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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ryan Nichols of the River City Fraternal Order of Police about what it's like to be an officer in Louisville amid continuing outrage over Breonna Taylor's death.

Every year, thousands of people from all over the country head to Louisville to enjoy a Halloween tradition.

Also: Vice President Biden talks to Florida Jewish leaders about the Iran deal; a search continues for the killers of an Illinois officer; and a lost sheep is finally sheared of 88 pounds of fleece.

The annual SantaCon celebration is back in New York City this Saturday.

A former Louisville detective is expected to be sentenced Monday for his role in the botched raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor's death. He was convicted last year of violating her civil rights.

Louisville Slugger has made baseball bats since the 1800s and is the official bat of Major League Baseball. Wilson Sporting Goods has acquired the company for $70 million.

It’s been more than a week since a UPS cargo plane crashed immediately after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, but clean up from the disaster continues.

University of Louisville is investigating claims that a former staffer hired escorts to have sex with basketball players and recruits. In a new book, Katina Powell claims she provided escort services to teenage recruits for four years.

Also: Louisville, Ky. train derailment and chemical fire; China makes new proposals for a Syrian ceasefire; and a California man survives a shark attack by punching it in the head.

Born and raised in Louisville, Ky., identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson have developed a style of sweet, soulful indie-folk that does more than nod to alt-country influences. Their Southern charm and close-knit harmonies have helped make them a hit in the L.A. folk scene and beyond. Hear The Watson Twins perform live at WXPN in Philadelphia.

The billboards will be placed across Louisville, Ky., where Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by police. The signs' message urges the arrest of the officers involved.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he has ordered a Justice Department civil investigation into the policing practices of Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department.

The boxing legend was hospitalized earlier this week in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems. A memorial service is scheduled Saturday morning in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Ky.

The DOJ says the Louisville Metro Police Department routinely violated civil rights, conducted unlawful searches and discriminated against Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.

The University of Connecticut has won the women's NCAA basketball championship, beating Louisville 93-60. Louisville was trying to become just the second school to win both the men's and women's titles. But the Cards couldn't duplicate the Louisville men's championship from Monday night.

We're back in Louisville for the first time in years, and what better way to celebrate than with Buffalo Trace's Freddie Johnson, one of the state's foremost bourbon experts?

The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.

Also: A gunman at a California college kills one person, injures two more and flees; four American peacekeepers are injured in Egypt; and there's quite a crowd aboard the International Space Station.

Taylor's killing, along with that of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, sparked national protests calling for an end to systemic racism and police brutality. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly denied he is racist.