LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered Kentucky State Police to investigate the early Monday incident that featured Louisville Metro Police and National Guard personnel fatally shooting the owner of a popular West End barbecue business at 26th Street and Broadway. The victim was David McAtee, the popular owner of a barbecue business next to the Dino's Food Mart parking lot where the shooting occurred around 12:15 a.m. Monday, McAtee's nephew told The Courier Journal. Louisville...

Protests over the death of Breonna Taylor continued in Louisville on Sunday, with continued tense interactions between police and demonstrators. Louisville Courier Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced he authorized state police to conduct an independent investigation into an incident Monday morning when Louisville Metro Police and National Guard personnel fatally shot the owner of a barbecue business. The victim was David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue business next to the...

The Louisville Metro Police officer who was caught on camera Friday firing pepper balls at a WAVE 3 reporter and photojournalist as they covered the downtown protests over Breonna Taylor's death has been reassigned, officials say. Louisville Assistant Chief of Police LaVita Chavous said Sunday that the officer who shot at WAVE 3 reporter Kaitlin Rust and photojournalist James Dobson had been reassigned pending an investigation. “Officers do have orders not to fire pepper balls at media,"...

A TARC bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19, the Louisville transit agency announced Monday. The driver operated his Route 28 bus from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 26 through May 29, and the Transit Authority of River City said it confirmed Monday the positive test result for the novel coronavirus. Route 28 runs between Jefferson and 6th streets to Jefferson Boulevard along Preston Highway. In a news release, TARC encouraged anyone who rode the Route 28 bus between May 26 and May 29 to...

A 20-year-old Louisville man was arrested Sunday night and charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at Seventh and Hill streets, according to police. Demond Haynes, 20, was charged with murder, possessing a handgun as a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, according to online court records. Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department's Fourth Division responded about 7:10 p.m. Sunday to Seventh and Hill streets on a...