As residents flee, Louisville’s housing authority discusses new vision for Dosker Manor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Housing Authority has been moving people out of the rundown, insect-ridden public housing towers known as Dosker Manor for over a year now. The complex has 666 total units. LMHA said in March of this year that 339 people were remaining. As of...
Shooting victim found dead near Buechel, Louisville police searching for suspects
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found fatally shot early Wednesday morning. It happened around 5:42 a.m., according to a news release from LMPD. That's when officers from the 6th Division responded to a shooting report in the 4200 block of Norbrook Drive....
International theft ring tied to bold home invasion in Prospect, police say
PROSPECT, Ky. (WDRB) --A high-end home invasion in one of Louisville’s most exclusive neighborhoods is now part of a broader investigation involving a suspected international theft ring, according to Prospect Police. The break-in happened Saturday night in a quiet subdivision where a local attorney said masked men...
Louisville police tout 30% decrease in homicides, non-fatal shootings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville police said homicides, non-fatal shootings and carjackings are all down more than 30% so far in 2025. "These are results that are not just because of the work that our officers are doing but it's because of the work our community is doing with our officers and with each other,"...
JCPS schools get ready to enforce new law banning use of cell phones in...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As Jefferson County Public Schools students head back to the classroom on Thursday, they’ll be met with a sweeping change: a new law that restricts the use of cell phones in school. While Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) leadership gave guidance, every school had to...
Louisville developer sues to declare city-county merger unconstitutional
A Louisville real estate developer is suing to declare the city-county merger of 2003 unconstitutional and void.
U of L Health delays South End birthing center “indefinitely,” citing Medicaid cuts
The Birthing Place at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital would have returned labor and delivery services to southwest Louisville for the first time since the 1970’s.
$2 ticket in Kentucky Lottery scratch-off nets Louisville woman $25,000
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville woman remained calm and collected after discovering she had won $25,000 on a new scratch-off ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. The woman, who doesn't want to be identified, said she enjoys playing new scratch-off games, so she picked up a "Wild Cash 20X" ticket at the Circle K...
‘Let me finish her’: Mom who begged son to let her keep hitting 6-year-old...
Zeinab Abdi was indicted in Kentucky for allegedly beating her 6-year-old daughter in the head with a hammer as the victim's sibling tried to intervene. The post 'Let me finish her': Mom who begged son to let her keep hitting 6-year-old in head with hammer indicted on multiple felonies first appeared on Law & Crime .
Louisville teachers put finishing touches on classrooms, preparing for 1st day of school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The countdown is on for teachers and students as the start of the new school year begins in just a few days in Louisville. Both sides are already feeling the first-day-of-school jitters. "Even though it's my 13th year, I'm nervous ever year," Jessica Galati, a fifth-grade...
