Officials: Firefighters extinguish Louisville house fire Friday morning
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Firefighters worked to extinguish a Louisville house fire early Friday morning. At about 5 a.m., Fern Creek and Okolona fire crews responded to a "fully involved" house fire in the 6000 block of Mandeville Drive, according to a Fern Creek Fire & EMS news release. Once...
Man shot and killed in Louisville’s Jacobs neighborhood, police searching for suspect
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed in the city's Jacobs neighborhood Friday night. Officers were called to the 3700 block of East Wheatmore Drive just after 10:30 p.m. on a report that someone had been shot, LMPD spokesperson John Bradley said...
Cairo Jordan case: Trial for mom of boy found dead in suitcase now delayed...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trial for the woman charged in her son’s death has hit another setback. More than three years ago, 5-year-old Cairo Jordan’s body was found stuffed inside a suitcase that had been dumped in a wooded area of rural southern Indiana. His mother, Dejaune...
Dr. Walter E. Badenhausen, well-known Louisville orthopedic surgeon, dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – An orthopedic surgeon who was a fixture on the sidelines of sporting events in the Louisville area for nearly 50 years has died. Dr. Walter E. Badenhausen died overnight at the age of 96. During his long career, Badenhausen treated thousands of athletes at the...
Louisville police arrest 13-year-old in connection to elderly woman’s groping
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville police have announced the arrest of a teen boy in connection to a south Louisville woman’s groping. WAVE News spoke with the victim after the time of the incident. Jan Fletcher’s home doorbell camera captured the video that showed someone asking her strange questions before...
Woman hospitalized after shooting shuts down Interstate 65 South near Grade Lane
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman was taken to the hospital after being shot early Thursday morning on Interstate 65 South near Grade Lane. According to a news release from Louisville Metro Police spokesperson Dwight Mitchell, officers responded to a call of a vehicle collision around 3:47 a.m. to find a woman who'd...
Stranger assaults 78-year-old woman on her porch, Kentucky cops say. ‘So mad’
Police in Kentucky are investigating after a woman was assaulted on her front porch in an incident caught on video, according to news reports. On Aug. 23, 78-year-old Jan Fletcher was cleaning her front porch in Louisville when she said a young man, maybe around 14 to 16 years old, walked up asking for directions to...
Man Admits To Multiple Burglaries
A 20-year-old arrested Monday while attempting to break into a local Louisville business confessed to police that he burglarized multiple other places. Louisville Metro Police said in a social media post that Deandre Smith-Cowherd was arrested as he was breaking into a business around 2:15 a.m. According to police,...
Louisville mom calls for local bullying protocol change with help of national expert
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Suicide Hotline is open 24/7 and can be reached by dialing 988. Audra Upshaw fought back tears as she talked about her 12-year-old son, Silas Pollock. The curious and strong-willed boy would have started seventh grade at Farnsley Middle School this school year, but died by suicide in...
Shooting in Waterson Park neighborhood leaves man in hospital, believed to have started with...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police say a man is in the hospital after a shooting in the Waterson Park neighborhood that is believed to have started with a car crash. Officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 3300 block of Newburd Road at around...
