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On the ten-year anniversary of Crystal Rogers’ disappearance, the defense rested its case Thursday in the trial of two men charged in her presumed murder. A former homicide detective with the Louisville Metro Police Department spent much of the day on the witness stand in the trial of Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson.

With the ever-expanding dining scene around Louisville, deciding what new place to try can be overwhelming. To make it easier for you, The Courier Journal's food and dining reporter Amanda Hancock has been checking out restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and events for the past six months as part of her 2025 Best...

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 […]

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...