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'Those are people's lives': Field Elementary parents are calling out a dangerous crosswalk on Frankfort Avenue
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Field Elementary parents and students anxiously crossed Frankfort Ave. after the dismissal bell rang on Friday afternoon. "We've been crossing it for almost 7 years now, taking our kids to and from school," said Crescent Hill resident and mother Andrea Rothgerber. "We've been almost hit several times."
1,600 homeless people living on the streets of Louisville | MORE VIEWER RESPONSE
Nearly 1,600 people are living on the streets in Louisville. And city leaders say they only have enough shelter beds for 1,000 of them. That means 600 people are sleeping on concrete, in the grass, tents, really anywhere they can — and that's a big problem. So city leaders...
‘The ceiling was falling in’: Family forced to move out of apartment due to water damage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A family in the Auburndale neighborhood now has a month to move out of their apartment after learning their unit was so water-damaged that their ceiling was caving in. Amanda Ferguson has been living at the Yorktown Apartments on Garrison Road with her family since 2020.
Pilot program for pop-up testing for driver’s licenses launched in 5 counties
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced on Thursday a pilot program is being launched in Barren, Grant, Marion, Oldham and Perry counties next week to provide easier access to young Kentuckians wishing to obtain their driver’s license. In April, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed, and Gov....
City providing resources to Dosker Manor and other residents of Louisville's public housing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dosker Manor, Louisville's largest public housing complex, will soon be torn down after years of neglect, and as residents are moving out the city is moving in to help make the transition easier. The city's Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods has been tasked with assisting...
Study reveals cities with the rudest and kindest residents in the United States
Miami, Philadelphia, and Tampa were ranked as the rudest cities in the United States, while Omaha, Minneapolis, and San Diego were ranked as the least rude, according to a survey of Americans.
Case of travel-related ‘sloth fever’ reported in Jefferson County
LOUISVILLE — The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) in partnership with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed a Jefferson County resident who recently traveled from Cuba was diagnosed with the Oropouche virus infection. The infected person...
City passes ordinance and solidifies opportunities for homeless population
Louisville has had a difficult history with homelessness, seeing a continuous increase in homelessness rates over the last year and a lack of shelters and housing options. However, the city and its officials have begun to construct ideas and ordinances to combat the issue. On Aug. 8, Metro Council unanimously passed a new ordinance that will require businesses to accept job applications with shelters or other temporary housing facilities in an applicant’s address line. This removes one of the many hurdles the homeless population faces.
Utica Fire District sues New Chapel EMS to stop sale of assets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As first responding agencies rapidly change in southern Indiana, a fire district with renewed vigor says New Chapel EMS is selling assets that should belong to them and the public. The Utica Township Fire Protection District Board of Fire Trustees filed a lawsuit against New Chapel...
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