2013 Clarksville homicide suspect appears in court Wednesday
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) – Twelve years after a brutal double-homicide in Clarksville, the man suspected of the crime appeared in court to answer to his crimes. Carlos Alberto Bonilla-Canenguez was in custody last month in an ICE facility in Georgia, due to be deported to El Salvador. Clarksville police said that is...
This movie shot in Louisville just got a 13-minute standing ovation
Dead Man's Wire, a movie shot in Louisville recently, just received a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
Judge sets $100,000 bond for man accused of carjacking in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 26-year-old man was in court Wednesday after he allegedly stole a truck from a man in downtown Louisville Tuesday afternoon and crashed into an LMPD cruiser during a chase in the city's west end. It happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday, in the 400 block of...
Feds support former LMPD detective remaining free as he appeals verdict in Breonna Taylor...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Brett Hankison, the former LMPD detective sentenced to over two years for his role in the botched raid that ended the life of Breonna Taylor, is asking to remain free as he appeals his sentencing and conviction. The motion was filed Aug. 28 by Hankison’s attorneys....
Kentucky School District Sees Unexpected Results From Cell Phone Ban
Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky is calling it a "culture shift" – and the numbers back it up.Less than a month into the district's first school year with a comprehensive cell phone ban, students are checking out library books at unprecedented rates. The policy, implemented following new state legislation...
First of 2 new Publix stores opens in east Louisville on Wednesday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Publix Super Market cut the ribbon Wednesday on the first of two stores opening this week in Louisville. The celebration kicked off bright and early at 7 a.m. at Publix's new location in Marshall Commons at 10005 Ballardsville Road, near Brownsboro Road. Dozens of people were in line when...
Ministry plans to feed hungry Kentuckians for as long as needed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A South Louisville ministry has been working to feed hungry Kentuckians for decades and said that need is growing. Feeding Kentucky said nearly 700,000 Kentuckians struggle with hunger in the commonwealth. Isabel Mauriz works hard to provide for her family. To help ends meet, she comes...
Man arrested by ICE in Georgia returned to Indiana for 2013 double murder case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man arrested by ICE in Georgia is back in southern Indiana to face charges for a double murder that happened in 2013. The Clarksville Police Department said the homicides happened on Oct. 9, 2013, when officers were called to a house fire at 436 North Randolph Avenue. Two men were found...
One person arrested following attempted kidnapping in Kentucky
KENTUCKY — A University of Louisville student is facing charges after police say he attempted to abduct a woman on campus earlier this week. Thomas Hood, 20, was arrested early Sept. 1 after officers responded to a report of a man carrying a large kitchen knife near the University Tower Apartments on Unity Place, off...
DEA Louisville arrests 51 people allegedly tied to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent week-long sweep across Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia resulted in the arrest of 51 people. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Louisville Field Division worked with federal, state and local law enforcement for this sweep. The arrests were announced Tuesday. Authorities said the...