Don’t Tase me bro: The maker of Taser stun guns sent word to law enforcement agencies that use their product to avoid hitting suspects in the chest, partly “to minimize controversy.” Louisville Metro Police will send out a memo to all officers advising of the change,which will encourage officers to aim for the abdomen, legs and back, avoiding the chest, head and groin when possible.

The fire next time: The $43.5million settlement that firefighters are set to receive from the city over miscalculated overtime pay pleases most of the union, says Craig Willman, president of Louisville Professional Firefighters Local 345. An ordinance outlining the specifics of the settlement will be filed with the Metro Council and could be assigned a committee as early as next month.

A fair fight: On the 10-year anniversary of Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance, which extended civil rights protections locally, Congress is sending a bill to President Obama extending hate crime protections to the LGBT community. The measure represents one of the largest extensions of the law since it was enacted in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The bill was named for Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student murdered 11 years ago adn passed the Senate by a 68 - 29 vote.