Family grapples with loss after man found shot to death in Oak St. apartment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A family is grappling with a devastating loss, which, police say, was caused by someone they knew and trusted. On Monday, Louisville police announced that 35-year-old William B. Baker is charged with murder after an incident earlier this month. The man police say he killed is...
Seymour Man, 67, Arrested for Shooting Incident With Victim Hospitalized in Louisville
A 67-year-old man from Seymour, Indiana, has been taken into custody following a shooting incident that occurred on Saturday, December 13. The reported altercation resulted in a man being shot in the neck, as confirmed by the Seymour Police Department. According to FOX59, officers arrived on the scene after receiving...
Person in hospital after shooting at Newburg neighborhood apartment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A person is in the hospital after a shooting an apartment building in the Newburg neighborhood on Dec. 16. Louisville police said around 3:40 p.m., officers were called to the 5300 block of Shepherdsville Road. Inside the apartment at the location, they found a person who had been shot...
‘Such a blessing.’ | Nonprofit pays off Louisville Gold Star family’s mortgage ahead of...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Gold Star family’s home in Louisville has been paid off with a generous donation from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The nonprofit was created after 9/11 and provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children. On Tuesday, the...
Kentucky Passenger Killed After Rideshare Vehicle Slides Backward on Snow-Covered Louisville Road
KENTUCKY — A man died Monday in Louisville after his rideshare vehicle slid backward down a snowy hill and rolled over him, according to Louisville Metro Police. Incident Happened on Slippery Hill in Clifton Heights. Police say the fatal accident occurred in the Clifton Heights neighborhood as the rideshare...
Board approves plans for Shake Shack, Wawa in Jeffersonville, Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Shake Shack and another Wawa gas station and convenience store are in the works in southern Indiana. The Jeffersonville Drainage Board approved plans for the two businesses during a meeting Tuesday evening. The Shake Shack would be the first location in southern Indiana and the...
31-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 downtown Louisville fatal shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for a June 2023 fatal shooting in downtown Louisville. Initially, Louisville Metro Police arrested Timothy Wright and Willetta Lewis in connection to the shooting death of 38-year-old Jeffrey Bizzle that occurred on June 1, 2023. According...
New Brazilian steakhouse now open in Louisville’s east end
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's newest steakhouse is now open. Gaucho Urbano Brazilian Steakhouse opened earlier this month in east Louisville. It's located at the site of a former car lot at 2103 S. Hurstbourne Parkway near Taylorsville Road. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, the...
Pop-up gift shop set up for families at Norton Children’s Hospital during the holidays
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Families spending the holidays at Norton Children's Hospital can still experience the joys of gift-giving. Families with children in the hospital may not have time to step away from their child's bedside to go shopping. Thanks to a charitable donation from BJ's Wholesale Club, a pop-up...
Louisville DEA reports seizing nearly 89 million lethal doses of fentanyl in 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WCHS) — Drug Enforcement Administration officers in Kentucky reported nearly 89 million lethal doses of fentanyl were seized in 2025. About 390 pounds of fentanyl power and more than 170,000 pills laced with the drug were seized by special agents and task force officers this year, according to a news...

















