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The federal courthouse in Louisville will be closed all next week. The reason, we're told, is due to the pending announcement on a decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Officials at the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse confirmed it Friday afternoon. They said any proceeding scheduled for next week will either be continued or conducted by video conference at the discretion of the judge. WLKY reached out to the mayor's office about the courthouse and timing on a decision. We were told, "We have not been told when an announcement from the AG is coming, but we believe we...

Ahead of any decision from Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Gov. Andy Beshear said he has not activated the National Guard, adding he doesn’t have a timeline. “I have requested from the attorney general’s office 48-hours’ notice if Louisville believes the National Guard will be needed for any pending decision,” he said. The guard was previously activated for the first few days of protests at the end of May.

Authorities say three men have died in a shooting at a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. News outlets report that Louisville Metro Police said a shooting was reported Friday night at Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill. The owner Joe Bishop who is a former cop was still in disbelief the day after three customers were killed in a shooting at his restaurant, Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill. “I didn’t think I’d be scrubbing blood off my patio on a Saturday morning,” Bishop told WDRB News. “I thought I was getting ready for everybody to watch the ballgame.” Bishop said he had...

The suspect was smiling from ear to ear as he was arrested for the shooting at Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill. Michael E. Rhynes Jr., 33, was arrested just after midnight Saturday after police found him crawling in brush near the restaurant, according to a report from WDRB. The shooter was wearing a “Justice for Breonna Taylor” t-shirt. Naturally, the national media has completely ignored this story — which certainly would not have been the case if a mass shooter had been wearing a “Trump” shirt.

The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) has ordered a state of emergency ahead of an expected decision in the case surrounding the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Two weeks ago, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) signaled that a grand jury had been empaneled to hear details surrounding the incident and that an announcement would be made when it had reached a decision, though he didn't offer a concrete timeline. According to an internal memo from Robert Schroeder, the city's chief of police, the emergency declaration stops all days off and vacation requests for LMPD officers “until further notice”...

The Louisville Metro Police Department has canceled all off days and vacation requests until further notice as the agency prepares for Attorney General Daniel Cameron's announcement in the Breonna Taylor case. Sgt. Lamont Washington announced the decision in a Monday afternoon news release. "The public may also see barriers being staged around downtown, which is another part of our preparations," Washington said in the statement.