West End community members call on mayor to assess redevelopment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Residents of the Shawnee neighborhood gathered Friday at Gospel Missionary Church for the weekly "Bishop's Table" breakfast and community forum, calling on Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, to transfer land back into the hands of community members eyeing redevelopment. What You Need To Know. A...
Community leaders push to advance $85M west Louisville development project
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Community leaders held a meeting Friday urging Louisville Metro Government to advance a west end development project. The property near the corner of 11th and Hill streets, once home to the Rhodia chemical plant, has been vacant since 1994, and the process to get to the point of development...
Oldham County Data center Project Scrapped Amid Public Push-back and New Zoning Talks
A $6 billion data center project planned for Oldham County has officially been withdrawn by developers following months of heated opposition from residents, civic groups, and local officials. The announcement came Thursday via a statement from Western Hospitality Partners (WHP), the company behind the controversial...
Weekend Digest: No pets here, barbers can hit the road and super strong homes...
Your weekend is here, Kentucky, and it's time to take a look back at some of the stories that were in our headlines this week. The dip in the jet stream responsible for the lower humidity values is expected to relax as we head into the weekend, allowing ridging to return to the region. This ridging will lead to a...
2024 domestic violence report shows perpetrator, victim age breakdown
This is a Kentucky Lantern story republished under Creative Commons. See more from Kentucky Lantern here. If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also...
Celebrate National Fried Chicken Day at these 8 restaurants in Louisville
When it comes to fried chicken, some would say no special occasion is required. That's especially the case for a city that claims fried chicken as one of its homegrown delicacies. Louisville's thriving food scene has plenty of love for the Southern staple, with national and local chains such as CM Chicken, Gus's...
Dozens gather for 4th of July Bishop’s Table meeting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Friday in the Shawnee neighborhood, dozens of people gathered to talk about the issues going on around them. The Bishop’s Table meets every Friday, as they have for the last four years. They’ve only missed two Fridays, and this Fourth of July was not going to be one of them.
Train derailment in Louisville expected to keep part of Broadway closed all Saturday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville first responders are asking the public to avoid part of Broadway after a train derailed. Louisville Fire said the derailment happened near Broadway between 12th and 15th Street. Several train cars, including a couple of tanker cars and some bumper cars, are flipped on their side or...
Teen Arrested After Assaulting Walmart Employee
A Louisville man has been arrested after body-slamming a Walmart employee, according to police. The incident happened Wednesday around 7 a.m. at the Walmart located in the 5300 block of Dixie Highway. According to an arrest citation, a store employee saw 18-year-old Taydrian Gray attempting to steal around $10 worth...
Louisville police identify officer who fired gun during incident in Parkland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville police released the name of the officer who fired at a man in the Parkland neighborhood. Police said Officer Andrew Posante fired his weapon Wednesday night during an incident on Dumesnil Street. LMPD Division 2 Commander Russell Miller said officers were called to a...