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Crashes reported in Louisville causing delays to Tuesday morning commute
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Some crashes in Louisville are causing delays in highly traveled areas for Tuesday morning commuters. The northbound lanes are back open at Dixie Highway and Blanton Lane after two cars were involved in a crash. However, Louisville Metro police officers are still working there because someone was reportedly hit by a car and taken to a hospital.
31-year-old man shot, killed in Lyndon parking lot identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man shot and killed in a Lyndon parking lot Saturday has been identified. The coroner said 31-year-old Adrian Lewis died from gunshot wounds at the scene of the shooting. Watch video of the scene in the player above. Police officers, St. Matthews Fire and EMS,...
Chris Kolb's open letter to JCPS principals and staff is deeply condescending, disrespectful
Imagine writing to educational leaders just a couple years after the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and NTI that they may “not be up to the task of leading through what will be a rapidly evolving environment.” Yet, this is exactly what District 2 board member Chris Kolb, Ph.D, wrote in an open letter to district principals the day after the JCPS Board of Education meeting on May 7.
Boy scout hurt by fallen tree out of ICU, now in regular hospital room
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - There’s good news about the Warrick County boy scout who was hurt last month during a camping trip in Pike County. Ethan Hills’ mother has shared that he’s out of the Pediatric ICU, and in a regular hospital room in Louisville. She says...
Louisville teacher nominated for national teacher of the year award
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville teacher has been nominated for a national teacher of the year award. National History Day announced the teachers honored as the 2024 Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year nominees. David Trueblood, a middle school teacher at St. Nicholas Academy, was nominated for the award....
'Middle Housing' could provide more people in Louisville the chance to buy homes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The majority of Louisville is zoned for single-family homes, but some people are trying to change that policy. Middle Housing is not a typical apartment complex as its more comparable to Old Louisville duplexes and townhomes. It includes a range of house-sized choices with multiple units between single-family homes and larger apartment buildings, fitting the height and form of homes and neighborhoods.
MAP: Average home values across Kentucky, Indiana on the rise. Check your zip code here
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Home values across Louisville and southern Indiana continue to be on the rise across the region. Depending on the zip code you live in, the average home value has gone up anywhere from 5 to 10% in the last year, according to a new report by the Washington Post.
Ask Caray: What happened to Fontaine Ferry Park?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Did you know the Shawnee Park athletic complex was once Fontaine Ferry Park, an amusement park?. "That part of town had a lot of prominence, a lot of prosperity, you had a lot of professional people there. Attorneys. You had doctors. You had well-to-do people," said Donna Purvis.
Father describes shooting at quiet apartment complex in Lyndon neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - People living at the Devonshire Apartments say it is almost always quiet where they live. But on Saturday, several of them were rushing to help a shooting victim sitting in the parking lot. One of those was Justin Meissner, a father to two young children who...
Schedule released for 2024 Downtown Drive-In series
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Downtown Partnership announced the return of the Downtown Drive-On series. Officials said the movie series will start on Friday, May 31, transforming Waterfront Park’s Brown-Forman Amphitheater into an outdoor theater experience offering free movie screenings. On select Friday nights running through October, the amphitheater...
JCPS student was honored for her work at UofL Hospital during Old National Bank shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Applause flooded the Central High School auditorium on Tuesday as students from Shantel Reed's pre-med class admired one of their own. Jocelyn Vasquez took the stage with her mentors, her teacher and one of her patients, accepting the new University of Louisville Health award for Outstanding Service in Trauma Response.
Louisville officials, community working to combat gun violence after 6 killed over weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It was a violent and deadly weekend in Louisville. Between Friday and Sunday night, 13 people were shot, six of them died, in 10 separate shootings. On Monday, Mayor Craig Greenberg called it "unacceptable." "And we are going to continue to do everything we can to...
Program aims to combat overdose deaths among Black Kentuckians
WASHINGTON — In a few weeks, Kentucky will release the latest data on overdose deaths. The 2022 overdose fatality report shows 2,135 Kentuckians died from an overdose that year, a 5% decrease from the year before. Among Black Kentuckians, the number went up 8% from 2021 and about 47%...
Meeting set to discuss Louisville’s new Rental Registry Program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A meeting is being held to help the community better understand Louisville’s new Rental Registry Program. The program was announced earlier this year. It will require all rental property owners in the city to register their property with Louisville Metro. On Monday, the Department of...
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