Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsTwo Louisville Metro Police officers were shot in downtown Louisville Wednesday night, just eight hours after an indictment was returned in the Breonna Taylor case.Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed two officers were shot and sustained non life-threatening injuries. One officer is in surgery, and the other is alert and in stable condition.Schroeder said a suspect was taken into custody but did not identify that individual or share possible charges. He was identified Thursday morning as Larynzo Johnson, of Louisville.One officer was shot in...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsTwo Louisville Metro Police officers were shot in downtown Louisville Wednesday night, just eight hours after an indictment was returned in the Breonna Taylor case.Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed two officers were shot and sustained non life-threatening injuries. One officer is in surgery, and the other is alert and in stable condition.Schroeder said a suspect was taken into custody but did not identify that individual or share possible charges. He was identified Thursday morning as Larynzo Johnson, of Louisville.One officer was shot in...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Tupac Shakur have squashed their beef.State officials are working to resolve an unemployment claim filed last month by Shakur, a Kentucky man not related to the iconic hip-hop artist, after Beshear pointed it out on Monday as an example of fake claims that had been filed in the commonwealth.“The governor was advised that a fraudulent claim had been filed in the name of Tupac Shakur. It now appears that a Kentuckian by that name has filed a claim," Beshear spokesman Sebastian Kitchen told The Courier Journal on...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Tupac Shakur have squashed their beef.State officials are working to resolve an unemployment claim filed last month by Shakur, a Kentucky man not related to the iconic hip-hop artist, after Beshear pointed it out on Monday as an example of fake claims that had been filed in the commonwealth.“The governor was advised that a fraudulent claim had been filed in the name of Tupac Shakur. It now appears that a Kentuckian by that name has filed a claim," Beshear spokesman Sebastian Kitchen told The Courier Journal on...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsFour candidates for Kentucky's Democratic Senate nomination, including front-runner Amy McGrath, faced off in a candidate forum Thursday night.The event, hosted by Indivisible Northern Kentucky, also featured state Rep. Charles Booker, retired Marine Mike Broihier and mental health counselor Jimmy Ausbrooks.The candidates are competing for a shot to take on longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in November's general election.In their opening statements, all four candidates touched on their opposition to McConnell's policies and made...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsFour candidates for Kentucky's Democratic Senate nomination, including front-runner Amy McGrath, faced off in a candidate forum Thursday night.The event, hosted by Indivisible Northern Kentucky, also featured state Rep. Charles Booker, retired Marine Mike Broihier and mental health counselor Jimmy Ausbrooks.The candidates are competing for a shot to take on longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in November's general election.In their opening statements, all four candidates touched on their opposition to McConnell's policies and made...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalDespite rave reviews, Secretary of State Michael Adams doesn't want Kentucky to handle its general election the same way as its June primary, recommending stricter limits on who will be allowed to mail in their ballot this fall.Adams told The Courier Journal the preliminary plan he submitted this week to Gov. Andy Beshear doesn't recommend no-excuse absentee voting by mail — the method roughly 75% of the more than 1 million Kentucky voters used in the primary this summer.Kentucky's primary election and relatively trouble-free process during the heart of...…Louisville Courier JournalDespite rave reviews, Secretary of State Michael Adams doesn't want Kentucky to handle its general election the same way as its June primary, recommending stricter limits on who will be allowed to mail in their ballot this fall.Adams told The Courier Journal the preliminary plan he submitted this week to Gov. Andy Beshear doesn't recommend no-excuse absentee voting by mail — the method roughly 75% of the more than 1 million Kentucky voters used in the primary this summer.Kentucky's primary election and relatively trouble-free process during the heart of...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsJack Roberts says he is too old to be a rebel, but the 76-year-old Louisville area preacher continues to defy a state ban on mass gatherings to hold services at Maryville Baptist Church.Unless the authorities intervene, he intends to do so again on Sunday, and says he would go to jail and to court rather than pay a fine for violating the March 19 order of Kentucky’s Department of Public Health.“I’m not interested in trying to defy the government,” Roberts told The Courier Journal. “I don’t want to battle with anybody. What I’d like to do is just...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsJack Roberts says he is too old to be a rebel, but the 76-year-old Louisville area preacher continues to defy a state ban on mass gatherings to hold services at Maryville Baptist Church.Unless the authorities intervene, he intends to do so again on Sunday, and says he would go to jail and to court rather than pay a fine for violating the March 19 order of Kentucky’s Department of Public Health.“I’m not interested in trying to defy the government,” Roberts told The Courier Journal. “I don’t want to battle with anybody. What I’d like to do is just...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA Kentucky lawmaker has spent the past week in an intensive care unit after testing positive for COVID-19, according to social media posts.State Rep. Thomas Huff, R-Shepherdsville, said on his Facebook page Tuesday marked "Day 6 in isolation in the ICU." Huff confirmed in the comments on his post he had the coronavirus.House Minority Leader Joni Jenkins told The Courier Journal she first learned of Huff’s medical condition Tuesday through social media. "I’m worried about being able to keep our members and our staff safe when we don’t get...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA Kentucky lawmaker has spent the past week in an intensive care unit after testing positive for COVID-19, according to social media posts.State Rep. Thomas Huff, R-Shepherdsville, said on his Facebook page Tuesday marked "Day 6 in isolation in the ICU." Huff confirmed in the comments on his post he had the coronavirus.House Minority Leader Joni Jenkins told The Courier Journal she first learned of Huff’s medical condition Tuesday through social media. "I’m worried about being able to keep our members and our staff safe when we don’t get...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Fire Christian Church has reached an agreement with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and city officials to continue to hold drive-in services while abiding by social distancing guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Eleven days after On Fire Christian filed a lawsuit against Fischer for violating religious freedoms by saying the city would not permit drive-in services, attorneys for the church submitted a motion to enter agreed order to U.S. District Judge Justin Walker on Tuesday that would...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Fire Christian Church has reached an agreement with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and city officials to continue to hold drive-in services while abiding by social distancing guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Eleven days after On Fire Christian filed a lawsuit against Fischer for violating religious freedoms by saying the city would not permit drive-in services, attorneys for the church submitted a motion to enter agreed order to U.S. District Judge Justin Walker on Tuesday that would...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA federal appeals court declined to rule Saturday on Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on in-person church services at Maryville Baptist Church amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, say that Beshear and other state officials cannot prevent the Bullitt County church from holding drive-in services.Regarding the in-person services decision, the Cincinnati-based panel said it was not comfortable extending an injunction after only being given the case 24 hours earlier."We realize that this falls short of everything the...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA federal appeals court declined to rule Saturday on Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on in-person church services at Maryville Baptist Church amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, say that Beshear and other state officials cannot prevent the Bullitt County church from holding drive-in services.Regarding the in-person services decision, the Cincinnati-based panel said it was not comfortable extending an injunction after only being given the case 24 hours earlier."We realize that this falls short of everything the...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys and citizens say in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death — and Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s limited explanation of it — raises troubling questions he has so far refused to answer.The grand jury indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment for firing bullets that went into an apartment next to Taylor's during the attempted March 13 search that went awry.But no indictments were returned against, who fired the bullets that struck and killed the 26-year-old unarmed Black woman in her hallway that...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys and citizens say in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death — and Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s limited explanation of it — raises troubling questions he has so far refused to answer.The grand jury indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment for firing bullets that went into an apartment next to Taylor's during the attempted March 13 search that went awry.But no indictments were returned against, who fired the bullets that struck and killed the 26-year-old unarmed Black woman in her hallway that...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — For five months, their demand has echoed across Louisville and around the country: "Arrest the cops who killed ."On Wednesday, they got their answer.No.A Jefferson County , 44, on three counts of . Jurors said several bullets he fired outside Taylor's apartment March 13 went into a neighboring unit , a man and a child were home.But neither he nor two other Louisville officers who fired their weapons at Taylor's apartment — Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove — were charged with killing Taylor,...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — For five months, their demand has echoed across Louisville and around the country: "Arrest the cops who killed ."On Wednesday, they got their answer.No.A Jefferson County , 44, on three counts of . Jurors said several bullets he fired outside Taylor's apartment March 13 went into a neighboring unit , a man and a child were home.But neither he nor two other Louisville officers who fired their weapons at Taylor's apartment — Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove — were charged with killing Taylor,...WW…