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Thousands expected for annual Southern Indiana Pride Festival this weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- June is Pride Month, and southern Indiana is getting ready to host its own Pride Festival. Southern Indiana Tourism and Southern Indiana Pride held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon to kick off this year's festival. The festival started in 2016 with only a few hundreds of...
Crews break ground on new Redwire facility at southern Indiana tech campus
GEORGETOWN, Ind. (WDRB) -- The town of Georgetown, Indiana, broke ground Friday on a new facility that will work on some out-of-this world technology. Construction has officially started on the new Redwire facility at the NovaParke tech campus on Innovation Parkway. Redwire is an American aerospace manufacturer and technology company....
Free summer meals available for Indiana kids through June 13
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- To ease some of the burden off of parents and guardians this summer, the Indiana Department of Education is offering free meals at different sites across the state. Free breakfast and snacks will be available for kids up to the age of 18 this summer throughout...
Southern Indiana Dems select Wendy Dant Chesser for House District 71 seat
Southern Indiana Democrats have chosen business leader Wendy Dant Chesser to be the next state representative for House District 71, which includes all of Clarksville and Jeffersonville and part of New Albany. Wendy Dant Chesser, a longtime business leader, will be the next Democratic representative from Southern Indiana. District 71...
Louisville doctor to serve as president of American Medical Association
A Louisville doctor has been tapped to lead the country's largest medical association. Dr. Bruce Scott, a head and neck surgeon, will be named president of the American Medical Association on June 11, a spokesperson with the association said in an email. Scott was named president-elect in June 2023, while also serving on the association's Board of Trustees.
Progress continues on the construction project to redo the I-265, I-64 interchange in east Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A major construction project is scheduled to get some relief soon. The I-Move Kentucky project was originally expected to be done by now, but it will take a little longer before crews are finished. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, supply chain issues were part of what's delayed the project. Drivers and residents along parts of Interstates 265 and 71 have endured blasting, lane closures, the sound of heavy equipment and construction.
Nelson County distillery opening high-end restaurant on prominent downtown Louisville corner
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Nelson County bourbon and gin distillery will open a new high-end restaurant on a marquee corner of downtown Louisville. At 2nd and Main streets, Monk's Road Boiler House will take over a building long-occupied by Bearno's By the Bridge, a space that has recently undergone a complete transformation. The two-story venue will have a bar for tastings and events in the basement and a restaurant on the first floor.
Howard Steamboat Museum hosting 'Rollin' on the River Beer Fest' next month
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — According to promoter Todd Antz, something different is coming to Jeffersonville, Indiana. "Rollin' on the River Beer Festival this is our inaugural event; it's the first time that we know that a beer fest has been in Jeffersonville," Antz said. 450 North Brewing. Antz and business...
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