Kentucky

A Kentucky man who served on the Breonna Taylor grand jury said he felt police actions on the night of her death were “criminal” but grand jurors were not given the chance to explore charges related to her shooting death by officers.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Amy McGrath have sparred over the federal response to the coronavirus crisis in a hard-hitting televised debate

Newly released documents from the internal investigation by Louisville, Kentucky, police of the shooting death of Breonna Taylor show that even after protests erupted nationwide and the case had been turned over to a special prosecutor, the police department was actively gathering negative information about Taylor’s boyfriend, NBC News reports.

In grand jury testimony, officers said police who shot Breonna Taylor announced themselves as law enforcement before entering her apartment. Hours of material in the grand jury proceedings for Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting by police were made public Friday. The release was rare since such material is normally kept secret.

For months, actors, sports stars, musicians and other celebrities have been using their platforms to call for justice in the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Protesters marched in Louisville, Ky., after a grand jury did not charge three Louisville police officers for Breonna Taylor’s shooting death.

After a grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters on Wednesday that he would like to see the case files released to the public.

Between meetings on Capitol Hill, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) briefly commented on the grand jury verdict for the Breonna Taylor case.

Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing by police in her home in Kentucky has encouraged a national reckoning on race.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that no charges could be filed against the two detectives who fired shots that hit Breonna Taylor because the detectives’ use of force was authorized after they were fired upon first.

Louisville, Kentucky’s city council Thursday night approved a “no confidence” resolution against Mayor Greg Fischer, citing his handling of the death of Breonna Taylor and the unrest that followed, NBC News reports.

For the first time, a Black woman will lead Kentucky’s Louisville Metro Police Department, which has been been heavily criticized since officers fatally shot Breonna Taylor.

The 146th Kentucky Derby finally gets underway on Saturday after being postponed due to the coronavirus. LX News talked to Westpoint Thoroughbreds Racing Manager Erin Birkenhauer about training her horse Winning Impression and the challenges facing this year’s “Run for the Roses.”

Demonstrators arrived at the nondescript park in Louisville, Kentucky, months ago to demand justice for George Floyd and for Breonna Taylor, Black people killed by police.

A prosecutor is dropping a felony charge against dozens of protesters who gathered at the Kentucky Attorney General’s home to demand justice in Breonna Taylor’s death

Dozens of people protesting the police death of Breonna Taylor were arrested Tuesday outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, authorities said.

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has been rocked by the shooting death of Breonna Taylor by police in March. Jecorey Arthur, who has become the youngest person ever elected to the Louisville Metro Council at the age of 28, said he wants to address the systemic racism in his hometown.

Highway 45 in Graves County, Kentucky was closed for several hours on Wednesday after a sewage truck spilled 300 gallons of raw human waste across the road.

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at a park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, where demonstrators had gathered to protest the death of Breonna Taylor