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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A shooting near the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood sent a man to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Louisville Major Corey Robinson said in a statement that officers were called to respond to the 6700 block of Leverett Lane around 4 p.m. Officers arrived and found a man...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro salt trucks have been out Monday night and Tuesday morning treating the roads due to the winter weather conditions. According to Louisville Metro Police, the department responded to 20 non-injury accidents and two injury accidents from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted a Louisville man on voyeurism charges Tuesday after he was accused of recording men in the bathroom stalls of the Louisville airport. In December, officers received a report that stated a janitor was recording a naked customer with a cell...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is in the hospital after a shooting in the Southside neighborhood Tuesday evening. Just before 8:30p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of E Southland Blvd, according to Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson Aaron Ellis. When officers got...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is in critical condition after a shooting in the Crescent Hill neighborhood Monday afternoon. Louisville Metro spokesman Aaron Ellis said it happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Birchwood Avenue. Officers arrived and found a man shot. He was taken to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was shot and killed Thursday in the Irish Hill neighborhood. According to the release, Kenneth Maier, 51, was shot and killed in the 1100 block of Payne Street. Maier was found dead at the scene...

Former LMPD officer charged for actions the night of David McAtee’s death avoids jail time. Former LMPD officer charged for actions the night of David McAtee’s death avoids jail time. Lawsuit settled for $725,000 in David McAtee protest-related death. Updated: 7 hours ago. Lawsuit settled for $725,000 in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County coroner released the identity of an Indiana man that was shot and killed in the Crescent Hill neighborhood Monday evening. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Birchwood Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and found 35-year-old Andrew...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - There have been 16 homicides in Louisville’s first four weeks of 2023. Three of them were in the LMPD’s Fifth Division that covers the highlands and Irish Hill neighborhoods. On Sunday, District 8 Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong hosted a celebration at the Bellwether...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Oldham County police are investigating two weekend shootings that left a 15-year-old and a 22-year-old injured. On Saturday, OCPD responded to Baptist Health La Grange around 10 p.m. after a 22-year-old was taken to the emergency room with a gunshot wound. Officers determined the shooting happened...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman wanted in connection with a shooting last summer in the Portland neighborhood is now in custody. Lillian Frances Bemiller, 42, of Louisville, was booked into Louisville Metro Corrrections on one count of assault. The shooting happened July 24, 2022 in the parking lot of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A century ago, booze was illegal, and agents hired to enforce prohibition often had little to no training. Alcohol laws have changed since then, but relics of prohibition live on. The WAVE Troubleshooters found a Kentucky law on the books since the early 1940s gives certain...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The race medals have been unveiled for the GE Appliances Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and Marathon. The miniMarathon, the Marathon and the Marathon Relay each have their own design featuring an outline of the GE Appliances miniMarathon and Marathon logo in black nickel. The miniMarathon medal has a large number 50 front and center that’s trimmed in metallic silver and gold for the milestone of its 50th run, according to a release. The Marathon and Relay medals have the distance of 26.2 miles in the design.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Still icy out there so please use caution. We will pick up another batch of very light sleet/freezing rain south of the BG/WK Parkways this evening. There is a chance for patchy sleet or snow flurries closer to I-64, but for now no significant impacts are expected.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Dozens of people packed the Fern Creek Funeral Home Monday night to remember a Louisville man who was shot and killed in the Irish Hill neighborhood. The Jefferson County Coroner said Kenneth Maier was killed Thursday near the Commonwealth Theater Center, where he worked. While still...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - St. Matthews Police arrested multiple people on Sunday night after being accused of stealing more than $4,000 in LEGO sets from the Target on Westport Road. Two adults, 35-year-old Sierra Alexander, also known as Sierra D. Davidson, and 19-year-old Je’Vaeh I. Kenslow were charged with shoplifting...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man facing manslaughter and burglary charges in connection to a deadly home invasion back in 2021 has been sentenced to prison. On Monday, Tony Johnson Jr. received 15 years in prison for the burglary and death of Michael Bright on June 18, 2021. According to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Maira and Dr. Stephen Taylor talk about why some people like being scared or spooked and others have no desire. Download the latest episodes on your favorite podcast services.

BRANDENBURG, Ky. (WAVE) - A two vehicle crash in Meade County has claimed the life of one person and left another person injured. The crash between a passenger car and a tractor trailer happened at 6:51 a.m. on US 60 where it intersects with Hill Grove Road and Shumate Road.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Once school’s out for summer, the Kentucky Science Center will offer students a fun way to stay educated. School’s Out Science Camp will run for 10 weeks, beginning the week of May 29 and ending the week of July 31, according to the science center.