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Two people are dead following a crash involving a motorcycle that happened on Oct. 4 around 10:20 p.m. in Henry County, according to Kentucky State Police.

OWENTON, Ky. — Three people have died after a medical helicopter crashed in Owen County on Monday night. The crash happened around 5:37 p.m., near State Route 22, about two miles north of Owen County High School. The helicopter that crashed was with Air Evac Lifeteam 133, out of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Jefferson County judge says she was not aware a suspect had been ordered not to have a gun before she released him on his own recognizance, meaning without having to put up a bond. Judge Anne Delahanty released Frank Childress Friday after calling his mother...

The coroner has now identified the shooter in a Shelby County murder-suicide. Watch our initial report in the player above. According to the Shelby County coroner, Jessica Hager was shot and killed at a house on Bagdad Road early Saturday. Police said they responded to the call of a home...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The wife and daughter of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel charged with stealing taxpayers' money to lead extravagant lives may never go to trial. Misty and Kasey Noel were in court on Monday to discuss plans for their trial. But now a plea deal could...

MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Oct. 4, a woman was arrested in Magoffin Co. after Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 9 received a call about a multi-car crash on KY 114 in the Salyersville community. At approximately 7:52 p.m. Sarah Spurling, 33, of Louisville was the driver of the...

LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, Mont. – The Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for 27-year-old Meghan Rita Rouns, who went missing during a horseback riding trip in the McMaster Hills Recreation Area. The search began on Saturday, October 5, at 11:22 a.m., with multiple rescue teams...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman is dead and a man is in unknown condition after a shooting in the Park Hill neighborhood Monday night. Louisville police said around 8:10 p.m., officers were called to the 2300 block of Dumesnil Street. There, they found a man and woman who had been shot inside a house. They were both taken to UofL Hospital where the woman died shortly after arriving. The man was rushed into surgery.

The cleanup and recovery phase from Hurricane Helene is underway across several states in the Southeast.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 15-year-old has been hospitalized after a motorbike and minivan collided in Portland. Metro Police said the crash happened on 16th and West Main Street around 5 p.m. Monday. In their preliminary investigation, LMPD were told by witnesses that a minivan driven by a man was...

The Cardinals host the Hurricanes after traveling to face Virginia.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man walking on Interstate 65 Saturday night was hit by two cars and sustained critical injuries. Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded on a report of a pedestrian in the roadway on I-65 south just after 9:30 p.m. Police said...

A man was arrested after police witnessed him firing shots on Baxter Avenue early Saturday morning. Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded on a reported shooting in the 900 block of Baxter Avenue just before 3 a.m. Police found a man who was shot in...

Superintendents are on the move as hiring and retiring activity is increasing this early fall after a relatively quieter summer. Superintendent Marty Pollio has announced that he will retire from Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools after the school year. Polio took the helm in Jefferson County in 2017 after serving as a high school principal in the district where he has worked for 26 years.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The trial began Monday for the man accused of drunkenly crashing into a Kansas family on a downtown Louisville sidewalk in 2022, killing one and injuring two others. Michael Hurley admitted to doing drugs before hitting a Kansas family with his car at 2nd and Market...

As dozens of helping hands continue to reach out for those affected by Hurricane Helene, Frankfort, Kentucky nurses returned from their time in Asheville, North Carolina.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Fairdale High School inducted its first-ever Athletic Hall of Fame Class on Sunday. "Most high schools in Jefferson County have had these and we've just never had one at Fairdale, and it's about time we had one, because we have a lot of great athletes that come through this school that have never been put into a Hall of Fame or celebrated in this way," said Darrell Gaus, a Fairdale High School Alumni and Hall of Fame Board Member. "A lot of our recipients are older and we want to make sure they can enjoy it."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Have you ever needed a medical test or surgery ordered by your doctor, but your health insurance company kept denying it? I have—multiple times. “After reviewing the information we have, we determined we cannot approve this request,” one of my letters read. “We found the service requested is not medically necessary in your case.”

Emergency crews from Jefferson County are preparing to travel to Georgia ahead of the potentially devastating impacts of Hurricane Milton in the region. Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS Public Information Officer Jordan Yuodis said that 17 firefighters from the Anchorage Middletown, Fern Creek, Pleasure Ridge Park and Okolona departments are at the Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS Headquarters and will depart for southern Georgia Monday. ...

The episode will focus on the events of Jan. 25, 1865, when 22 Civil War soldiers were ambushed by outlaws and killed, while 20 more were injured, during a cattle drive to Louisville.