Justice at Beulah Presbyterian Church in response to the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case last week. More >>
Scott and her daughter were charged with first-degree rioting, a Class D felony, failure to disperse and unlawful assembly, according to LMPD. More >>
Former Chief Steve Conrad testified the information he initially received was 100% contradictory from what he later learned. "I was concerned at this point about this conflicting information," he told investigators. More >>
Releasing a recording or transcript of the presentation would “promote ‘the ends of justice’ and the search for the truth," according to the motion. More >>
The post has since been removed, and Smith's current employer has placed him on leave. More >>
Lawyers for Breonna Taylor's family demand Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron release grand jury transcripts
Speaking in Jefferson Square Park, national civil rights attorney Ben Crump raised a litany of questions about what evidence jurors reviewed before indicting former Louisville police Det. Brett Hankison. More >>
Several players addressed the crowd before the march, encouraging everyone to stay peaceful. More >>
Louisville Metro Police Department has accused Scott of being among protesters who caused damage to several locations, including the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. More >>
"How could we not help with this?” a church leader said. More >>
As demonstrators move throughout the city, TARC said it cannot assure that drivers can arrive safely to their destinations. More >>
Before the march, protesters painted banners in Taylor's honor to carry with them during the demonstration. More >>
Larynzo Johnson was surrounded by officers as he was arraigned Friday. More >>
In the appeal, Schroeder's attorneys repeat previous arguments that testimony in open session would jeopardize Schroeder's legal protection in other an ACLU lawsuit that names him individually. More >>
Scott is the author of legislation known as "Breonna’s Law," which would ban the use of no-knock warrants statewide. More >>
“Watching this case unfold and the largely peaceful protests in our city has had a profound effect on me,” Pollio said. More >>
Gregory was shot in the leg Wednesday and released from the hospital. More >>
The curfew from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. throughout Jefferson County will be extended extend until Monday morning, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Thursday. More >>
“There's no way that any learning could have occurred today without giving them that space to speak up if they wanted to,” Jessica Dueñas said. More >>
While some legal experts say Kentucky law supports a Jefferson County grand jury's decision, others say it felt rushed. More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has said Kentucky law and a federal investigation prevent him from revealing details about the grand jury probe. More >>
All Jefferson County Public Schools football games scheduled to be played Thursday and Friday night will be rescheduled to Saturday or Sunday, the district announced Thursday. More >>
Nearly 130 protesters were arrested in Louisville in the hours following the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. More >>
According to the arrest citation, Larynzo Johnson, 26, faces two counts of assaulting a police officer and 14 counts of wanton endangerment of a police officer. More >>
Organizers are planning an online vigil from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the day after a decision is announced in the Breonna Taylor case. More >>
The signs on the doors said open, but barricades and street closures emptied a lot of downtown businesses Tuesday. More >>
“The paranoia on this is far bigger than the circumstances today. That could change tomorrow," U of L Health CEO Tom Miller said during a board meeting. More >>
As a decision looms in the Breonna Taylor case, law students at the University of Louisville are in class exploring the systems that lead to her death. More >>
Until the decision comes, university officials say the campus will remain open and operating on its regular schedule. More >>
Most hearings scheduled for court in downtown Louisville this week have been rescheduled. More >>
Interim Chief Robert Schroeder also defended LMPD's decision to erect barricades in downtown Louisville, saying that it's "not a lockdown." More >>
"When a police officer comes to your house with a warrant, you should be able to ask to see that warrant and see which judge said that this is OK," reporter Jacob Ryan of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting says on the latest episode of our news podcast, Uncovered by WDRB. More >>
The Louisville Metro Police Department has canceled all off days and vacation requests until further notice, as the agency prepares for Attorney General Daniel Cameron's announcement in the Breonna Taylor case. More >>
Beshear said the city of Louisville made a “general request” for state assistance “about a week ago.” More >>
The group addressed, point-by-point, several changes and potential Louisville Metro Police policies shifts that came from the settlement. More >>
Those who filmed the incident as it unfolded Friday said the driver pointed a gun at protesters first. More >>
The shooting happened near the same location where David McAtee was shot after an exchange of gunfire outside Dino's Food Mart on June 1. More >>
With an LMPD helicopter flying overhead, protesters chanted, "Daniel Cameron do your job!" and said they won't stop until justice is served. More >>
The Department of Homeland Security has identified four federal buildings as "high risk" targets in Louisville. More >>
The council learned there was friction between the mayor's office and LMPD during certain nights of protest. More >>
FOP President Ryan Nichols said he does not oppose the changes to LMPD outlined in the settlement. More >>
To help understand what that would mean for the case, WDRB News talked to a local attorney and legal expert about what happens in a grand jury proceeding. More >>
The city's settlement with the family of Taylor is the largest police misconduct payment the city has ever paid in a lawsuit. More >>
Council could soon subpoena other LMPD command staff, if Chief Robert Schroeder won't testify More >>
“I think that the family acknowledged that it was a step that shows that the city does care," Beshear said. More >>
The $12 million settlement comes while much of the country anxiously awaits an announcement on whether criminal charges will be filed against the officers involved in Taylor’s death, and is the largest the city has ever paid in a lawsuit for police wrongdoing. More >>
The images, which include David McAtee, Tyler Gerth and Breonna Taylor, were unveiled Monday along Liberty, Jefferson and Sixth streets. More >>
The national social justice group held a 26-hour prayer and fast online to ask for accountability in the shooting death of Taylor. More >>
Protesters and others say they're ready for answers after the six month wait. More >>
Carmen Jones announced the creation of the Black Women's Collective at the Kentucky Alliance Against Racial and Political Oppression weekly news conference Sunday. More >>
Louisville Metro Council President David James wants to know what voting options will be available in Louisville this fall. More >>
At the time of this writing, the video has been viewed more than 47,000 times. More >>
Two members -- Rep. Attica Scott and Sen. Gerald Neal -- weren't able to attend Thursday's press conference, as both are still recovering from COVID-19. More >>
Officer Donavas Duncan, who lives in Taylor's former complex, said he heard "about 20 to 25 shots" outside on the night LMPD raided her apartment. More >>
The resolution would not force Fischer's resignation if it passes Council. Rather, it would serve as an expression of the Council's opinion. More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that despite rumors circulating on a possible announcement in the Breonna Taylor case, his office remains without a "specific timeline." More >>
The exhibit opened Wednesday afternoon, and is scheduled to remain open through mid-April. More >>
In Tuesday's ruling, a judge said Chiefs Hess and Schroeder, as witnesses subpoenaed by Metro Council, "do not have a right to insist that their testimony occur privately, shielded from public view." More >>
This year, everything was different. Everything. More >>
A banner pinned to the Big Four Bridge summed up the mission of protests outside Churchill Downs: No Justice, No Derby. More >>
The group gathered hours before the Kentucky Derby is scheduled to run. More >>
Demonstrators met up at South Central Park, just blocks from Churchill Downs, and heard from a series of speakers before the march began. More >>
Several groups that say they plan to protest are calling for the cancellation of the Derby, after 100 days of demonstrations over the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by LMPD officers during a drug raid in March. More >>
The Until Freedom protesters compared fences erected along Central Avenue to "cages" that once held slaves and vowed to hold non-violent demonstrations. More >>
A body camera is mounted on Officer Anthony James' right shoulder, according to photos taken of the shooting scene by Louisville Metro Police investigators after the early-morning March 13 raid. More >>
Attorney Steve Romines, who represents Taylor's boyfriend in a lawsuit against Metro Louisville, Kentucky state government and city police, said in an interview Thursday night that Taylor’s home looked like a "war zone." More >>
The ad is available for viewing on Twitter. More >>
The suspect is accused of punching the officer in the face, causing a cut that needed stitches More >>
At least four groups have said they plan to hold demonstrations on Kentucky Derby day in Louisville to call for justice in the Breonna Taylor case. More >>
The organization posted a screenshot of the quiz on its Facebook page and criticized it, adding, "We'll be requesting a meeting (with Fayette Schools) soon." More >>
Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, sent a letter to Beshear expressing concern over escalating violence and social upheaval in the city. More >>
The issue of race, already front and center at a Kentucky Derby that will see protests from multiple national groups calling for justice in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metro Police officers, entered from inside the gates of Churchill Downs on Tuesday. More >>
Walker is suing state and city governments and 13 current or former Louisville Metro Police Department officers, as well as former LMPD Chief Steve Conrad, whom Mayor Greg Fischer fired in June. More >>
The University of Kentucky men's basketball team is asking the Big Blue Nation to join them in the Black Lives Matter movement. More >>
While accepting the endorsement, McConnell said law enforcement, "has always been an issue," but it's "been on full display" this year, citing recent protests across the country. More >>
The film will go over Taylor's life and looks into her death on March 13. More >>
Rev. Timothy Findley Jr. says now is the time to protest while the eyes of the world are on Louisville. More >>
Cameron said there will be no announcement in the Taylor case this week. More >>
“The fact that they would try to even represent that she was a co-defendant in a criminal case more than a month after she died is absolutely disgusting," said Sam Aguiar, an attorney for Taylor's family. More >>
This will not be the festival of bantering, betting and beverages that has been a community trademark for generations. More >>
Attorney General Daniel Cameron posted on Twitter saying he has received the FBI's ballistics report in the Breonna Taylor Investigation. More >>
Ali was the keynote speaker at the event, which also served as a call to action, urging the community to join together and stop the violence. More >>
Many held signs that read, "No Justice No Peace" as they walked behind a banner that read, "Presbyterians affirm Black Lives Matter." More >>
The crowd chanted, "Say her name, Breonna Taylor; say her name, Breonna Taylor" during the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march to demand racial justice and criminal justice reform. More >>
