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‘God is so good;’ Boy who fell in pool back home in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - After spending a week in a Louisville hospital, much of that time on a ventilator, the Evansville toddler who fell in a pool is home with his family. The GoFundMe, where updates on 1-year-old Ayko have been shared, show he was released from the hospital Friday.
Louisville's Hope Village celebrates 2 years of service
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An organization serving the homeless celebrated a milestone, as Hope Village wrapped up two years of service. Hope Village's third year of service began with volunteers making the village feel like home. “We are here helping at the Hope Village, and we are painting the pods,...
Mayor cancels Hike, Bike, and Paddle for Memorial Day weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Mayor's Hike, Bike, and Paddle will not be a bi-annual event this year. For 19 years, it's normally been held on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, but that's changing for 2024. The Memorial Day weekend event won't be happening this year. WLKY reached out...
Kentucky First Lady celebrates Mother's Day in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear was celebrating Mother's Day weekend in Louisville on Saturday. The First Lady recognized mothers in the Family Scholar House Community and visited with the women as they made a craft. Moms and children were invited to decorate their own flower pots...
The 'Can Opener' strikes again I How police are responding to issues with problematic viaduct
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The "can opener" strikes again. The problematic viaduct known for ripping the tops off trucks claimed another victim Friday morning. A surveillance camera from Bluegrass Awning caught it happening at Third Street and Eastern Parkway near U of L's campus. It was a US Express truck...
Who handles abandoned cars on Louisville's highways? What to know if you find one
As you drive through Louisville, you may notice abandoned vehicles parked on the side of the road and wonder, who takes care of those cars? They may have been parked incorrectly or just left to the elements, but there is still a regulating agency in charge of picking them up and citing the drivers who left them there. ...
Police: 2 men accused of stealing copper wire from vacant shopping center in southern Indiana
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Clarksville Police arrested two Louisville men for copper theft after pursuing them across the Ohio River early Thursday morning. Johnathan Collins and Clinton Woosley allegedly stole copper wire from the vacant Clarksville Plaza shopping center. "Our officers obviously pursued them and when it got over into...
Louisville man, who's a recovering drug addict, receives invitation to speak at the nation's capitol
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- From homelessness to a special invitation to the nation's capital. After time on the streets, going to prison and a tragic loss, Jeremy Byard turned his life around and now he's going to the nation's capitol to share with lawmakers how he did it. "I'm a...
Kentucky man and woman charged with bilking bank out of thousands, feds say
A Kentucky man and woman have been charged with identify theft, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment on May 7, 2024, charging a Frankfort man and woman with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, three counts of bank fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
2 men arrested for skimming card information
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Police busted two men for stealing credit card data with a skimmer at a new gas station on the Outer Loop. LMPD said the men had a skimmer, more than a dozen fraudulent credit cards and cash with them during the arrest. An arrest report...
Man recovering after being hit by car in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was injured after he was hit by a car where downtown Louisville meets the Phoenix Hill neighborhood. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Friday at about 11 a.m. to the area of East Muhammad Ali Boulevard and South Floyd Street for a report of a pedestrian hit. Officers with the University of Louisville Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were already there helping the victim.
New college graduates get to experience graduation 4 years after pandemic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than 2,000 of the 3,100 University of Louisville students who applied for degrees and certificates participated in commencement ceremonies Saturday. For a lot of the students, this was the first time they were able to actually walk in a graduation due to COVID-19 restrictions. "It's...
Affordable housing complex opens in the Highlands with aims to address homelessness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Each night 1,600 people are homeless in Louisville, and in a city lacking 30,000 affordable housing units. On Friday, the ribbon was cut on a newly rehabbed apartment building in the Highlands, as the latest effort to tackle two of Louisville’s critical problems: homelessness and affordable housing.
LMDC spends Day of Service cleaning up Wayside Christian Mission playground
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Staff at Louisville Department of Metro Corrections were out serving the community on Saturday. It was part of LMDC's Day of Service. Employees spent the day working outside at Wayside Christian Mission. The area includes a playground that was adopted by the Department of Corrections a...
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