Louisville KY

KENTUCKY — A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in Louisville’s Newburg neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. to the 5500 block of Lodema Way following a report of a shooting. They found a man inside an apartment with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Multiple nonprofit organizations, along with the City of Louisville, tackled the homelessness crisis. They hoped to shed light on the need for permanent affordable housing through a film screening that paved a way forward for other cities across the country. In the Jan. 2023 “Point-in-time” report,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dozens of people are going over the edge of the Louisville Slugger Museum this weekend. They're going to great heights for children battling life-threatening conditions. "It's a beautiful thing," Jasmine Edwards said. "It's a very beautiful thing." As a mother of 5, Edwards juggles a lot.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new group Louisville's mayor created aims to house 250 people experiencing chronic houselessness by 2027. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the name of the group, "Home for Good," Friday after a showing of "Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness." “It’s time to strengthen and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is in the hospital after he was shot Friday morning in Louisville's Highview neighborhood. Just past 5 a.m., Louisville Metro police responded to a shooting in the 7800 block of Joyce Drive, according to an LMPD news release. Officers on scene found a man...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A local veteran was shocked when a car dealership surprised him with a brand new truck. Theron Bell was gifted a Nissan Frontier Friday by the Jeff Wyler Automotive Family. Bell is an Army Veteran who served in Afghanistan. When he returned to the U.S., he...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The family of 12-year-old Jada Smith is sharing their heartbreak after she was killed by an alleged drunk driver on the Gene Snyder Freeway early Monday, as her mother also faces charges. Louisville Metro Police said the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday when Renaldo Gill,...

KENTUCKY — Two $50,000 winning Powerball tickets were sold in Kentucky Thursday night, the Kentucky Lottery announced. The tickets were purchased at Saddlebrook One, 525 West Laurel Road in London, and Speedway, 411 Mount Zion Road in Florence. Both tickets matched four white ball numbers and the Powerball from...

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands of people will visit Jeffersontown during the Gaslight Festival. WDRB's Keith Kaiser learns about some of the upcoming events. Jeffersontown, Kentucky celebrates with the 56th annual Gaslight Festival, running from Sept. 4-14. What started as a small street party in 1969 has...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A decade-long arson investigation by the Louisville Fire Department has come to a close. Louisville Fire Department spokesperson Donovan Sims said Thursday the arson case into the deadly July 2015 fire in the city's Old Louisville neighborhood has come to a close as they have identified a...