Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Louisville mailed its 500,000th book to children under 5, celebrating a milestone for the city's literacy program. The program delivers free monthly books to help young children develop reading skills and prepare for kindergarten. It launched locally in...

Mayor Greenberg uses city funds to continue Senior Nutrition Program for 900 homebound seniors after federal funding expires.

Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, convicted for using excessive force during the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, has been ordered to begin his prison sentence this week after a federal judge rejected his request to remain free while appealing the case. Hankison, who fired multiple shots into...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Check those tickets! A winning Powerball ticket was sold in Louisville during Saturday night's drawing. The winning Powerball numbers were: 3 – 07 – 47 – 67 – 68 Powerball 2. According to lottery officials, the $50,000 ticket was purchased at the...

Anthropologists know from documented research and excavation that several Indigenous tribes lived here in Kentucky approximately 12,000 years ago. Depending on where you are in the state, you reside primarily on Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Osage land. According to Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Daviess...

Kentucky knows how to fill a table, but soul food here feels like something deeper than appetite. Fried chicken snaps in hot oil, collard greens simmer low until the pot hums with flavor, and cornbread perfumes the air before you even sit down. Inside these kitchens, fryers hiss, glasses of...

Pardon the Disruption is a column that looks at the forces shaping food retail. When I was a kid, my family moved back and forth between the cities of Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, meaning I grew up with a deep appreciation for college hoops and horse racing. It also means I was never very far from a Kroger...

A pilot survived the crash of the plane he was flying Saturday in southern Indiana and it took more than six hours for rescuers to find him.

Authorities in Kentucky are searching for Philip Joseph, a military veteran who's vehicle was spotted in Southwest Michigan. He's believed to be driving a Ford F-150 with an Alaska license plate.

There’s something magical about finding a place where time stands still, where the coffee’s always hot, and where the stories are as rich as the gravy on your biscuits – that’s Wagner’s Pharmacy in Louisville, Kentucky for you. Not actually a pharmacy anymore (though it...