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Conrad Named Police Chief

by Gabe Bullard on February 21, 2012

Mayor Greg Fischer has named Steve Conrad as Chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department.

Conrad is a former Louisville assistant police chief and the current Chief of Police for Glendale, Arizona. His appointment  comes months after former Chief Robert White left the LMPD to become chief of the Denver Police Department.

Fischer and Conrad are discussing the appointment now. For live updates, follow WFPL News on Twitter.

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Musicians Reject Arbitration, Extend New Offer

by Gabe Bullard February 16, 2012

The Louisville Orchestra musicians have rejected an offer for binding arbitration, thereby turning down what orchestra management says was the final offer for a new contract. There have been final offers before, and this latest one came last week. The management said it would replace the musicians unless they agreed to binding arbitration. In that [...]

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Watkins Encourages HPV Vaccine for Males and Females

by Gabe Bullard February 13, 2012

by Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio After years of championing mandatory HPV vaccinations for young women, state Representative David Watkins has sponsored a resolution encouraging all Kentuckians to be vaccinated. The human pappilomavirus is linked to cervical cancer and the vaccine is recommended for young women. But males can transmit the virus and some HPV [...]

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City Settles Contract Talks With Insight, Payout to Help Balance City Budget

by Gabe Bullard February 10, 2012

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has announced his plans to fill the budget shortfall the city is facing for the current fiscal year. About $3.5 million will come from a settlement with Insight Communications. The city spent the last year negotiating a new contract with the cable provider. Insight has agreed to give the city the [...]

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Kentucky Opera Hires Community Musicians for Next Performance

by Gabe Bullard February 10, 2012

The Kentucky Opera has hired a group of community musicians to play for next weekend’s performances. The ongoing Louisville Orchestra labor dispute has left the opera without musicians. The company seated a group of union orchestra players for November’s run of Carmen. The players were given a shorter-term version of their collective bargaining agreement with [...]

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Gannett Offers Buyouts to Newspaper Employees

by Gabe Bullard February 9, 2012

Forty-two Courier-Journal employees are being offered buyouts in exchange for early retirement as part of another round of cost-cutting at the paper’s parent company Gannett. Across all of Gannett’s newspapers, 665 employees will receive buyout offers. The employees must be more than 56-years-old and have 20 years of service with the company. Those who accept [...]

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Orchestra Management Offers Binding Arbitration, Ultimatum to Musicians

by Gabe Bullard February 9, 2012

The Louisville Orchestra has put another offer on the table for musicians. The orchestra has not performed all year and the players and management remain at odds over the terms of a new contract. Today, management offered to enter binding arbitration with the musicians. Both sides would choose a member of the National Academy of [...]

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William Summers IV Retiring From Metro Government

by Gabe Bullard February 6, 2012

After 44 years in city government, Chief Administrative Officer William Summers IV will retire. Summers was most widely known for serving as deputy to former Mayor Jerry Abramson from 1985 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2010. New Mayor Greg Fischer asked Summers to stay on staff to guide the transition. Summers oversaw police, [...]

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CIty Hopes to Sign New Contract With Insight Before Time Warner Sale

by Gabe Bullard February 6, 2012

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s office hopes to sign a new contract with Insight Communications before the company is purchased by Time Warner Cable. The three billion dollar sale won approval from the FCC last week and could close at any time. But Insight is still in talks over its contract to operate in Louisville. The [...]

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Fischer Names Candidates for Police Chief

by Gabe Bullard February 3, 2012

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has released the names of five candidates for chief of police. Former Chief Robert White has left to be chief of the Denver Police Department. When White first announced he was leaving, Mayor Greg Fischer said he would prefer the next chief have local experience. All of the five finalists now being [...]

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