Louisville KY

Something special is happening this fall at West End School. The respected tuition-free institution in Louisville’s Chickasaw neighborhood is opening a brand-new building, and for the first time in its 20-year history, that building will also be home to girls. The school’s newly completed expansion will welcome girls...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville’s indie music scene is stepping into the national spotlight, with two hometown artists releasing major albums and playing back-to-back shows at Whirling Tiger this week. Wombo, a three-piece art-rock band praised by outlets like Rolling Stone and Pitchfork, will release their...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Metro Police Department will hold six events Tuesday for National Night Out. The annual community-building campaign promotes police partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, aiming to bridge the gap between police and the people they are sworn to serve and protect. LMPD...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Children across Kentuckiana are heading back to class, and schoolwork is not the only thing they will be bringing back home – they will carry plenty of germs too. Pediatricians often start to see more sick visits when school is back in session. Stomach bugs,...

Saturday's weather was about as perfect as it can get in our area for early August. Low humidity, cooler than normal temperatures, and sunshine were a perfect mixture. However, great things can't last forever and it is August after all. Humidity is on the rise. We can start to see...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Have you received your electric bill for the month of July yet? Brace yourself, they're big ones. After weeks of hot July weather, our summer electric bills are starting to arrive. As if the cost of groceries isn't high enough, now shoppers are dealing with soaring electric bills too.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Highlands bar is receiving national recognition for its drinks and vibes. Darling’s on Bardstown Road was chosen as one of USA Today’s Bars of the Year 2025. They are one of 29 bars across the country where people gather for good conversation while...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police have issued an Operation Return Home for a woman believed to be missing from Middletown. Stephanie Speicher, 51, was last seen on Madison Avenue and Shelbyville Road around 4 p.m. Saturday. Speicher has intellectual disabilities and her family fears for her safety. She’s described...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 28-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection to a shooting Friday night near Iroquois Park. Louisville Metro Police said officers responded just before 9 p.m. Aug. 1 to the 5200 block of New Cut Road, near Kenwood Drive, on the report of a shooting. According...

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long and continuing story.