Shields’ new position was announced by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer last week and was met with immediate backlash from members of the community and LMPD officers alike.
A second officer in the Breonna Taylor case is expected to be fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
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Sarah Jackson,Natalia Martinez andJerrica Valtierra
It’s one of Louisville’s grandest Derby galas, but a WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter investigation found some interesting trends regarding the amount of money the Unbridled Eve gala has been donating to charities.
Three weeks after a popular protester was shot and killed in Louisville, authorities have made an arrest in the case, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton was arrested for driving under the influence after allegedly slamming into another vehicle and a utility pole, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
Brad Schuhmann was federally indicted last week by on civil rights violations related to the victim allegedly having “her bodily integrity violated by a person acting under color of law.”
The former LMPD officer who was fired following the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment is named in an unrelated lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.
A local group that’s bailed out dozens of people accused of violent offenses has lost $30,000 for one man’s bond after he broke the terms of his release, according to court records.
Nurse practitioners are questioning their own education at some colleges. There’s no national standard on how to educate nurse practitioners, while medical education for doctors was standardized more than 100 years ago.
Hillview police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have made an arrest in a local child pornography case, after a man was charged with making home-made explosives, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
Former LMPD recruit Tyquan Robinson was fired from the department following a series of videos posted on social media depicting possible drug use by another person.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office released more than a dozen recordings of 15 hours of grand jury testimony in the Breonna Taylor case.
More than a dozen audio recordings of 15 hours of grand jury testimony were released Friday, covering a range of interview subjects and topics related to the deadly narcotics raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March.
One of the three Louisville Metro Police Department officers who fired their weapons during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid told investigators he thought they were going to be killed.
Just-released recordings of grand jury interviews indicate the LMPD officers serving a narcotics warrant knocked on Breonna Taylor’s door, which has long been a source of contention.
Millions of Americans have waited more than 4 weeks to get their first unemployment check. State offices, overwhelmed with claims, calls and emails have lagged in processing claims.
Louisville lawyer Sam Aguiar, one of the attorneys representing Breonna Taylor’s family, said local law enforcement had tried to offer Taylor’s ex-boyfriend a plea deal in exchange for him naming Taylor as a co-defendant in a drug case.
TARC has filed a lawsuit against its disgraced former executive director, Ferdinand Risco, alleging that he “regularly sexually harassed several victims, all of whom were employees of TARC.”
“State law 67C imposes essentially a gag order about what I can say publicly about matters related to any kind of investigation being conducted by LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit such as an officer-involved shooting,” Fischer said Thursday.
Exactly four months have passed since the night Breonna Taylor died in her apartment after being shot by a Louisville Metro Police officer trying to serve a warrant at her home on March 13, 2020.
Two weeks before the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor, several city organizations were meeting about the development of Elliott Avenue, where Taylor’s ex-boyfriend lived, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
While Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer claimed the city was strapped for funds, another official was spending thousands of taxpayer dollars traveling around the country, WAVE 3 News’ latest Troubleshooter investigation found.
New documents obtained by WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters confirm the City’s Office of Community Development was working with LMPD on Elliott Avenue, the place where Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend lived.
The attorneys representing Breonna Taylor’s family now claim a development project was the reason why police focused on her ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover.
Through the course of numerous Troubleshooter Investigations, a number of Louisville Metro Police officers have been sounding the alarm against what they felt were serious problems coming from the top.
LMPD officials on Tuesday released new surveillance video that they said shows David McAtee firing a gun before he was shot dead by law enforcement officers.
An analysis of state nursing home inspections and records of COVID-19 infections associated with nursing homes by the Washington Post reveals dozens of facilities had infection-related violations in the months before coronavirus infections.
In a time when budget concerns are front and center amid the coronavirus crisis, a newly-released audit shows the City of Louisville and its police department were not accurately accounting for more than $17 million spent on overtime for officers to work special events.
Unlike many other countries, the FDA doesn't require a "made in" label on drugs, even though the federal agency estimates 80% of the ingredients and 40% of the finished drugs are manufactured overseas.
In less than a month the city of Louisville received more than 2,000 complaints about businesses violating Governor Andy Beshear’s order to close non-essential businesses.
The notices from the state health department are out to some of those who attended Easter services at Maryville Baptist Church in Bullitt County on Sunday.
Robocalls have turned from the usual social security fraud scams to coronavirus-related messages. The FTC says some are peddling fake products, and others are looking to cash in on stimulus checks.
Lupus patients say they are unable to get refills of their hydroxychloroquine after the announcement of clinical trials to study the drug for possible coronavirus treatment. Pharmacists say some doctors are writing prescriptions for friends and family members.
On a recent day around the Louisville area, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter John Boel found plenty of people out playing basketball or congregating in groups, doing exactly the things Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentuckians not to do.
Why have some Louisville factories, with hundreds of employees inside their buildings, not closed? That is what dozens of employees from Ford and General Electric called WAVE 3 News to find out.
Travel insurance will cover cancellations in very limited situations, and pandemics aren't generally one of those. InvestigateTV looks at vacation refund policies.
It started with the flicker of a light turned on at 1:27 a.m. on July 29. Half an hour later, sparks and flames flew, glittering more brightly than the jewelry all around the store. Hours later, their work was done.
The president of TARC’s union said he went to Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and TARC’s board of directors urging them not to make Ferdinand Risco the agency’s executive director.
For the first time, women in Atlanta are publicly sharing their stories of alleged harassment and sexual misconduct against Louisville's former TARC director Ferdinand Risco.
Katina Powell, the self-proclaimed escort queen who brought down the UofL basketball program, was arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase Wednesday afternoon.
