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Man charged with murder in connection to shooting outside Highlands nightclubs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting outside a popular stretch of late-night bars and restaurants on Baxter Avenue in the Highlands that left two dead and one injured. Louisville Metro Police said Richie Williams, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with murder...
LIVE RADAR | Tracking scattered storms in Louisville and southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More severe weather is moving through the Louisville area early Friday. A WHAS11 Weather Impact Alert Day has been called for Friday due to storm chances and heavy rainfall expected in the area. Plan on isolated to scattered strong storms early Friday morning into the afternoon....
Former University of Kentucky student who hurled racial slurs at Black student pleads guilty
Sophia Rosing, the former University of Kentucky student who was seen hurling racial slurs at a Black student in a viral 2022 video filmed on campus, has pleaded guilty after authorities brought assault charges against her. Rosing’s attorney, Fred Peters, told CNN that she entered the guilty plea after a...
Kentucky Artist Behind ‘No Hate In My Holler’ Debuts A Mural Featuring A Town’s Legendary Midwife
This conversation originally aired in the August 5, 2022 episode of Inside Appalachia. A mural in Pound, Virginia, depicts Nancy Mullins Shores — a longtime midwife who delivered many of the town’s residents in the 20th century. The mural was designed and painted by Lacy Hale, an eastern...
Kentucky Supreme Court weighing whether agencies can withhold records during active cases
What records – if any – should be made available to the public during active criminal investigations or prosecution?. That was the central question that Kentucky Supreme Court justices heard arguments about on Wednesday in a case that could determine whether a police department is allowed to withhold records from a news outlet because of the records’ connections to a criminal investigation.
Wendell Berry veers from gratitude to yearning in 'Another Day'
Wendell Berry’s imagined residents of Port William, Kentucky, are nearly as familiar to his most devoted readers as their own extended family members. In a series of novels and dozens of short stories -- populated by recurring characters set over decades -- Berry brings alive the joys and sorrows of hard-working rural Kentuckians. His writing is informed by his own long-time farming life in a Kentucky River valley, one shared with Tanya Berry since their marriage in 1957.
Funding awarded to create, retain jobs in western KY counties
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development awarded funds to create or retain jobs in Kentucky’s 21 Delta Counties. Officials explain this financial support will recapitalize Community Ventures’ (CV) revolving loan fund, which offers below-market rates for business expansion loans to eligible rural companies. While the businesses who have […]
Louisville man indicted on murder, tampering charges in Floyd County
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A Floyd County grand jury indicted Michael Colley, 41, on one count of murder and three counts of tampering with physical evidence after police said he murdered Patrick Shepherd, 53, of McDowell. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department posted on Facebook the suspect involved in the...
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