Lmpd have arrested Rep. Attica Scott, author of Breonna’s law
Police say they will leave once they finish arrests following the library get set on fire
Organizer Chris Wells here now
Seems to be some kind of negotiation happening now. Pepper in the air making people cough, not sure from where
They are negotiating a truce to get people home.
Police say they will leave after the current round of arrests
The standoff is still going. Mostly protesters yelling at police and poloce flashing their lights in people’s eyes.
Protesters rest on the church steps
Inside the church, you can hear Amal group conversations and the sounds of the crowd outside, blue and red lights flash through the stained glass windows.
We found the snack table.
Here’s a member of the First Unitarian Church explaining the motivation for offering sanctuary to Louisville protesters.
So I interviewed organizer Chris Wells, he said he and Interim Chief Schroeder have negotiated a truce. Once the situation outside the church is resolved, protesters will be able to return to the square, get their cars and stuff and head out, those who stay could face arrest
Organizers are saying protesters will be allowed to walk on the sidewalks and leave the church.
And here we go
We are back at the studi safe and working up a radio piece
by studi, I mean studio and by studio I mean newsroom. It's late and I'm tired y'all.
Rep. Scott, Ashanti Scott and Parrish-Wright were each charged with first-degree rioting, unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. According to court records, Rep. Scott and her daughter were released on their own recognizance. wfpl.org/protesters-arr…
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So the @WFPLNews room in downtown Louisville smells like farts today. BUT IT'S NOT JUST US. If you want to learn about the magical world of why Louisville sewer odors follow along.
Long stretches without rain dry out the sewers, especially in the older parts of the system known as the combined sewer system that mostly resides within Interstate-264. last September, for example, complaints skyrocketed during conditions similar to what we are seeing now.
September is one of the driest months of the year in Louisville. That, combined with the warm temperatures earlier this month, exacerbate the smell problems across the city. lpm.org/news/2022-09-2…
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I'll mostly skip past the first months of the year when I was a sweet summer child, save to say that misinformation reached a fever pitch in 2020 and stories like this one from January show it was a problem long before the pandemic and the election: wfpl.org/a-decade-of-cl…
I paid close attention to news out of China. By early February I began bringing it up in our daily news meetings. That was back when we had things like office cake. I went to the grocery store to stock up on food and medicine. It never crossed my mind to buy extra toilet paper.
Louisville protesters have maintained a tight formation tonight as they march through downtown ahead of the curfew at 9. A chopper and sirens punctuate the chants of demonstrators.
Alright it’s Thursday, one night after the AG’a announcement in the Breonna Taylor case and @jess_m_clark and I are headed into downtown Louisville. We’ve heard it’s been pretty quiet today.
National Guard strategically stationed around downtown. Officer on the right carrying a long gun of some kind.
Chris Wells and Carmen Jones telling people to stay safe, protect each other. Jones says the reason protesters is here is Breonna Taylor not to tear up downtown.
Im back in downtown Louisville starting my shift for the night. Seeing protesters headed for the square, a chopper circling overhead, police on nearly every block. Thread.
Welcome to Louisville. This used to be our downtown tourist trap.