Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The family of a man who went to a Louisville senior care facility to recover from surgery has filed a lawsuit alleging staff failures allowed him to leave the building and die after being exposed to the cold. Ray Leist was staying at Masonic Homes...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Louisville mother who police say admitted to shooting and killing her 10-year-old son back in 2021. Judge Mitch Perry declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of Kaitlyn Higgins and requested to look at evidence in the case. The reasoning...

A Louisville, Kentucky, woman has been arrested after she allegedly filed a false missing person’s report for her stepson, who was the main suspect in an ongoing murder investigation. Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department arrested Jill Brooks on Monday, February 9, in connection with the December 20,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina Whethers has served in the role for two years. A month into 2026, Whethers outlined updated priorities for her office, emphasizing integrity, compassion and accountability. “When cases meet the threshold, we prosecute,” Whethers said. “I don’t care...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A portion of the playground at Lincoln Elementary School is now blocked off with a sign that reads "No Play beyond this point." Monee Simon said that's where she witnessed four girls engaging in inappropriate behavior on surveillance video. Simon said the kids were kissing and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A death investigation is underway after a woman was found suffering from medical issues Thursday morning on a Louisville street. At 9:04 a.m., LMPD First Division officers were dispatched to a report of a person down in the area of 26th Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard.

When a 3-year-old went missing last month in Okolona, it was all hands on deck for LMPD. They had officers on foot, drones and helicopters looking for the child. But it was a neighborhood dog they are calling “Lassie” that led officers to finding the little boy scared in an SUV!

Tyler Bright spent his 23rd birthday in U of L’s Frazier Rehabilitation Institute. The 2025 U of L graduate was rushed to intensive care after being shot in the neck at a gas station near The Province and Derby Row apartments on Jan. 11, 2026. Though a bad reaction...

HAMILTON COUNTY — The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office is turning to the public for help in a decades-old mystery tied to the Fox Hollow Farm serial murder investigation. Using advanced forensic genetic genealogy, investigators have successfully identified the victim’s deceased father as Jerome Clarence “Jerry”...

San Diego-based ecoATM, an independent recycler of smartphones, collected 7.5 million electronic devices to be reused or recycled in 2025. The devices are collected through ecoATM kiosks which can be found in more than 7,000 stores across the U.S., including Walmart, Kroger and Dollar General. The company also...