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Friday Headlines: Anthony Davis among best NBA players of 21st century
With the 2024 Olympics underway, we’re getting to see Kentucky Wildcats legend Anthony Davis suit up for Team USA as he looks to claim another gold medal. Over at ESPN, their staff just ranked the 25 best NBA players of the 21st century. To no surprise, Davis made the cut, checking in at No. 19 behind Allen Iverson and ahead of Ray Allen.
Woman dies after being hit by 'multiple vehicles' on I-65 North in south Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman died Friday morning after being hit by multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 North at Outer Loop. Louisville Metro Police officers responded around 11:40 a.m. to find a woman lying in the road beneath the Outer Loop overpass. Spokesperson Aaron Ellis said she was hit by multiple vehicles.
3 men arrested in St. Matthews after police seize 90 pounds of meth, fentanyl
LOUISIVLLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville police officers arrested three men Thursday, the culmination of a months long drug trafficking investigation. St. Matthews Police Chief Barry Wilkerson said officers seized 90 pounds of methamphetamine as well as fentanyl and marijuana. Louisville Metro Police and Jeffersontown Police officers joined the effort to surveil several locations throughout the county, and the arrests were made "without incident."
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Welcome to the weekend.
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Welcome to the weekend, and the cold front that passed through yesterday has brought some welcome relief in terms of humidity and below normal temperatures. HEADLINES:. - A Dry First Half of the Weekend. - Thunderstorm Chances Pick Up Sunday. - A Warm Start to August.
Man dies after being found shot in vehicle outside Greenwood Elementary, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man who was found shot outside Greenwood Elementary Friday afternoon died at the hospital. It happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of Greenwood Road, in the city's Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood, according to a news release from LMPD. That's where officers from the Third Division were sent on reports of a motor vehicle collision at that location.
Fulton Store Employee Struck by Hit and Run Driver
Officers with the Fulton Police Department were called Wednesday morning to 3J’s convenience store in reference to someone being struck by a vehicle. West Kentucky Star reported a store employee was in the parking lot checking the fuel levels, when she was hit from behind by a silver SUV that promptly left the scene.
Indiana man arrested after leading police on chase that ended in fiery crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An Indiana man who led police on a short chase that ended in a fiery crash Wednesday afternoon was arrested. The incident started Wednesday afternoon. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls, a state trooper saw a man driving a white Chevy Blazer with expired tags make an unsafe lane change.
KSP investigate fatal crash in Edmonson County
SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal collision in Edmonson County. KSP received a call from Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office regarding a single-vehicle fatal collision. Troopers responded to the scene in Smiths Grove on Louisville Road. According to a release, a preliminary investigation indicates...
Russellville man arrested on drug charges from Todd, Hopkins counties
A Russellville man was taken into custody by the Todd County Sheriff’s Thursday following an investigation by the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force. According to a news release, Deputy Derek Baumann with the sheriff’s office and detectives with the Task Force located 40-year-old Thomas Morgan of Russellville at a residence off of Gibson Hightower Road in Todd County, who was wanted in multiple counties, including Todd and Hopkins.
Harris campaign vetting Beshear for VP candidate, source confirms
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is being vetted as a vice presidential candidate by Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, a source familiar confirmed with The Courier Journal. Beshear is one of several Democrats who have been in the spotlight this week after President Joe Biden announced he would drop out of the presidential...
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