Warrant applications obtained by The Courier Journal show Michael Hristov was well known to law enforcement years before LMPD closed in on him for the murder and mutilation of a homeless man.

McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

Records obtained by The Courier Journal under Kentucky's open records law show a rising wave of vandalism against Flock surveillance cameras in Louisville.

Why did Louisville's Metropolitan Sewer District spend thousands of dollars in 2024 buying ammunition for firearms?

The Clerk’s office is prepping for an audit after LPM News uncovered election error.

LPM News uncovered that voters from more than 1,800 households may have cast incorrect ballots due to an error by the Jefferson County Clerk’s office. In some instances, this affected where they voted...

The newly-obtained footage shows Republican candidate for Jefferson County Sheriff Alexander Marson grabbing a handcuffed suspect by the neck.

LMPD’s oversight agency claims department officials failed to fully investigate a crash involving a driver whom officers had previously encountered.

In an interview with The Courier Journal two months after her daughter Katelyn was killed by LMPD, Rebecca Hall talked about the change she wants to see.

A coalition of organizations is calling for the prosecution of the Louisville Metro Police officer who fatally shot a naked, unarmed man on May 30.

Stephen Yancey won the Democratic primary for sheriff and could be the first elected Black sheriff in the county.

Alexander Marson, the Republican candidate to be the next Jefferson County Sheriff, was going to be fired by Louisville Metro Police over using a "choking technique" during a 2024 arrest, records show...

Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey fired a recruit for drawing a swastika in dust covering the top of a retaining wall, records show.

A Courier Journal investigation has uncovered additional allegations of excessive force against Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree.

At Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, incarcerated actors perform Shakespeare plays. These Louisville actors are guiding them.

Louisville is now considering dispatching social workers alongside police on mental health calls. The DOJ recommended the city do that years ago.

Mammoth Cave National Park, infused with Black history, is under order from the president to review how it tells stories of slavery and segregation.

“There is no state or federal law making it a secret how many immigration detainees a county or facility is housing,” said one attorney.

Discipline records reveal misconduct among staff at a Kentucky prison, including drunk guards, drug smuggling and threats, amid inmate homicides.

A police chase in late September ended with a state trooper in handcuffs after officers used stop sticks to flatten the tire of his bomb squad truck.

Paul E. Fenwick Jr. logged about double a typical full-time workload, fueled largely by voluntary overtime as the department faces staffing shortages.

A Louisville Metro Police officer will not be suspended for improperly firing dangerous munitions at protesters in 2020 following an internal investigation.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is responsible for collecting property taxes. One candidate to lead the office was late on his own taxes.

David James never saw himself as sheriff. Now he is transforming the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office by boosting law enforcement operations and modernizing technology, despite his short tenure.

Louisville Metro Police quietly reduced its use of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, records show. The system is only in place in the West End now.

The Courier-Journal recently reviewed a rash of homicides at an Eastern Kentucky prison.

Louisville police sharply increased traffic stops in 2025, a strategy officials link to falling crime, but critics say risks deepening disparities.

One Kentucky prison has counted three homicides in a span of just over four months.

Louisville Metro Police officers are now prohibited from working for Worthington Hills after the suburb proposed paying bonuses to off-duty officers for traffic stops.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says Louisville Metro Police Department doesn’t have to reveal where it installed Flock Safety license plate reader cameras.

It was not immediately clear what charges that Minnesota independent journalist Georgia Fort and former CNN anchor Don Lemon were facing for the Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church.

Gov. Andy Beshear’s office argues the case law the Lexington newspaper seeks to overturn is “settled precedent.”

UPS announced its decision to retire the use of MD-11 planes following the Nov. 4 UPS crash in Louisville during an earnings call on Jan. 27.

In Louisville, local civil liberty advocates told KyCIR they worry anti-Black bias plays role in who gets arrested due to license plate readers.

"If your car is stuck, stay put," one X post read. "An LMPD officer will be along shortly to push, pull, lift, drag, or simply judge you."

Ashley Elgin's husband was murdered at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex last year, just days from release. Now she's pushing for reform.

Officer Paul Duncan used his position at the Department of Corrections to make plays for female offenders he was attracted to, records show.

The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.

The cameras capture details of vehicles around each campus.

Todd County Sheriff Tracy White, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge last year, did not file to run for re-election.

The Courier Journal has been able to use publicly available documents to identify dozens of locations where Flock Safety either installed, or received a permit to install, its cameras on behalf of LMP...

The lawsuit also seeks the calendars of Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Beshear’s senior adviser Rocky Adkins.

These two English Labradors are helping Kentucky law enforcement agencies sniff out evidence on electronic devices.