Jason Riley

While results are coming much quicker, court officials say the lab is violating the constitutional rights of defendants

In documents released Thursday, the high court denied a request to review the Kentucky Court of Appeals May 19, 2024, ruling that Myles Cosgrove’s termination by former chief Yvette Gentry was appropriate.

The judge, not the jury, will decide the sentence on April 8.

“From Louisville Metro’s perspective, the proposed Consent Decree is an effective mechanism to keep the reform process on track and to provide third-party validation of Louisville Metro’s progress by means of an independent monitor that will report to …

“If the defendants had not intentionally misled a judge with a false affidavit, there would have been no search warrant for officers to execute and no fatal shooting.”

“We can’t get wrapped up in the media blowing this out of proportion,” said Sen. Danny Carroll, while also acknowledging that “there is no question” it’s still a problem. “Right now, until we can get this solved, the focus has…

U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings ruled a local order finds “no person, party or attorney, nor any representative of a party or attorney, may contact, interview, or communicate with any juror before, during or after trial.”

Senate Bill 111 from Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, comes just more than a week after a preliminary report from the Kentucky Office of the Ombudsman found that dozens of foster children stayed in office buildings over a four-month period in…

Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey said Tuesday the department finished its review into misconduct allegations made against police by the city’s Metro Inspector General in the 2022 shooting death of Omari Cryer and found no serious mistakes.

Unlawful camping citations will be heard in Jefferson District Court’s “Unlawful Camping,” docket, which will be held every month to help those charged meet up with service agencies to them get back on their feet instead of going to jail.

After the hearing, Assisting County Attorney Erin White said, “after our review of the evidence in that case, we decided that was the best decision, the just decision.”

“It is only a miracle … that no one was hurt, possibly killed,” U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton said after a four-hour sentencing hearing.

On Thursday, First Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Elizabeth Jones Brown filed a motion dismissing charges against Jesse Johnson and Marquis Mitchell, saying in part that “issues have arisen that deserve further consideration and, in some instances, …

In an interview on WDRB News, Humphrey said the city has negotiated an agreement with the Department of Justice and “regardless of whether it’s under a consent decree or oversight of federal government … is going to be striving toward…

In an an interview with WDRB, Chief Paul Humphrey said the department had already “poured in several hours” reviewing body camera, documentation and other evidence in the case and that the report from the Office of Inspector General on Omari…