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Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Race canceled Saturday due to weather
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fans looking forward to the Great Balloon Race will have to wait another year to see it. The Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Race was set to take off at 7 a.m. on Saturday, but has been canceled due to weather. Watch the Rush-Hour race in...
Woman sentenced to 65 years for deadly crash that killed 2 toddlers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman was sentenced Friday for a deadly crash that killed two toddlers back in November 2022 in West Point. The woman behind the wheel, Angela Chapman, was sentenced to 65 years. Chapman had walked away from a drug treatment facility, immediately went to Walgreens to...
CEO: Derby City Gaming Downtown doing 'modestly' well
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This will be the first Derby week for the new Derby City Gaming Downtown, owned by Churchill Downs. The CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., Bill Carstanjen, revealed how the location is doing in a conference call this week. "We thought it would start relatively modestly because...
A special party on the dance floor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lights, music and dancing. That’s what 150 middle schoolers with Jefferson County Public Schools experienced at the 2nd annual “MSD Spring Fling.”. Cody is a sixth grader, and he was excited about the fling, saying, “Dancing, photo booth, take a picture, food everything.”
Buckner Elementary student honored for helping save his grandmother's life
BUCKNER, Ky. — An Oldham County boy was recognized for his actions that saved his grandmother's life. Buckner Elementary held an assembly Friday morning to honor Tristin Randell. He was out shopping with his grandmother last month when she went into cardiac arrest. A doctor was in the store...
Weekend trending summery
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A spring severe weather outbreak in the famous Tornado Alley has many Midwesterners on edge this weekend. Locally, we are immune from any heavy weather. Rather, our weather will cooperate for outdoor plans with warming breezes and an overall lack of rain. Highs will make the 80s the next 3 days as air conditioners kick on.
'The Depot' opens in Charlestown for southern Indiana teens
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Charlestown, Indiana, celebrated the grand opening of a brand new teen hangout on Friday. The Depot is now officially open at the Charlestown Family Activities Park. Students helped plan the space for teens, which includes gaming areas for table tennis, shuffleboard, trash pong...
Louisville honors 2014 tornado with remembrance weekend
Louisville honors the ten year anniversary of the 2014 EF-4 tornado with a weekend of remembrance. Louisville honors 2014 tornado with remembrance weekend. Louisville honors the ten year anniversary of the 2014 EF-4 tornado with a weekend of remembrance.
Support Louisville rescue animals with 2024 Kentucky Derby fashion event.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is fast approaching, and the city of Louisville is in the Derby spirit with a variety of community events. Slated for Sunday, this 150 Derby-themed fashion show is unlike the rest, with an untraditional group of models and proceeds going to a good cause. The 2024...
Arrest made in Portland neighborhood shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman has been arrested in connection to a shooting in the Portland neighborhood that left one woman hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. Louisville Police have arrested 28-year-old Anna Chick and charged her with assault and wanton endangerment. Police responded to a call of a shooting in the...
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