Coroner trying to locate relatives of recently deceased man
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is asking for your help to located relatives of a person who recently died. Charles Braden, a White male, age 55, was living in the 4100 block of Sunset Ave. at the time of his death. If you have...
Woman driving ‘motor type bike’ dies after crash near PRP, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman died at a Louisville hospital Monday evening after she was hit by a car while riding a "motor type bike" near the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. Police were called to the 8000 block of Cane Run Road just after 6 p.m. on the reported...
Growing Old in Prison: Kentucky’s prison population is aging and prisons are unprepared
Steve Martin has spent 53 years in prison for murdering a 10-year-old Northern Kentucky girl in 1972. Now 83 years old, Martin has been denied parole 11 times, most recently in May 2021, when he was ordered by the state parole board to serve out his life sentence.
LMPD investigating weekend robbery at PNC Bank
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police are investigating a bank robbery from over the weekend. LMPD says around 10 a.m. Saturday morning, officers were dispatched at the PNC Bank on Bardstown Road close to the intersection with the Hikes Lane. They say a man entered the bank and demanded...
This Louisville Hotspot Lets You Eat Dinner Inside a Giant Bourbon Barrel
I love a restaurant with a great atmosphere. Yes, the food must be excellent, as well, but that's understood. I think about the first time I visited TGI Friday's. It was in Lexington on a school trip in the early '80s. All that crap on the walls? I loved it.
Gov. Beshear: GLVUS To Establish North American Headquarters in Louisville With a $5.8 Million...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted further growth of the state’s manufacturing industry as Glovesafe OpCo Inc., doing business as GLVUS, announced plans to locate its North American headquarters in Louisville, with a nearly $6 million investment, creating 200 new, Kentucky jobs. “We...
The Best Fried Chicken In Kentucky Is Hiding Inside This No-Frills Soul Food Restaurant
In the historic Smoketown neighborhood of Louisville, behind an unassuming brick façade on South Clay Street, culinary magic happens daily at Shirley Mae’s Café. Where the fried chicken achieves a level of perfection that would make Colonel Sanders himself question his life choices. While Kentucky may be...
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage (KCAAH) in Louisville stands as a living testament to the passion, struggle, and triumph that shape African American history in Kentucky. Often referred to as simply “the Heritage Center” or “the Center,” this 68,000-square-foot campus on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard...
Louisville police identify officers who fatally shot man at apartment
Louisville Metro Police officials disclosed Dec. 7 the names of the officers who fired the gunshots that killed a man at an apartment complex in Hurstborne Acres. Documents released by LMPD show Michael Crowe and Austin Taylor on Dec. 4 fired at a man police officials said was armed in the 9000 block of Red Deer...
Active natural gas service causes difficulties as Louisville Fire Department responds to house fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Fire Department responded to an overnight housefire. That fire ended up spreading to a nearby home. Crews were dispatched around 1:45 a.m. to 3013 River Park Drive. At the scene, firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions in a three-story vacant residential structure. Strong...

















