Floyd County Man Faces Charges After Speeding with Kids in Vehicle
FLOYD COUNTY, Ind. — A driver was arrested after he was pulled over Wednesday. Indiana State Police were on I-265 westbound around 9 p.m. and spotted an SUV going 96 miles per hour before it merged lanes and going past officers at 85 miles per hour. Officers pulled over 42-year-old Alexander Jacob Bland with two […]
48 immigrants in Louisville become American citizens on the Fourth of July
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As he sat at the Historic Locust Grove on Friday, Stephen Eria remembered his tough journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States of America. “Our parents, born in the Congo, there was a lot going on in Congo as a lot...
One of the Louisville Zoo’s gorillas is heading out west; Here’s why
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the Louisville Zoo's beloved gorillas is leaving Kentucky in August. Cecil, a 27-year-old male western lowland gorilla, is being moved to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens in California. The Gorilla Species Survival Plan (SSP) recently identified Cecil as a promising candidate for the...
3 men arrested after investigation into Russell neighborhood fatal shooting, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Three men were arrested Thursday after an investigation into a fatal shooting in Louisville's Russell neighborhood on April 13. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded April 13 to a shooting in the 2000 block of West Chestnut Street, near Dr. W. J. Hodge Street, around 8:30 p.m. When...
Future of Louisville’s downtown entertainment district is in limbo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Plans for Louisville's own entertainment district are now in limbo, the mayor announced Wednesday. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city is taking another look at a proposal for an open-alcohol recreation area after recent incidents like large crowds gathering on NuLu sidewalks, and the potential for...
Police charge two in April homicide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The simultaneous arrests of three men by Louisville Metro police has resulted in two of them being charged with an April murder case that happened in the Russell neighborhood. The arrests happened around 4:30 p.m. on July 3. Detectives arrested Maurice Heard, 22, and Joseph...
LMPD Manhunt Underway After Driver Flees, Forgets 4‑Month‑Old in Vehicle
A tense Thursday afternoon in Village West, Louisville: what began as a routine traffic stop escalated dramatically when 30‑year‑old Christopher A. Morris sped off, abandoning his car—and, alarmingly, his four‑month‑old child—in the back seat.
Indiana’s first capital will start allowing outdoor alcohol consumption in time for annual Harrison...
CORYDON, Ind. — Southern Indiana has added another city where people can enjoy alcohol outdoors. This time in the heart of Hoosier's spirit at the first capital of the state Corydon, Indiana. On April 1 the Town Council approved an ordinance that will allow people 21 years of age...
‘Devastating for Kentuckians’: Fear builds with Medicaid impacts from ‘big, beautiful bill’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Much of Antonio Brown's days are spent Door Dashing, in between going to school. He's working to make ends meet after being laid off from his job at a consumer products company in Louisville, which he said is because of tariffs on China. But now he...
Louisville Zoo gorilla moving to San Francisco to lead his own family group
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A gorilla that's been at the Louisville Zoo for over 21 years will be moving to the San Francisco Zoo. Cecil, a 27-year-old western lowland gorilla, was identified as a candidate by the Gorilla Species Survival Plan for the eventual leadership of his own family group.