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Good evening, Kentucky. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Expect a mild and breezy night as a warm front pushes through the region. Multiple showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into western Kentucky after midnight. Some of these...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville Metro police have arrested a man after he assaulted employees at a fast-food restaurant. Jaylen L. Brown, 23, of Louisville, is charged with assault, wanton endangerment and terroristic threatening. The arrest citation says at 2:25 a.m., December 30, 2025, Brown was in the drive...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Jefferson County Public School student who suffered a medical emergency at a Louisville bus stop Thursday morning was helped by volunteers watching over students in the area. Kamal Wells, the founder of Men Against Gun Violence, was among the volunteers at the bus stop on...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with robbery after a DoorDash driver was robbed at gunpoint while making a delivery. Jorein Thomas was arrested just before 2 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8 and is charged with first-degree robbery and tampering with physical evidence after...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A suspect was arrested on Thursday in connection with a December homicide in the Algonquin neighborhood. According to arrest documents, 25-year-old Anthony Stewart was arrested on Jan. 8, 2026, for the murder of Kalend Hinkle, who was found shot to death in his car on South 10th Street on...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — Gov. Andy Beshear has awarded nearly $3 million in grant funds to railroad and local governments to fund nine projects for industrial access and railway infrastructure improvement in seven counties across Kentucky. The projects, announced Thursday, are funded through two programs...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - During Mayor Craig Greenberg’s weekly press conference, the city announced that, starting next Wednesday, local businesses will have full access along Grade Lane at the southern portion of the UPS crash site. The area will open up with 24 hour access for both business owners...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One woman is in the hospital recovering after a reported shooting on Southern Parkway. Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) say an adult woman was shot in the leg Thursday evening on Southern Parkway, and the suspect fled before officers arrived. At approximately 5:39 p.m., LMPD 4th Division...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Parts of Louisville are featured in the upcoming dark comedy and true-crime film Dead Man’s Wire, which made its North American premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (“TIFF”) and is set for wide theatrical release on Jan. 9, 2026. Directed by...