Police

Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy.

The number of murders in the U.S. rose nearly 30 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to FBI statistics. It is the largest single-year increase since the record-keeping began.

Aún quedan más de tres meses para que acabe el año y la cifra de homicidios en Austin ya alcanzó 61, la más alta desde que la ciudad comenzó a documentar esta estadística.

With months still left in 2021, Austin has recorded 60 homicides, the highest number the city has had in a year since the police department began keeping track.

In his address to Austinites on Monday, the mayor touched on housing, policing and transportation issues. KUT reporters fact-checked some of his more notable comments.

The three candidates will answer audience questions at a public forum Thursday night.

The three candidates will answer audience questions at public forums Wednesday and Thursday nights.

City Manager Spencer Cronk is expected to announce who will be the city’s next top cop by the end of August.

La policía de Austin el jueves ofreció nuevos detalles sobre el tiroteo del sábado, el cual dicen que ocurrió tras un altercado entre adolescentes.

Austin police on Thursday provided new details on the aftermath of the mass shooting that happened early Saturday, which started as a confrontation between teens.