Louisville mayor signs new penalties for copper wire theft into law
The ordinance is the latest effort by Louisville Metro to combat copper wire theft.
‘We plant seeds’: Roots 101 Museum expands with ability to trace ancestry
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — By this fall, a Louisville museum will be able to trace ancestry with the help of a genealogy library. The Roots 101 African American Museum in Louisville is adding this service to continue telling untold stories. “I remember when I was a kid, they didn't have...
WATCH: Heartfelt surprise for Louisville hospital patient leaves everyone smiling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent surprise for a Louisville hospital patient left staff and other patients smiling. Norton Healthcare shared a video of the heartfelt moment on social media Monday afternoon. “When Norton Hospital patient Otis – an Elvis impersonator who shares his music in memory care communities and...
Indiana student’s life saved by quick response at Parkview Middle School
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Quick action by a Jeffersonville Police school resource officer and staff at Parkview Middle School is being credited for saving a student’s life. Police said the scary moment happened on Aug. 13 just before 9:30 a.m. when the SRO was conducting a routine hallway check and a student suddenly...
Popular Gaslight Festival Brings 10 Days of Music, Food & More
On Sept. 4–14, the Jeffersontown Chamber, in partnership with the City of Jeffersontown, will host the annual Gaslight Festival. Held in Gaslight Square, it will be packed with activities, music, food and fun for all ages. What started out as a small community gathering in 1969 has steadily grown into a multi-day...
Residents pack Louisville church to weigh in on city’s gun violence, protecting youth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly 300 people packed the King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church Monday evening to talk about violence in Louisville and what can be done to combat it. The conversation inside the stifling sanctuary was just as heated as the 95-degree temperatures outside. Last Wednesday, it wasn't just...
Jefferson Circuit judge released a man on shock probation who didn’t deserve it |...
A Jefferson Circuit judge has been in the news recently because she released a man on shock probation that, based on what I know, she shouldn’t have. The defendant was serving time for a slew of charges dating back to 2021 , including burglary first degree (14 years), 19 counts of second degree robbery — eight of...
Mental health specialists ask parents to check in on their children following bus stop...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Mental health specialists are asking parents to check-in on their children after a mother was shot and killed while walking her daughter to her bus stop in the Russell neighborhood. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) is still looking for the person who killed 23-year-old Redaja...
Kentucky driver’s license fraud scheme targeted migrants: Ex-clerk
Employees bypassed federal Homeland Security background checks by processing transactions under other workers' computer logins.
JCPS superintendent addresses safety concerns and budget deficit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jefferson County Public Schools held another community conversation series at Louisville Male High School on Saturday, Aug. 17. Student safety was front and center at JCPS’ community conversations, following the recent tragedy in the Russell neighborhood, where a woman was killed while walking her...