Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for a June 2023 fatal shooting in downtown Louisville. Initially, Louisville Metro Police arrested Timothy Wright and Willetta Lewis in connection to the shooting death of 38-year-old Jeffrey Bizzle that occurred on June 1, 2023. According...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's newest steakhouse is now open. Gaucho Urbano Brazilian Steakhouse opened earlier this month in east Louisville. It's located at the site of a former car lot at 2103 S. Hurstbourne Parkway near Taylorsville Road. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Families spending the holidays at Norton Children's Hospital can still experience the joys of gift-giving. Families with children in the hospital may not have time to step away from their child's bedside to go shopping. Thanks to a charitable donation from BJ's Wholesale Club, a pop-up...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WCHS) — Drug Enforcement Administration officers in Kentucky reported nearly 89 million lethal doses of fentanyl were seized in 2025. About 390 pounds of fentanyl power and more than 170,000 pills laced with the drug were seized by special agents and task force officers this year, according to a news...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville Metro police have charged a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened earlier this month in the Shelby Park neighborhood. William B. Baker, 35, of Louisville, is charged with one count each of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and tampering with...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder on Dec. 11. Commonwealth's Attorney Gerina D. Whethers said Timothy Wright waived a formal sentencing hearing and was sentenced that same day. “We have no place for gun violence in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Louisville's Shelby Park neighborhood earlier this month. Officers responded on Dec. 3 to the 600 block of East Oak Street just before 6 p.m. on a report of a person down inside an apartment, Louisville Metro Police...

Ellis was previously committed to South Carolina, and reclassified from the 2026 cycle last month.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The Jefferson County Coroner has released the identity of a man who was shot and killed by officers earlier this month. Louisville police said the incident happened in the 9000 block of Red Deer Circle, located off Taylorsville Road on Dec. 4, 2025. Officers responded to a call at around 1:30...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- No one won the big $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot Monday night, but someone in Louisville did win $50,000. In a news release, the Kentucky Lottery said a ticket matched four white ball winning numbers and the Powerball. It was sold at the Kroger Fuel Center, 6767 Beulah Church Rd.,...