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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.

Mayor Craig Greenberg announced that Louisville and federal officials have reached a “historic consent decree agreement” that will shape the path of the city’s police reform efforts for years to come.

Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the retrial of former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison.

The retrial for ex-LMPD officer Brett Hankison continued, as the prosecution called a crime scene investigator, an FBI agent and a former SWAT commander to the stand on Tuesday.

The retrial of Brett Hankison, one of the former Louisville police officers who was part of the botched raid at Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020, was underway Monday.

A month after a judge dismissed some felony charges against two ex-LMPD officers for their role in the fatal raid at Breonna Taylor’s home, the U.S. Department of Justice is calling for an appeal.

Experts say Louisville police’s new unit dedicated to investigating nonfatal shootings is a move in the right direction, but its success would rely on treating those cases on par with homicide investigation and cultivating community trust.

Police officials say the man who was shot and killed by an undercover officer Monday afternoon in the Portland neighborhood was attempting an armed carjacking. But the victim’s family is refuting that accusation, claiming he was not armed and was actually trying to take the car for a joyride.

Louisville Metro Government settled a lawsuit with five women who accused a former police officer of rape and sexual misconduct. They will collectively receive $275,000.

Former Louisville Metro police officer Jonathan Mattingly has dropped his lawsuit against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor.