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Indiana Firefighters Rescue Monkey Stuck in Tree at Patoka Lake Campground
Firefighters are pros at saving cats who have gotten stuck in trees. It happens all the time. A kitty bravely climbs up maybe chasing after a squirrel or bird and then, "uh-oh!" They look down, see how high up they are, and are too scared to make their way back.
Meade County Fair kicks off this weekend in Brandenburg
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Meade County Fair kicks off this weekend. The weeklong event starts this Saturday, July 20, and runs through next Saturday, July 27, at the Meade County Fairgrounds in Brandenburg. The fair includes a 5K, a tractor pull, an antique tractor and engine show, animal shows,...
Baptist Health, Norton Healthcare impacted by global CrowdStrike issue
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Baptist Health and Norton Healthcare in Louisville are responding to the to the global CrowdStrike outage reported early Friday morning. Any patient impacted by this will be notified. Below is the statement from Baptist Health:. Baptist Health is experiencing disruptions tied to the global CrowdStrike incident.
Louisville Economic Development Alliance launches, names interim leader
LOUISVILLE — The Louisville Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) Board of Directors appointed Deputy Mayor Pat Mulloy as interim CEO today during its first board meeting and will launch a national search for a permanent CEO. Incorporated in early July, LEDA is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization charged with leading business...
West Louisville gets new electric vehicle charging stations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville is expanding access to electric vehicles in the city. Two high-speed EV charging stations are now at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center at 3029 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard in the Russell neighborhood. They’re located in the parking lot for drivers to use.
Speed Art Museum Unveils William M. Duffy Exhibition
The Speed Art Museum unveiled “Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde: William M. Duffy” at the end of June, the second installment of an exhibition series exploring the pioneering artists behind the Louisville Art Workshop, a radical artistic collective founded in the 1960s. It focused on furthering the careers of...
Seeking ‘healing justice’ for Black women who have substance use disorder
LOUISVILLE — The Volunteers of America chapter that includes Kentucky will spend $123,000 over the next nine months to make sure more Black women get access to treatment for substance use disorder. Volunteers of America Mid-States is using this grant money, which came from the Kentucky Association of Health...
Men’s basketball to face pair of SoCon foes
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun and the Southern Conference today announced a 20-game scheduling alliance for this upcoming season. Bellarmine will be featured twice in the fray, as they host VMI on November 9 and travel to Western Carolina on December 4. VMI will be a first-time opponent...
2 boys charged with murder in fatal shooting of 13-year-old in Chickasaw
Two teenagers have been arrested for their alleged role in a shooting that killed 13-year-old Daviawn Blackmon last month. Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) said a 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder, attempted murder, complicity to first-degree robbery and tampering with physical evidence. A 16-year-old boy has also been charged with complicity to murder, complicity to first-degree robbery and possession of a handgun by a minor.
Kentucky isn't a Top 15 state for the 'swinger lifestyle' but 3 of its neighbors are
Conservative-leaning Kentucky is not a swing state in the political sense — nor, as it turns out, in the bedroom. Swinging — or wife-swapping, as it used to be called — is the practice of exchanging partners for sex. New search data recently revealed the top 15 states most interested in swinging. Adult...
Kentucky Parents of Public School Students Check Your Mailbox For Summer EBT Program Benefits
So, the other day we received a letter in the mail and a surprise we were not expecting. Two envelopes from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department of Community Based Services. One was a letter about the Summer EBT program and the other was an...
Federal appeals court refuses to lift order blocking Biden administration’s Title IX rule
A federal appeals court refused to lift a judge’s order to temporarily halt the Biden administration’s Title IX rule. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district judge’s preliminary injunction, blocking the new Title IX rule in six states: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. “As we see it, the […]
Jarred Howard steps down after 24 years as Forest Park baseball coach
FERDINAND, Ind. — Jarred Howard has a simple reason for this decision even if it was among the toughest he's made. The Forest Park baseball coach announced he is stepping down after 24 seasons in charge. He routinely had one of the top programs in the Pocket Athletic Conference and leaves as the...
Indiana’s Washington Square Mall Covered By a Black Tarp: Seeking Answers
There have been rumblings of some construction inside Washington Square Mall, so my investigation continues. That is a question a lot of folks are asking on social media and in the NextDoor app. I stopped in and asked a few questions, but I didn't leave with any solid answers. Multiple...
Experts promote daily habits and parental help to boost student literacy in the summer and beyond
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Summer reading can increase your child’s literacy skills.But literacy experts say things like the traditional focus on reading books from a lengthy list shouldn’t be students’ sole goal when school is out.Instead, they say, parents should also be reinforcing other language skills that bolster literacy.Doing so doesn’t need to be complicated. For example, by simply fostering a daily habit of reading, parents can boost their children’s literacy skills without fretting over whether they should be speeding through dozens...
Indiana State Police Participating In ‘Best Looking Cruiser Contest’
The American Association of State Troopers is conducting their annual "Best Looking Cruiser" contest. The Florida Highway Patrol cruiser was voted the “2023 Best Looking Cruiser.”. This contest began as a friendly competition between state agencies as a fun way to allow community support and interaction with law enforcement...
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