Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A 22-year-old sports broadcaster is in the ICU recovering after being shot in a drive-by shooting at a gas station on January 11. Now, a whole community is rallying behind him. That 22-year-old, Tyler Bright, has damage to his vertebrae, and right now, has limited movement...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was taken into custody on Friday after being charged with a December shooting that took place outside of a south Louisville bar. Louisville Metro Police’s Violent Crime Unit took Jose Pisani Gonzalez, 38, into custody on Friday, Jan. 16, who is accused of shooting a man outside of Union...

An acclaimed Goshen restaurant is under new ownership. Barn8 , along with the hospitality operations at Hermitage Farm , has been sold to Cara Osborne, founder of the bourbon brand Blaize & Brooks , and her husband, Steve Brooks, as well as a group of investors. Louisville entrepreneur Steve Wilson announced the sale...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A grandmother has been taken into custody after two young children arrived at a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Yvonne Shanks, 49, has been charged with criminal child abuse, assault, wanton endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. Arrest records state Louisville Metro Police...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Demolition work will begin Monday at the former Givaudan plant site in the Clifton neighborhood, more than a year after an explosion killed two people and damaged homes. The November 12, 2024, explosion severely damaged many homes in the area, leaving residents dealing with insurance battles...

Nothing sets a city's food scene apart quite as much as its hidden gem restaurants. For some, it might be a hole-in-the-wall taco shop you'd drive right past if you didn't know it was there. Or a quaint cafe only open for lunch that serves cake slices as big as your head. Or even an unassuming Italian restaurant in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) leaders want to cut $142 million in the 2026-2027 budget. The entire draft budget, shared online Friday, outlines how they plan to do that. “For several years, JCPS has managed to operate with annual expenses exceeding revenues by relying on the...

The National Transportation Safety Board has zeroed in on a single failed component that turned a routine cargo run into a mass-casualty inferno at Louisville’s airport. By tracing how that part fractured and why warnings went unheeded, investigators have opened a window into deeper questions about oversight,...

Louisville-based WEHR Constructors has been awarded the contract to build a new $50.2 million elementary school in Radcliff for Hardin County Schools. The school, which has not yet been named, will be located off Joe Prather Highway next to the North Middle School campus. The project was originally estimated at...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Metro Police Department just added 17 new officers to its force. After a lengthy process, Friday was graduation day for LMPD Class 63. The recruits went through a four- to six-month application process and six months in the training academy. They will spend the next six months...