Why Texas Roadhouse had to abandon its ‘everyman’ dream of turning restaurants into rocking...
BEFORE Texas Roadhouse became a staple chain, the founder had an idea to turn it into a lively Hill Country bar. The late Texas Roadhouse CEO, Kent Taylor, detailed plans to have live country music in every location – and how it went wrong. Made From Scratch: The Legendary...
St. Denis neighbors protest more alcohol sales along Cane Run Rd.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The pastor of a St. Denis church and other neighbors are protesting more alcohol sales along Cane Run Road. An application for a liquor license is hung outside Premier Cuban Food at the corner of Clarinet Dr. and Cane Run Rd. WHAS11 spoke to the man...
Louisville Magnetics Company Fined for Sending Military Data to China
A magnetics company operating in Louisville will pay about $1.3 million to the federal government to resolve claims that it transferred sensitive military-related information to a Chinese firm without proper authorization and committed visa fraud. Quadrant Magnetics will also pay an additional $1 million in fines...
Louisville leaders focus on safety after violence at Waterfront Park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Waterfront Park has been in the spotlight after three incidents with heavy police response over the last two weeks. LMPD officials broke up what witnesses described as fights at the Big Four Bridge on Saturday. A day before, a man was fatally shot near the splash...
Man charged nearly a year after shooting in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting last year in downtown Louisville. The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. April 29, 2025, in the 200 block of East Broadway, near Brook Street by a bus stop, Louisville Metro Police said at the time.
‘I’m beyond the tears’: Mother seeks justice after twin sons shot in Smoketown, one...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A family is grieving after twin brothers were shot inside a home in the Smoketown neighborhood. Wanda Pritchett told WAVE News her sons, 27-year-olds Remon and Ravon Allen, had gotten word that someone was “going to shoot up their house” hours before the bullets came flying.
Judge sentences former Gov. Bevin to jail over financial records in dispute with estranged...
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Tuesday by a Louisville family court judge who previously found him in contempt of court for failing to disclose financial information in a year-long legal dispute involving his son, according to a report in the Kentucky Lantern.
‘Never seen bills like this’: Electricity shutoffs surging in Kentucky
In March, as Louisville climbed out of a frigid winter, Areia Hill took out her phone, pulled up her LG&E bill, and read the total amount due: $692.82. The three-bedroom, 55-year-old brick house she rents in the St. Dennis neighborhood is hard to keep comfortable. In the winter, heat escapes from the doors and...
Lexington-based crepe café expanding with first Louisville location
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Lexington-based crepe café will expand to Louisville's Phoenix Hill neighborhood. Shake n Crave's new location is set to open at 650 Baxter Ave., according to our partners at Louisville Business First. That's near the corner of East Broadway, across from Eastern Cemetery. The...
‘A good move’: Busy Louisville streets to go back to two-way traffic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A simple eye test will tell you just how busy Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Chestnut Street in west Louisville are. You see it in the promenade of people flying by, and the scars bandaged by barricades outside of Reverend Gerald Joiner’s church. “At least once...
