Joseph Lawson appeals for new trial in Crystal Rogers case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - After his conviction in connection with the disappearance and death of Crystal Rogers in 2015, Joseph Lawson is asking for a new trial. Lawson was on trial alongside Rogers’ ex-boyfriend Brooks Houck. Lawson was recommended to receive 20 years on conspiracy and five years on...
Oldham County Police searching for missing 14-year-old from La Grange
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Oldham County Police are searching for a teenager who ran away from home July 4. Bailey Smith, 14, ran away from her home in the Borowick subdivision in La Grange. She was last seen wearing a gray tank top and light gray sweatpants with beige-colored slip-on shoes. Police said she has dual...
Measles exposure reported at Louisville Kroger; What you need to know
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville health officials say there was a potential measles exposure at a Kroger on Dixie Highway earlier this month. On Tuesday, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the city's first confirmed case of measles. The patient is a child who traveled internationally to a country that currently has a...
New restaurant planned for former Hooters location in southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The former Hooters location on Lewis and Clark Parkway in Clarksville, could soon be home to a pub style restaurant. That's according to a report from our partners at Louisville Business First. Epic Eeats Restaurant Group has already invested $350,000 to open By Golly's Bar &...
Public school enrollment continues to fall
Across the country, public school enrollment has failed to rebound to pre-pandemic levels — and data suggests the decline is far from over. According to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics, public K-12 enrollment peaked at 50.8 million students in autumn 2019, but is expected to fall by...
NuLu businesses say prolonged construction hurting sales ahead of festival weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Ongoing construction in Louisville’s NuLu neighborhood is wearing on local business owners, who say the year-long project is making it harder for customers to stop in — just as the area prepares for one of its biggest events of the summer. The $12...
Family of 9 escaped Texas floods through hole in loft
Man passes away after being struck by lightning along Pender County coast. A Celebration of Life is set to be held on July 17 at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. The project adds 7,000 square feet to the building and doubles its size for the second time in the hospital’s history.
Arrest made in connection with death of Latasha White
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - U.S. Marshals have arrested a man in Jeffersonville, Indiana in connection with the murder of a Louisville woman. Shelby is charged with the murder of Latasha White in May of this year. White’s family had not heard from her in ten days before her body was...
Health officials investigate Goss Avenue Kroger after another mouse complaint
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville health officials have received yet another complaint about a mouse at the Goss Avenue Kroger. The Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department said a customer reported seeing a mouse at the store Monday. Inspectors were scheduled to check it out. This comes after several...
Clark County couple arrested for child exploitation and other charges
JEFFERSONVILLE — Indiana State Police arrested a Clark County husband and wife Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for child exploitation and related crimes following a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). In December 2024, the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)...