The new Mimi’s Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar brings flavors of Africa to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- The newly opened Mimi's Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar brings great flavors to the highlands. WDRB's Keith Kaiser tries out the new restaurant on Bardstown Road. Yared Hailemariam and his wife Yodit "Mimi" Woldetsadik opened the dining spot on Wednesday, August 5th. Ethiopian cuisine features rich,
Kammerer Middle School student arrested for bringing gun to school
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) — A student was arrested Thursday morning after a gun was found in a backpack at Kammerer Middle School. The gun was detected before school started, according to a letter sent to families by Principal Shannon Corrigan. Corrigan said the school's weapons detection system alerted staff...
Garbage workers picked up and ‘squeezed’ woman with truck claw, then dumped her to...
Kentucky garbage workers were caught on video laughing and "mocking" a homeless woman after she was picked up with a hydraulic trash claw and fatally dumped in an alley, according to her family. The post Garbage workers picked up and 'squeezed' woman with truck claw, then dumped her to die and laughed instead of calli
Popular southern Indiana bakery files for bankruptcy protection
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A popular bakery in southern Indiana filed for bankruptcy protection. Adrienne & Co. Bakery on Court Avenue in Jeffersonville filed a petition for bankruptcy protection Aug. 5 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana's New Albany Division, according to our partners at Louis
Lane closures come to downtown Louisville as part of I-65 Central Corridor bridge project
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Some lane closures are happening near downtown Louisville starting Wednesday night that could impact your commute if you work night shifts or have to be at work early in the morning. As part of the I-65 Central Corridor bridge replacement and rehabilitation project, two westbound lanes...
Homeowner faces more than $10k in damages as MSD struggles to manage sewage system...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville homeowner is looking at more than $10,000 worth of damage after six feet of sewer water from Louisville Metro Sewer District's system backed up into her home. Imagine sewer water overflowing into your home every time Jefferson County experiences heavy rain. That has...
Two crashes on I-265 cause major issues this morning
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two separate crashes are causing significant traffic issues this morning on I-265. One lane has reopened at I-265 N following a three-vehicle crash. This is near mile marker 32.0. Currently the left shoulder and left two lanes are blocked. This is close to Westport Road. TRIMARC...
Two arrested in connection with July shooting on Shelby Parkway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two men are in custody following a non-fatal shooting last month in Louisville’s Shelby Park neighborhood. Antoine Cole, 49, and Robert Garth, 24, were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department. Both men face charges of complicity to second-degree assault
Troubleshooters: LMPD lieutenant appeals Merit Board ruling on handling of use-of-force investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - An LMPD Lieutenant is appealing the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board’s conclusion that he violated department policy in a use-of-force investigation, asking a judge to review the case. In April 2023, LMPD Lieutenant Caleb Stewart was the supervisor over now-retired Officer Jay Moss. In video
Thousands of LG&E/KU customers experience outages across LG&E coverage area
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Storms continue to sweep through the WAVE area, causing widespread power outages. Sporadic outages are reported throughout Louisville and other parts of Central Kentucky. Prospect was hit hardest with hundreds of outages. But power appears to have been restored to most customers. Across the ent
