The 2022 lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville, claimed Hardin County Sheriff's deputies used excessive force, lied about it and violated protocol by not having EMS take Alejandro Clarke Jr. to a hospital before he went into cardiac arrest.
Bullitt County Fiscal Court has increased security measures in place after a cyber hack involving Judge-Executive Jerry Summers.
The lead sponsor of the GOP-backed legislation says there won't be any changes to what documents citizens can now get under the state's right-to-know statute.
The lawsuit claims the city's ethics board has improperly released records related to a complaint against Anthony Piagentini and violated Kentucky’s open meetings law.
ShotSpotter detected 14,629 gunshots in six “high-crime" areas in Louisville from February 2020 to February 2022.
Critics say Senate Bill 48, which now heads to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk, will create untold problems for public agencies that could have to strike details related to police officers, judges and prosecutors from public documents.
The new version of House Bill 312 eases some proposed restrictions to the Kentucky Open Records Act, but an open government advocate says concerns remain.
Two complaints to the city and department last March alleged officers drank on duty in the homicide office, with some having to be driven home, and two officers had sex during the party.
Kentucky and Indiana officials note that the meetings are required in the governing bylaws but aren’t required by law.
Public agencies in Kentucky are increasingly filing lawsuits against citizens seeking public records
