‘We didn’t sign up for this’ | Sellersburg neighborhood frustrated after Lumos hits gas...
SELLERSBURG, Ind. (WDRB) -- A local fiber optic contractor is in hot water again after causing a gas leak in a southern Indiana neighborhood, cutting natural gas service to hundreds of homes. Frustration surrounds the Yorktown Park subdivision in Sellersburg after Lumos, which has been installing internet for a week.
Louisville man sentenced for 2021 shooting on I-264 that killed worker, injured police officer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man convicted of killing a construction worker and shooting a Louisville Metro Police officer in the face could spend the rest of his life in prison. Friday afternoon, a jury recommended Keyshaun Stewart serve two consecutive life sentences for the November 2021 shooting on Interstate...
Louisville pushes state to expedite reopening of youth detention center
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville city leaders are mounting pressure on state legislators to reopen the Youth Transitional Services building. Metro Council passed a resolution Thursday, Sept. 25, calling on Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky. to expedite that process. Councilmember Kevin Bratcher, D-22, a sponsor of the resolution,...
Louisville considers adding fully trained police force to city parks system
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's parks could soon have more than just rangers keeping watch as Metro Council considers a plan to transform the program into a fully trained park police force. For people like Mitzi Wilson, who has spent a lifetime in Baxter Square Park, the idea sounds like...
Police searching for missing person in Kentucky
KENTUCKY — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager last seen in Valley Station. According to an Operation Return Home alert, 16-year-old Elizabeth “Liz” Geter was last seen Sunday, Sept. 21, in the area of Autumn Lake Drive. She was wearing a black hoodie, brown shirt, dark jeans, black...
‘They’re still people’: System reforms often aren’t enough to prevent jail deaths
On May 18, 2024, Richard Graham was booked into the Louisville Metro jail. He didn’t survive the night.
Police search for man who assaulted girl waiting to be picked up from school...
Police are asking for help searching for a man who assaulted a girl waiting to be picked up from school on Sept. 18 in Louisville.
‘It’s still not fixed.’ | Widespread mold at Fairdale apartments triggers code enforcement crackdown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A widespread mold issue at the Crossing at South Park apartments in Fairdale hasn't been fixed more than three months after Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations began issuing violations for the issue in July. "I thought it would be cleared before I moved back home, and...
Louisville man found guilty of 2021 murder, multiple other charges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A jury delivered a guilty verdict against a Louisville man for a murder that took place in 2021. Kaelin Denzel Akins was arrested and charged with the murder of Ousmane Ndaw, among several other charges, in November 2021. On Thursday, September 25, a Jefferson County jury...
Juvenile arrested, accused of helping move body of woman shot to death at Shawnee...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro police have announced the second arrest in connection to the murder of a woman at the Shawnee Boat Ramp. On Sept. 14, police said they found 32-year-old Rachael Hughes of Louisville shot to death at the Shawnee Boat Ramp. Two days later, on Sept....
