Kentucky State

Louisville, KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - City officials have worked to develop a plan to decrease severe and deadly crashes along South Preston Street and Preston Highway in Louisville. The Preston Corridor Plan has been in development since 2021 by Louisville Metro’s Office of Advanced Planning, creating a long-range plan to improve transportation options and perform infrastructure updates.

Preston Corridor Plan to decrease severe crashes seeks public review

Indiana State

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - RiverLink’s customer service is a regular complaint WAVE News receives through the Troubleshooter Hotline. One complaint accused RiverLink of double billing. RiverLink tells toll customers to file a dispute with them if they think they’ve been billed incorrectly. WAVE News asked for that database...

Troubleshooters: Double billed tolls through RiverLink

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Metro Louisville embraced the lofty goal of zero traffic deaths by the year 2050. But year one of the initiative called Vision Zero ended with little progress and even less funding. “Currently, we do not have a dedicated funding stream to routinely make these sorts of...

Plans to eliminate traffic fatalities in Louisville ‘just getting started’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A search and rescue operation on the Ohio River is on pause after a car drove into the water at the Shawnee Boat Ramp Wednesday morning. The Louisville Fire Department got the call just before 9 a.m. A witness reported seeing a black car drive into...

Rescue operations paused for car driving into Ohio River

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Hundreds of Louisville’s gun violence prevention leaders came together under one roof Tuesday. Officials hope to come together as part of a Citywide Violence Reduction Summit to find ways to create sustainable reduction of violent crime in Louisville. ”It’s a good thing to have so...

Citywide Violence Reduction Summit underway in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - In a six-to-one vote, the board approved the “Smart Start” plan on Tuesday night, which has nine different start times for students. The first bell will ring at some schools at 7:40 a.m., while others won’t start until 9:40 a.m. The bus driver...

Big changes for when JCPS students will get on the bus

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A restaurant in the Okolona neighborhood has reopened after a devastating fire two weeks ago. Roosters, located at 7405 Preston Highway, announced its reopening on Monday through a social media post. “A big shout out to all of the good people who worked so hard to...

Preston Hwy Roosters reopens after fire damages restaurant

Trust the WAVE Storm Tracking Team to provide you with the latest weather conditions for WAVE Country. Jeff City Boxing receives $25,000 donation during Air Max Day celebration. Updated: 6 hours ago. Jeff City Boxing receives $25,000 donation during Air Max Day celebration. StormTALK! 3/27. Updated: 12 hours ago. Monitoring...

Vehicular homicide bill ‘Lily’s Law’ signed by Gov. Beshear

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Metro Youth Cabinet will hold a press conference on Monday to announce what local youth violence related issues the Cabinets will focus on in their communities. The press conference will be held at 1 p.m. in the Mayor’s Gallery at...

Louisville Mayor, Metro Youth Cabinet announce youth violence issues they will focus on

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville is back with nine consecutive days of entertainment over Waterfront Park. There will be concerts, festive food, family-friendly fun, midway rides and more, according to a release from the Kentucky Derby Festival. Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville will be open daily from Thursday, April 27 through...

Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville returns to Waterfront Park

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - From 2019 to 2021, homicides involving youth from ages 15-24 have tripled. One thing Metro Government has done to combat it is by adding a Youth Cabinet that includes young people across Louisville. They hosted a press conference Monday to announce the youth-led events during National...

Mayor Greenberg, Metro Youth Cabinet kick-off 2023 National Youth Violence Prevention Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Kentucky Opera celebrated the shared vision of community health through creative expression. The organization said it received over $1.3 million dollars in donations for a recently opened opera center in downtown Louisville. Longtime donor and former board member Christina Lee Brown donated $1 million to...

Kentucky Opera receives more than $1.3 million for new Louisville opera center

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - One of the victims of two overnight shootings in west Louisville is now dead. Louisville Metro police officers were called to the 2700 block of West Madison Street on Sunday at about 11:15 p.m. for a reported shooting. They found an adult male and female who had been shot. The man was taken to University of Louisville Hospital and the woman died at the scene from her injuries.

1 killed in overnight west Louisville shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Public Schools Board has approved the new school start time proposal. ”So we have passed this motion with the understanding that we will continue to do the work to make sure everything is successful,” the board announced. According to the JCPS Twitter...

JCPS Board votes to approve new school start time proposal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Local McDonald’s franchises are looking to hire 500 new employees as summer approaches. The job offers on-the-job training, schedule flexibility, and benefits. Eligible restaurant employees can also earn a high school diploma, take ESL classes, get tuition assistance and receive free guidance from advisors, a release said.

Kentuckiana McDonald’s looking to hire 500 employees as summer nears

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - During a night full of street racers taking over parts of Louisville, Louisville Metro Police cracked down, WAVE Troubleshooters confirmed. One driver was arrested after hitting the officer’s car and driving towards oncoming traffic in an attempt to flee, police said. LMPD’s helicopter followed the vehicle which had turned its lights off in an effort to avoid detection.

Street racing crackdown impounds several cars

Arizona State

Clark County, IN

Phoenix, AZ

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A man wanted on charges involving sexual activities with a child has been arrested in Clark County, Indiana. Christen Allen Wright, 38 of Phoenix, Arizona, was wanted on Arizona warrants for sexual misconduct with a minor, molestation of a child, and three counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

Arizona fugitive captured in Southern Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville area boxing club received a special $25,000 donation on Sunday. Hibbett City Gear, in partnership with Nike, hosted two exclusive Air Max Day celebration events in Louisville. The annual event was held at Hibbett and City Gear, with a special donation to Jeff City...

Jeff City Boxing receives $25,000 donation during Air Max Day celebration

Mississippi State

Rolling Fork, MS

ROLLING FORK, Ms. (WYMT) - As help continues to roll into Mississippi following last week’s severe weather, some Eastern Kentuckians are among them. Dragon’s Breath BBQ, based out of Hazard, is on the ground in Rolling Fork, one of the hardest hit areas. According to the group’s Facebook...

Eastern Kentuckians in Mississippi helping and feeding tornado survivors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Overall a quiet few day with just a few minor issues with showers and cold mornings. It will be Friday that our pattern changes with a warm surge of air and thunderstorms. Severe risk is on the table once again but as always, the finer details still have to get worked out.

StormTALK! Weather Blog 3/27

Seymour, IN

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The identity has been released of a man pulled from a body of water in southern Indiana. Seymour police officers were called to an area below the Burkart Boulevard overpass on Friday. They found someone who was walking to work had pulled the man from the water.

Southern Indiana man identified after being pulled from body of water

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Center for Women and Families will host a two-day job fair to fill a wide range of positions, according to a release. Job-seekers who have a passion for helping others and want to make a difference in the lives of people in the local community are encouraged to attend.

Center for Women and Families hosts job fair

Sellersburg, IN

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man wanted for child sex crimes was arrested in Sellersburg after trying to convince police in Arizona that he had died. ”This one is unique,” Clark County assistant police chief Mark Grube said. “It’s not often you hear someone trying to fake a death to avoid a warrant. It’s something kind of new to us, but it obviously didn’t work out for the guy.”

Arizona fugitive who faked his own death to escape police caught in Southern Indiana

Clarksville, IN

Parkway Village, KY

Audubon Park, KY

Seneca Gardens, KY

Kingsley, KY

Strathmoor Village, KY

Masonic Widows And Orphans Home, KY

Strathmoor Manor, KY

Mockingbird Valley, KY

New Albany, IN

Shively, KY

Lynnview, KY

Watterson Park, KY

Wellington, KY

Bellewood, KY

Brownsboro Village, KY

Norbourne Estates, KY

Poplar Hills, KY

Maryhill Estates, KY

Indian Hills, KY

NewsBreak

Louisville Metro included in $11.3 million Ky. transportation funding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced $11.3 million to improve transportation and air quality in Kentucky, and Louisville Metro Government will be receiving some...

Louisville Metro included in $11.3 million Ky. transportation funding

Comments / 0