‘Heartbreaking and sobering.’ | New report finds concerning rise of suicide in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you or someone you love is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please know help is available. Call or text 988 to speak with a crisis counselor, or reach out to Seven Counties for help locally. A new report published Tuesday has found a concerning rise in...
HAPPENING TONIGHT: Meet the teams that could soon oversee Louisville’s police force
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville’s leaders made a commitment to initiate reforms within the city and its police force. Tonight, you at home can meet who will eventually be in charge of seeing the city put its self-imposed community commitment in place. Two teams are finalists. They are from...
Louisville businesses near I-264 widening project concerned with dwindling profits
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two months into the $130 million project to widen Interstate 264 near Brownsboro Road, nearby businesses and homeowners said they're already feeling the impact. The two-year construction effort is aimed at expanding lanes and improving traffic flow between I-264 East and the interchange with...
Louisville police to crush confiscated $100,000 Dodge Hellcat Durango
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In its latest effort to deter and punish people who take part in illegal street racing and takeovers in the city, the Louisville Metro Police Department announced plans to crush an SUV confiscated in 2024. According to a news release Tuesday from LMPD, the 2021 Hellcat...
Woodbine Chamber event canceled after shot fired through stained-glass window
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Saturday night, the Woodbine Chamber in Old Louisville was supposed to host its Subversive Summer event. It was a poetry and performance event to fundraise for Louisville’s La Casita Center and a flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. The event was cancelled, after the...
Jazz in Central Park returns this month, following social media mixup
The longstanding jazz festival in Louisville’s Central Park will take place soon after some miscommunication among its organizers nearly jeopardized this year’s event.
Man arrested for firing multiple shots through apartment floor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man has been arrested after police say he fired six shots through the ceiling of an apartment and into the apartment above. Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1900 block of Rockford Lane. When they arrived, they were told by the resident of the apartment that there were six...
Family identifies woman found fatally shot near Shawnee Boat Ramp
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman’s body was discovered in Louisville’s Shawnee neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Tammy Bryant confirmed to WHAS11 News the victim is her daughter, 32-year-old Rachael Hughes. Bryant said Hughes had gone to the laundromat just a couple blocks from home and never returned. Metro Police...
Man claiming to be undercover CIA agent arrested in Louisville during traffic stop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man is facing several charges after a traffic stop on Bardstown Road last Friday. According to court documents, 55-year-old Christopher David was stopped about 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 after an officer noticed he didn't have a valid plate on the 1999 Chevrolet Camaro he was driving...
Man Arrested For January Southside Shooting
A 34-year-old Louisville man was arrested over the weekend in connection with a shooting in Louisville’s Southside neighborhood earlier this year. Officers from LMPD’s Non-Fatal Shooting Unit arrested Cantrell Chappell on September 14 in connection with the shooting that happened January 4, in the 100 block of...
