Officials search for rare replacement part after electrical fire displaces 144 public housing residents
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - At St Catherine Court, Tina Moody stood in the doorway of the 15-story public housing tower with her bag packed and her patience at an end. “I mean, they didn’t give us enough time really to get everything we need,” Moody said. “I still got a bunch of stuff up there that needs to be taken...
Goat owner in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood worried about new animal ordinance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Some small livestock owners in Louisville are worried a new city ordinance passed in October may impact their ability to keep their animals. This issue was first discovered when a miniature pony named Bandit in Louisville's Germantown/Merriwether neighborhood got a ticket. The ticket was given to...
Louisville dedicates street to firefighter killed in line of duty in 1994
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- City leaders on Tuesday gathered to dedicate a street to a Louisville firefighter who died in the line of duty decades ago. Louisville Fire Sgt. John "Strawn" Nutter died in August 1994 as he battled a blaze at a storage facility on South Seventh Street when the roof collapsed under him. He...
27-year-old identified as victim of deadly crash on Preston Highway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 27-year-old man has been identified as one of the two victims of a deadly crash on Dec. 26 near Okolona. Louisville Metro Police officers were called to a multi-vehicle crash in the 10300 block of Preston Highway at Maple Spring Drive just after 8 p.m., department spokesperson Aaron Ellis...
‘Yes, I ate your snack’: Man had no regrets for shooting woman who confronted...
A Kentucky man is behind bars after police said he shot a woman in the arm because she got upset at him for eating snacks she brought for her kids. Kenneth Beals, 57, was charged with second-degree assault and arrested on Sunday by officers from the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department. According to an arrest...
Selling THC seltzers at Kentucky fairs, festivals will be illegal beginning Jan. 1
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky will prohibit the sale of THC-infused seltzers at fairs and festivals starting New Year's Day. The new restriction completes implementation of Senate Bill 202, which regulates THC beverages by limiting sales to licensed liquor stores only, where they must be sold by the box. SB 202 banned...
A DEA agent used Louisville’s Flock camera database for immigration searches, against LMPD policy
A DEA agent used a Louisville Metro police officer’s login credentials to search the city’s license plate reader database using immigration-related terms.
Court orders Kentucky to release records in driver’s license fraud investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A court ruled the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet violated the state's open records laws by withholding documents tied to an investigation into immigrants illegally obtaining Kentucky driver's licenses in Louisville, ordering more than 2,300 records released to WDRB. The ruling marks a major...
Cluckers in southern Indiana catches fire, collapses; what we know
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jeffersonville Fire confirmed they are working a fire at the Cluckers on West Riverside Drive Tuesday morning. Fire Deputy Chief Mike McCutcheon told WHAS11 News said they were dispatched to a call of a dumpster fire at 1:18 a.m. They arrived at 1:24 a.m. He said...
Flu cases on the rise in Louisville as health officials urge caution heading into...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you’ve been feeling run down and then suddenly much worse, doctors say you may be dealing with this year’s flu strain. Symptoms like coughing, fatigue and body aches are tightening their grip on Kentuckiana as influenza cases continue to climb. Exam rooms across...
