Michigan Mother Charged After Son, 11, Found Wandering Alone at Louisville Airport
A 44-year-old Michigan woman is facing several charges after airport staff found her 11-year-old son wandering alone outside the terminal at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday. Nicolette Denise Jarrett, of Caledonia, Michigan, was taken into custody following a search that ended roughly a mile fro
Louisville and Oregon police investigate decades-old homicides of pastor’s 2 wives
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An 86-year-old pastor is at the center of homicide investigations in Kentucky and Oregon after authorities ruled the deaths of two of his wives, decades apart, were homicides. The first case dates back to July 1972, when John Bridges said he found his wife, Joyce...
Louisville Police Release Bodycam of Shooting as Second Armed Suspect Stays Free
Louisville Metro Police plan to release body-camera footage today at 11 a.m. from a July 26 shooting in which an officer shot a burglary suspect who survived. Officers say two suspects ran from the scene when they arrived; one was arrested, but police say the second remains armed with a gun and at large.
2 men dead in semi-truck crash on I-65 ramp to Watterson Expressway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two men are dead following a crash on the I-65 southbound ramp onto I-264 East. Louisville Police responded to the scene of the crash just after 5 a.m. Thursday morning. The initial investigation determined that the Fed-Ex semi was on the northbound exit ramp, missed the curve and went off the
Man killed, another injured in Portland neighborhood shooting, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Police are investigating after one man was killed and another was injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in Louisville's Portland neighborhood. According to LMPD, officers responded to Jewish Hospital in the 200 block of East Chestnut Street around 12:30 a.m. Thursday after
Confirmed cyclosporiasis cases on the upswing in Kentucky
Fayette County now has the second highest number of cases behind Jefferson County, matching the size of population centers in the state. Statewide hospitalizations have jumped from 7 to 24. For anyone who does have a confirmed case of the parasite, UK infectious disease specialist Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels says...
Kentucky’s 3 most beloved restaurants that closed recently
Kentucky diners have already lost several deeply personal local favorites in 2026. Three additional closures have now taken away a Dutch-inspired steakhouse, a family deli and a longtime downtown Louisville…
Derby Goes Digital: Louisville Museum Turns Churchill Downs Into Coast-to-Coast Classroom
The Kentucky Derby is leaving the grandstand and heading into elementary classrooms across the country. Louisville’s Kentucky Derby Museum is offering free virtual field trips that turn the race’s history, culture and economics into ready-to-use lessons for students who may never make it to the museum in person.
2 KSP cruisers hit during traffic enforcement in Louisville work zones
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police says two of its cruisers have been struck while working traffic enforcement in Louisville work zones. That’s according to Trooper Bryan Washer, public affairs officer for KSP Post Four, who states both drivers of the other vehicles in the separate incidents have been charged.
LMPD release body-cam footage from July officer-involved shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Police released body camera video of an officer shooting a burglary suspect in July. Investigators said the burglary happened on July 26 when police responded to a break-in near the corner of West Broadway and South Fifth Street. When officers arrived, they said two suspects were run
