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Indiana State Police arrest man after rape incident at Hanover College
HANOVER, Ind. — Indiana State Police arrested a Clark County man for rape on Monday. According to a press release, Indiana State Police have been investigating an incident of sexual assault involving 22-year-old Jackson Kruer since last fall. ISP reported that the alleged rape occurred on Hanover College’s campus. ISP was first contacted about the […]
Proposed $400M Ford plant in Shelby County brings mixed reviews
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A $400 million Ford plant could be coming to Shelby County in Kentucky, but those who live there have mixed feelings of what it could bring. Steve Clayton opened Last Stop Brewing in downtown Shelbyville back in March and is in support of a proposed component plant that could go somewhere in Shelby County.
Council members say gun violence becoming too common in some Louisville neighborhoods
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The five people shot Friday night are all recovering from their wounds. The neighborhood where they were shot is shaken, but some just chalk it up to life in the city. “You literally walk through here and you see puddles of blood from the people...
Louisville man charged with murder in connection with shooting in Russell neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police have arrested the man they say shot and killed another man during a fight in the city's Russell neighborhood last week. Alonzo Thomas, 31, is charged with murder. The shooting was reported around 3:17 a.m. on July 10 at South 26th and West...
Mother of newborn found dead in closet released from jail; placed on home incarceration
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Wednesday, WAVE News received an update on the case of a Louisville mother who was arrested after her newborn child was found dead in a closet. On Wednesday, a judge sent Daira Aguilar’s case to a grand jury for a potential indictment. Aguilar is facing one count of abuse of a corpse after she allegedly put her newborn baby inside a trash bag, and left the bag inside a closet.
U.S. postal service worker assaulted during armed robbery in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - An investigation is underway after a U.S. postal service worker was assaulted in south Louisville. A postal inspector said the incident happened Tuesday around 11:45 a.m. on Iroquois Avenue when two armed suspects approached a letter carrier there and threw them to the ground. The suspects...
Speed Art Museum’s new exhibit explores the meaning of ‘infinity’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - To infinity and beyond, but what does that mean? An immersive experience at the Speed Art Museum is exploring the answer. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room takes people inside a large, kaleidoscopic space with mirrored spheres suspended from the ceiling and arranged on the floor.
Home prices still on the rise in Kentucky and southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Home prices are still trending up in the greater Louisville area, according to data released by the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors. Despite higher list prices, the number of homes sold in greater Louisville in the second quarter of 2024 also rose compared to the same quarter a year ago. 2,676 homes sold this year compared to 2,623 in 2023.
Krispy Kreme on Bardstown Road damaged by arson undergoing partial demolition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Krispy Kreme on Bardstown Road, which has been closed since an arson fire damaged the building last May, is set to be at least partially demolished. Florida-based Larson Design Group requested a building permit for "exploratory demo work" due to fire damage, according to a building permit filed with Louisville Metro Planning & Design Services.
Nonprofit donates $10K to help find children with medical conditions who wander away from home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kosair for Kids (KFK) has honored their mission to help children by donating $12 million to organizations who will provide life-changing assistance to children within the nine counties they serve. On Tuesday, the nonprofit gave more than $10,000 to the Jefferson County Search Dog Association (JCSDA).
Plans in the works for NuLu apartment complex that burned down in massive fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - WAVE News has confirmed that plans are in the works for a new apartment complex at 310 Nulu Apartment Complex site that burned down back in February. If completed, the apartments will be at 605 Ballard Street in Louisville. A spokesperson with Metro Codes & Regulations...
Problems with Kentucky’s vehicle registration system are hurting car dealers, county clerk says
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT)—Kentucky’s new program to register vehicle titles is making progress, but some county clerks and car dealers are still having major issues. Kentucky lawmakers in the interim Transportation Committee were briefed Tuesday about the KAVIS program. It was implemented in January and designed to simplify the car title and registration system.
We Are There: Catholic Charities of Louisville joins national campaign to promote the dignity-affirming work of the Catholic Charities network of agencies
LOUISVILLE — Catholic Charities of Louisville is joining with the Catholic Charities USA network to participate in We Are There, a national awareness campaign highlighting the life and human dignity affirming services Catholic Charities agencies provide in their local communities. “We’re excited for this opportunity to share the good...
On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
Searching for traces of Vance in his ancestral home takes you down winding blacktop through the deep shade of creeksides, past bright fields of Queen Anne’s lace and bottomland plots of corn. It takes you onto people’s porches to ask directions, where, contrary to popular stereotype, an approaching stranger is no big deal The post On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
State police: Hanover College student arrested for September 2023 assault
HANOVER, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana State Police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old Hanover College student suspected of sexually assaulting another student after a party last year. State police announced Tuesday that they’d been investigating the student, Jackson Kruer from Clarksville, since September 2023. Investigators learned that sometime early on Sept. 17, 2023, Kruer left an […]
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