The five promoted officers are stepping into new roles at a time when LMPD faces a shortage of more than 200 officers. Despite the challenges, both Casse and Lacefield expressed optimism for the future of the department and their commitment to making a positive impact on the community.

In all categories tracked, public opinion of LMPD lags behind national averages, according to Zencity, the company hired to poll Louisvillians.

Because of the ongoing winter storm, anyone involved in a non-injury collision is asked to fill out an online form.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville store owner is in custody after kidnapping and beating a man who was shoplifting from his store, according to documents from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). In Oct. 2024, a man entered E-Z Mart in the 1100 block of Algonquin Parkway and attempted to steal a box of vapes from the store.

The union claims the reform-oversight deal negotiated by the feds and city violates a collective bargaining agreement. The ACLU intervenes.

Federal Judge Benjamin Beaton asked DOJ officials whether there is a "less intrusive manner of resolving the dispute" without judicial management of Louisville.

Law enforcement in Indiana issued a statewide Blue Alert for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy in the southern part of the state, authorities said.

A federal judge evaluated a motion to intervene in Louisville's consent decree in a packed federal courthouse Monday.

A two-day manhunt of the shooter of an Orange County deputy sheriff ended Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. State police investigators and officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were led to a home in the 3700 block of Wheeler Avenue in Louisville,

The agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice cannot go into effect without the approval of a federal judge.

A Florida man was accused of shooting at two police officers in Kentucky while they responded to a call for help. The suspect, 35-year-old Tombe Thomas from Volusia County, was visiting family in Louisville, Kentucky, and staying at an Airbnb with his girlfriend.