Kentucky

On the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, the slain Black woman’s family continued their call for justice.

As the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death by Louisville police approaches, Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott is hoping to pass a bill, know as Breonna’s Law, that would ban no-knock warrants in the state and add new police accountability measures. Scott joined LX News to make a case for why her bill is the best option to prevent another innocent...

A judge in Kentucky has signed an order permanently closing a criminal case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, called out Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for not wearing a mask on the Senate floor Thursday. Paul is the only senator who does not wear a mask in the Senate chamber. The Kentucky senator complied with Brown’s request without objection.

A Kentucky police officer who shot Breonna Taylor and the detective who sought the warrant are scheduled to face a termination hearing after being notified that they would be fired. Officer Myles Cosgrove and Det. Joshua Jaynes received notice last week that they will be dismissed. Both men were expected to appear for a pretermination hearing on Monday. Taylor, a...

Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death.

A woman has accused former Louisville, Kentucky, police Officer Brett Hankison, who was charged in the Breonna Taylor case, of sexually assaulting her.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won his reelection campaign in Kentucky, beating Amy McGrath.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., defeated opponent Amy McGrath in one of the most high-profile Senate races of 2020.

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.