Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In Mayor Craig Greenberg’s proposed $1.35 billion budget, the Louisville Fire Department would receive $85 million, an increase of nearly $3 million from last year. In total, the department has $30 million in deferred maintenance across its buildings. Fire Chief Brian O’Neill said much of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The shutdown first announced in August 2025 is now just days away. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) says they need to close the interstate to make critical repairs and extend the lifespan of the bridges. While many Louisville drivers will take local roads, the main detour...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville's police union is pushing to halt investigations conducted by the city's watchdog office. The Fraternal Order of Police — the union representing LMPD officers — filed a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month asking Mayor Craig Greenberg to stop the city's inspector general from i

As the WFPK Paws Report marks 20 years, Laura Shine reflects on how the beloved segment has helped connect rescue pets with families across Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is in the hospital after a semi rollover crash in Southern Indiana Tuesday morning. According to the Paoli Fire and Orange County Sheriff's Office, at 7:55 a.m., first responders were called to the Castle Knoll area for a report of a semi rollover with the driver trapped inside.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville firefighters quickly contained a fire at a vacant house early Tuesday morning. Crews were dispatched just before 4 a.m. to the 1000 block of Beecher Street in the Wyandotte neighborhood. Firefighters arrived about four minutes later and found heavy flames coming from the front porch...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is working to locate next-of-kin information for a man who died Saturday, May 6, 2026, at the Salvation Army on Brook Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The coroner’s office identified the man as Raymond Griffin, a 69-year-old Black man born July...

A 37-year-old Kentucky man allegedly threatened to kill his wife and set two dogs on fire after she confronted him about having an affair and possibly having a baby with another woman. Bobby Atkinson stands accused of torture of a dog, cruelty to animals, menacing and terroristic threatening. The incident...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed the maximum sentence for a woman sent to prison after running over and killing her 18-month-old granddaughter in 2023. Lisa Tesch originally pleaded guilty to failure to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Five armed robbery suspects were stopped by police while trying to flee into southern Indiana. Police said the suspects, who are all juveniles, allegedly robbed a vendor at gunpoint before fleeing north on the Big Four Bridge on Monday. In a social media post, the Jeffersonville...