Non-profit leaders discuss SNAP changes in Kentucky, Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A new year means new requirements for those who receive SNAP benefits. In both Kentucky and Indiana, they’ve only gotten stricter, with Indiana removing some items from the eligibility list. “They’re worried. Families are worried,” said Gina Brown, founder of Let Us Learn, a non-profit...
Swift Pork Proposes Settlement in Odor Case
A proposed settlement moved forward in a class-action lawsuit against Swift Pork Co. over allegations that noxious odors from its Louisville, Kentucky slaughter and processing plant invaded nearby neighborhoods, more than three years after the case was filed. The agreement received preliminary approval from a U.S....
Illinois barred LMPD from data over misuse of surveillance tool
Illinois temporarily blocked the Louisville Metro Police Department’s access to its license plate surveillance system. The Courier Journal learned of that development in an LMPD internal affairs investigation into an officer’s use of the department’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system. Following the...
TARC holding public meetings on possible fare changes, Title VI plan
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville’s public transit agency, TARC, is planning to hold eight total meetings on proposed fare changes and the Title VI plan for the New TARC Network, which is set to be implemented in August. TARC officials say this is the first proposed fare adjustment since...
30 Years Ago: Looking Back At The Blizzard Of 1996…
This storm may not be the first one that comes to mind because it arrived 2 years after the historic snowstorm of January 1994. A record 15.9" of snow fell in one day and Louisville set an all-time record low temperature of -22 degrees Fahrenheit. Now if that doesn't overshadow the 1996 snow, 2 years later in...
Man Faces Charges After Injuring Two Women
The Louisville Metro Police Department has announced the arrest of a man accused of shooting one woman and then breaking the jaw of another at a Jacob’s neighborhood apartment. The incident happened on December 26. Court documents claim 45 year-old Rondrell Cox arrived uninvited at the apartment with the...
Louisville woman faces DUI, child endangerment charges after weekend crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman accused of causing a crash while driving impaired with her children in the car over the weekend faced a judge Monday. It happened just before midnight Sunday, according to court documents. Police said 33-year-old Tori Tinsley left the scene of a crash after she hit a vehicle while...
Southern Indiana Pride announces move from Jeffersonville to downtown Clarksville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Southern Indiana Pride announced its changing up some things in 2026 – starting with a new location. The organization announced after seven years, it would be moving from the Big Four Station Park in Jeffersonville to The Central Green at Water Tower Square on Main Street in downtown Clarksville.
Louisville progressive Shameka Parrish-Wright discusses run for mayor
Louisville Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright has decided not to run for reelection to the District 3 seat, launching a bid for mayor instead.
Kentucky bill would give Metro Council, voters power to break up JCPS
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A GOP Kentucky lawmaker is looking to change how the state's largest public school district operates, following a trend of proposed state intervention and oversight over the years for the system facing financial hardship. On the first day of Kentucky's 2026 legislative session, state Rep. Jared...

















