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Dr. St. Elmo Brady’s groundbreaking achievements in the field of chemistry marked a significant milestone in the history of African American scholars and scientists. As the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, Brady’s legacy extends beyond his scientific contributions to inspiring generations of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Government Planning Commission voted against recommending the Metro Council to rezone a residential plot of land in Newburg into an industrial zone for a tow lot. A decision that came as a win to the dozens of Newburg residents who attended the public...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police is reporting violent crime is down in the Metro despite numerous incidents over the weekend. Seven people were injured and three people were killed on Saturday and Sunday. "I first want to touch on the fact that last weekend was a fairly violent...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two weeks after 36-year-old Ashley Lanham was fatally shot in downtown Louisville, her family is speaking out, hoping her tragic death can spark real change in how the city addresses homelessness, mental illness, and violence. Lanham was shot the night of Sept. 1 outside a Dollar...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Louisville's Southside neighborhood Wednesday evening. Dwight Mitchell, a spokesperson for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a reported shooting in the 6600 block of Southside Drive at 6 p.m. Police found a man with a gunshot...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A person was taken to the hospital Wednesday after stabbing themselves at a Waffle House restaurant in Louisville's Watterson Park neighborhood. According to a MetroSafe supervisor, a report of a stabbing at a Waffle House in the 4300 block of Bishop Lane came in around 4:15 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A father and son are both charged with first-degree assault after police said they teamed up to beat and shoot a man multiple times this summer. Reginald Offutt, 67, and his son, Reginald Offutt Jr., 27, are both charged in the assault and shooting of a 25-year-old man near downtown...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a jet ski on Nolin Lake in July 2024 is pushing for stricter boating laws. The family of Keegan Peterson worked alongside state representative Ken Fleming to put together Keegan’s Law. The bill, which the family will present to the...

Kentucky has a way of blending grit with grace, and nowhere is that more obvious than in its bridges. These structures aren’t just steel and timber thrown across rivers – they’re storytellers. Each arch, truss, and tower whispers of the past while framing breathtaking views that could...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A McCreary County man won free groceries for a year from the Kentucky Blood Center after he gave blood in August. Christopher Hughes won the thank you prize after giving blood for the first time since he donated during a high school blood drive in 2007 — and he didn't even know he had been...