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Wawa set to break ground on Kentucky locations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Wawa is set to break ground on their Kentucky locations next month. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the convenience store chain plans to break ground on its first two locations on June 5 in Nicholasville at 3013 Lexington Road and in Louisville. Wawa plans to open...
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.
Shooting at Louisville club injures several people in Southland Park neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- LMPD is on the scene of a shooting that happened at The Hot Spot early Saturday morning. MetroSafe got a call about shots fired at 282 Evangeline Ave. around 5 a.m. May 11. That's near Southside Drive in the Southland Park neighborhood. LMPD has confirmed that...
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...
JCPS school board member's intimidating letter to principals was an extreme abuse of power
Early in 2020, a group of concerned Black retired Jefferson County Public Schools Administrators formed the Coalition of Retired Black Administrators and Principals. These administrators have served over five decades in JCPS. The group began meeting to monitor the treatment of current Black administrators, and, more specifically, the treatment of Black principals at mostly Black JCPS schools under state audit. Our advocacy included meeting with some of the affected principals, superintendent Marty Pollio, JCPS Board members and legislators while also writing letters to the Kentucky Education Commissioner and Kentucky School Board.
Frankfort man, woman charged with bank fraud, identity theft
A federal grand jury in Louisville has returned an indictment 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. According to the indictment, from May 2021 to December 2022, Kendrick C. Brown, 33, and Brooke R. Williams, […] The post Frankfort man, woman charged with bank fraud, identity theft appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
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...
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...
Indiana Attorney General asks judge to freeze all of former sheriff Jamey Noel's assets
CLARK COUNTY, Indiana — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a new lawsuit against former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, Kenneth Hughbanks and Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Noel is facing 25 felony charges, including counts of theft, tax evasion, corrupt business practices, ghost employment and official misconduct. Hughbanks, the...
Man arrested for deadly Cafe 360 shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two men are in jail months after a deadly shooting inside a Bardstown Road bar. Marquis Ward is charged with murder and robbery. An arrest report said he shot and killed Theodore Brown, Jr. inside Café 360 in March. Police say Ward shot Brown when...
Death investigation underway after woman's body found in Louisville's Portland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police are conducting a death investigation after a woman's body was found at an apartment in Louisville's Portland neighborhood. Neighbors tell WDRB that police were called early Thursday morning to the building on Duncan Street near 29th Street, which is just a block from Atkinson Elementary.
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...
Second-place jockey in Kentucky Derby fined for touching another horse during race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has handed down a fine to the second-place jockey in the 150th Kentucky Derby,. Following Derby 150, a film review was ordered for jockey Tyler Gaffalione, who road second-place Sierra Leone in the race. This came after the Stewards ruled immediately after the race that there were no incidents that impacted results.
Louisville Metro Police investigating police shooting off Dixie Highway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) is investigating a critical incident that involved officers near Dixie Highway late Friday night. LMPD said officers were called to the 4700 block of Crawford Avenue around 11 p.m. When they arrived, officers said they found a man holding a knife. Police...
'The tassel is worth the hassle' | More than 2,000 students set to graduate from UofL
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Over 2,000 students are set to graduate from the University of Louisville this weekend at the KFC Yum! Center. A celebration made extra special for 2020 high school graduates who missed the opportunity to walk across a stage during the pandemic. They had to transition to...
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