Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The sounds of clanking metal and heavy machinery on the move make it seem like a normal day at Rusty Rooster Recycling on Grade Lane. But every time a UPS jet flies over, it becomes apparent that the third-generation family business is going through some changes.

After a UPS plane crashed in Louisville killing 14 people and injuring dozens more, AI-generated posts flooded social media with disinformation.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — A controversial dam in New Albany will be removed after a years-long legal battle between the city and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Mayor Jeff Gahan announced Thursday that the city and Indiana DNR have reached an agreement that ends all pending legal matters regarding the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Nearly three years after a deadly hit-and-run, a Louisville judge dismissed several charges without prejudice against the man accused at the request of prosecutors. Angelo Collier is accused of hitting Vinnie Jacoway at a high rate of speed at 3rd and Jefferson Streets on January 15,...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ind. (WAVE) - Right now, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office is the only agency in Southern Indiana without body cameras. But, they’re looking to change that in the early part of next year, and they want the public’s help. Floyd County Sheriff Steve Bush said...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Wednesday's drive to school started like any other for Julieta Carmona Garcia. The Cochrane Elementary fifth grader said she sat up front, with her 7-year-old sister Dulce in the back and their father, Ernesto Carmona Torres, behind the wheel. "My sister was talking with my dad,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Holiday shopping is well underway, and local businesses believe every bit helps. However, instead of coming to spend money, a thief stole it from shops across the area. A burglar hit three different businesses in the Louisville area on Thanksgiving, including Pop's Comics on Hess Lane.

KENTUCKY — The Garrard County Sheriff’s Office dealt a significant blow to the methamphetamine trade in Lancaster Thursday, arresting three individuals and seizing a large quantity of the drug. Paul Jackson, 37, of Detroit, Michigan; Dashawn Willis, 35, of Louisville, Kentucky; and Kaviera Johnson, 22, of Ypsilanti,...

Louisville Metro Council members held their second-to-last meeting of 2025.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a September shooting in the Russell neighborhood, according to Louisville Metro Police. 18-year-old Rodshawn Taylor was arrested on Dec. 4, 2025, in connection with a shooting that took place in the 2700 block of West Madison Street that left...