Derby City Weekend April 24, 2026
From all the Kentucky Derby Festival events to Racing Louisville and concerts, if you need weekend plans, Olivia Russell has you covered with Derby City Weekend!
Safe Haven Baby Boxes now available at 2 Anchorage Middletown Fire stations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — New Safe Haven Baby Boxes were unveiled Friday afternoon in Louisville. The new baby boxes are at Anchorage Middletown Fire at 108 Urton Lane and EMS Station 31 at 4700 Murphy Lane. Each box is secured and climate-controlled with sensors that activate a silent alarm...
New $44 million development planned for Jeffersonville industrial park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A $44 million development is planned for the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, bringing hundreds of jobs to the region. Communications Test Design Inc. plans to build a 400,000-square-foot facility at the site, according to our partners at Louisville Business First. It would be the company's third facility within the business park.
KDF: Great Balloon Glow canceled due to weather
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heavy rain moving through the Louisville area has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s L&N Federal Credit Union Great Balloon Glow. Organizers say the event, including the Candlestick Glow, will not take place as planned. Despite the cancellation, conditions are expected to improve in time...
Bald Eagle sightings increase around Louisville with reports of population growth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Fish and Wildlife reports a record high in Kentucky's bald eagle population. People are seeing the increase around Louisville. Christina Norris lives next to the Ohio River near Twelve Mile Island. She said it's not uncommon for the birds to follow her while she swims and fishes around the neighborhood.
LMPD: All clear given after bomb threat at Costco
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Police have determined that there is no threat to the public following a bomb threat at Costco, according to LMPD. Officers responded to the Costco located at 3408 Bardstown Road just after 4:15 p.m. on a report of a bomb threat, LMPD spokesperson Matthew Sanders said.
Former CEO of Louisville Urban League removed from UofL Board of Trustees
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Sadiqa Reynolds was removed as a UofL Trustee after the Kentucky Senate did not confirm her. Reynolds is a UofL alumnus and previously served as the CEO of the Louisville Urban League. She was appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025. The university released a...
30-year-old Louisville woman charged with attempted murder months after shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 30-year-old Louisville woman was charged with attempted murder and first-degree robbery seven months after a shooting near Shively. Louisville Metro Police said officers responded the night of Sept. 28, 2025, to the 3300 block of 7th Street Road, just north of Berry Boulevard, to find a man who'd been shot. The victim was transported to UofL Hospital...
Clarksville hit-and-run ends with Elizabethtown man arrested in major drug bust
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A man is in custody after a Clarksville hit-and-run turned into a major drug bust, according to Clarksville Police. Officers responded to a call just after midnight of a single-vehicle crash in the area of US Route 31 and Stansifer Avenue on Wednesday, April 22. The...
New mental health crisis center set to open this summer in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The push for more mental health services in Louisville continues as a new crisis center is set to open downtown. The issue of mental health help has been discussed for years in Louisville. "We know that a lot of the issues that we face as...

















