Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:44 PM EST2012-02-23 04:44:02 GMT
Investigators in Floyd County need your help to identify a woman accused of breaking into a car at a local gym, but police say southern Indiana wasn't her only stop.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:20 PM EST2012-02-23 04:20:55 GMT
The jury recommended 25 years in prison for George Huguely on his second degree murder conviction in the death of fellow University of Virginia student Yeardley Love in May 2010. They also recommended one year for his grand larceny conviction.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:20 PM EST2012-02-23 04:20:11 GMT
A letter that went out to parents in Meade County Wednesday has many of them upset. Two elementary schools are on the short list for closure because Meade County school district officials say their operating expenses outweigh revenues.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:30 PM EST2012-02-22 23:30:43 GMT
The excitement is growing in a west end neighborhood where first lady Michelle Obama will be visiting Thursday night. Obama will be raising money for her husband's re-election campaign at the African American Heritage Center. It's at 17th and Muhammad Ali in the Russell neighborhood.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:19 PM EST2012-02-22 23:19:45 GMT
A bill that would allow Kentuckians to vote whether to allow casinos with games such as slots, blackjack and craps at up to seven locations around the Commonwealth passed favorably out of committee Wednesday afternoon.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:07 PM EST2012-02-22 23:07:50 GMT
Shepherdsville Police are investigating a hate crime that left a convenience store destroyed and the owner devastated. The vandalism happened at Jacob's Smoke Shop off of Highway 44 in Shepherdsville.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:01 PM EST2012-02-22 23:01:58 GMT
Tens of thousands of dollars missing. Court cases in three counties. Angry customers everywhere. How did a contractor who held the Better Business Bureau seal of approval just months ago fall so far so fast?More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:51 PM EST2012-02-22 22:51:21 GMT
The man accused of ordering his dog to attack metro police officers is facing new charges. Officers were forced to shoot a dog belonging to Michael Miller.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:24 AM EST2012-02-22 14:24:56 GMT
One person is dead after a crash in New Washington, Indiana Wednesday morning at the intersection of New Washington-Bethlehem Road and Goss Road.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 12:36 AM EST2012-02-22 05:36:16 GMT
A nationwide manhunt is underway for a man police say tried to shoot at an Indiana State Police trooper in southern Indiana Monday night. John Michael Fish remains at large.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:44 PM EST2012-02-22 04:44:26 GMT
Police in Bullitt County are investigating after an apparent hate crime at a convenience store. Police believe the suspects broke into Jacob's Smoke Shop sometime overnight Sunday, but it's not what they took that has some people nearby so upset.
Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-02-21 22:16:20 GMT
Not everyone in Louisville was delighted over Tuesday's announced that Steve Conrad had been selected as police chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department. A group of African-American ministers said they were disappointed with the selection of Conrad over the lone African-American among the finalsists.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:57 PM EST2012-02-21 20:57:00 GMT
Serious allegations against a local ambulance company under investigation for drug theft. This isn't the first time WAVE 3 has reported claims against the company.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:42 PM EST2012-02-21 20:42:32 GMT
Through one of their insurance plan options, all 3,400 teachers in Buffalo are billed nothing for any plastic surgery procedure such as botox, liposuction, and tummy tucks, and there is no deductable. More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:17 PM EST2012-02-21 19:17:58 GMT
One of the first people new LMPD Chief Steve Conrad mentioned when his new job was announced was his predecessor, former Chief Robert White, who is now in charge in Denver. While in Louisville, White worked with Conrad for three years while he was chief.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:17 PM EST2012-02-21 17:17:42 GMT
Narcotics detectives seized a large amount of crack cocaine and cash during the search of a home and vehicle in the 2000 block of Auburn Drive in Shively on Wednesday.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:58 AM EST2012-02-21 16:58:32 GMT
Metro Police stopped a car for expired registration plates in the 4400 block of Kurtz Ave. on Wednesday. When officers approached the vehicle they could hear Louisville Metro Police dispatches coming from the car.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 7:49 AM EST2012-02-21 12:49:03 GMT
A traffic stop in Seymour, Indiana quickly escalated Monday night when the driver of a pick-up truck fired shots at an Indiana State Police Officer.More >>
A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the...More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:20 AM EST2012-02-21 05:20:52 GMT
Police say a drug ring in Nelson County is halted after officers make four arrests. This investigation has been in the works for sometime. Last week, the Bardstown Police Department conducted three search warrants at three different homes leading them to stolen property, drugs, and multiple arrests.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:19 AM EST2012-02-21 05:19:27 GMT
It's where folks who are down on their luck can go to get food for their pets and help keep those animals out of local shelters. But, No Kill Louisville's Pet Food Bank is about to lose it's home unless someone can step in.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 8:48 PM EST2012-02-21 01:48:21 GMT
The man police say is responsible for the death of a woman found inside her home in Buffalo, Kentucky has now been formally charged with murder.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 8:31 PM EST2012-02-21 01:31:58 GMT
Dozens of people could have lost their jobs as Bullitt County Public Schools looked to save money. We've learned the district will not outsource those custodial jobs after all.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 8:21 PM EST2012-02-21 01:21:39 GMT
The Kentucky Fair Board says they have reached a tentative agreement with Bluegrass Boardwalk. They will discuss and vote on the issue during their next regular meeting.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 8:15 PM EST2012-02-21 01:15:28 GMT
In the 14 years since it started, more than 2,600 people have had their college tuition paid for through their participation in the Metropolitan College Program.More >>
There's controversy swirling on Six Mile Island. It's a mostly undeveloped island along the Indiana side of the river along Utica Pike, with a view from River Road in Louisville.
WAVE 3 Photojournalist Doug Druschke talked to both sides of a proposed, major change for the area.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 6:57 PM EST2012-02-20 23:57:56 GMT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 24-thousand foster care children "age out" of care and find themselves "in" trouble. Fewer than half complete high school, they are more frequently homeless, their rates of arrest, health problems, mental problems and welfare dependency are far higher than for their contemporaries with families of their own.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 6:39 PM EST2012-02-20 23:39:13 GMT
Mayor Mike Moore wants to widen about 1.6 miles of 10th Street. He also wants to take the power lines off their poles and bury them underground.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 6:11 PM EST2012-02-20 23:11:59 GMT
Susan Lukjan will have to wait a little longer to request a new trial. She was supposed to appear in court Monday, but the judge pushed back the hearing to March.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 4:20 PM EST2012-02-20 21:20:24 GMT
Kentucky State Police have charged a 44-year-old Bardstown man with distribution and possession of child pornography. Richard Keene was arrested Feb. 16.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 3:05 PM EST2012-02-20 20:05:47 GMT
Louisville Metro Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on kidnapping and sex abuse charges after an assault on a woman which they say was stopped by witnesses.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 2:09 PM EST2012-02-20 19:09:25 GMT
Authorities say they've arrested the man wanted for stealing a Rolex watch from a security checkpoint at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport.More >>
Sunday, February 19 2012 10:23 PM EST2012-02-20 03:23:23 GMT
Years after the congregation of the Portland Avenue Presbyterian Church lost their church in a massive fire, they're finally in their new permanent home.More >>
Sunday, February 19 2012 8:02 PM EST2012-02-20 01:02:33 GMT
Late Friday night, the Sherman Minton bridge finally opened, ending the nightmare of 'Shermaggedon.' People on both sides of the river couldn't be happier.More >>
Saturday, February 18 2012 7:54 PM EST2012-02-19 00:54:14 GMT
Political activity has slowed and food donations have declined, but nearly 20 protesters remain camped at the home base for the Occupy Louisville protest.More >>
Saturday, February 18 2012 7:44 PM EST2012-02-19 00:44:52 GMT
The Superintendent of Bullitt County Schools has asked that his proposal to outsource jobs be removed from the agenda for an upcoming board meeting.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 11:43 PM EST2012-02-18 04:43:26 GMT
Months after several women are busted for prostitution at a Clark County massage parlor, charges are brought against a husband and wife- who police say are the ring leaders.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 7:03 PM EST2012-02-18 00:03:38 GMT
The person killed in Thursday's crash along Indiana Highway 11 near Obannon road is identified as Clint Burns, an 11th grader at South Central Junior/Senior High School.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 6:01 PM EST2012-02-17 23:01:15 GMT
It is a problem facing homeowners across Kentuckiana. All brick neighborhoods going vinyl, some say killing property values. The WAVE 3 Troubleshooter Department discovered rules meant to keep it from happening, are being discarded with the stroke of a pen by developers changing building restrictions so they can offer cheaper homes. So why isn't Louisville Metro Government doing anything to stop it?More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 5:08 PM EST2012-02-17 22:08:58 GMT
A New Albany-Floyd County teacher has resigned after school administrators say the teacher accidentally locked a student in a classroom at the end of the school day.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 2:30 PM EST2012-02-17 19:30:40 GMT
An infant born prematurely in a violent attack on his mother 10 months ago is learning to walk, beginning to talk and bears a bittersweet resemblance to the slain woman.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 1:58 PM EST2012-02-17 18:58:38 GMT
Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson is pulling all infant Tylenol off the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with redesigned bottles.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 11:49 AM EST2012-02-17 16:49:04 GMT
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Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.
Friday, February 17 2012 10:52 AM EST2012-02-17 15:52:42 GMT
New Jersey residents are at odds over a decision to lower the state's flags in honor of singer Whitney Houston, and although Gov. Chris Christie defends his decision - not everyone approves.
Friday, February 17 2012 8:40 AM EST2012-02-17 13:40:20 GMT
The countdown continues as the excitement builds for the Sherman Minton Bridge to finally open to traffic. The goal is March 1, but talk is building that the construction crew will finish early.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 11:45 PM EST2012-02-17 04:45:40 GMT
The NFL is looking to Kentucky to set an education standard for the south when it comes to recognizing concussions in public schools. House Bill 281 sailed through the house 99-to0 but, backers worry it could stall in the senate.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:45 PM EST2012-02-17 03:45:22 GMT
One Kentuckiana high school student is dead and three others are injured after a car accident. All four involved are South Central High School students in Harrison County.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 7:10 PM EST2012-02-17 00:10:02 GMT
A Clarksville man is dead after police say his friend drove drunk, crashed his car then he and a passenger left 33 year-old Jacob Mower. Better known as Shea, his friends who were by his side when he died at the hospital four days after the wreck are hoping the few who didn't know him will learn from what he gave.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 7:01 PM EST2012-02-17 00:01:33 GMT
Fifteen and one-half hours. That's how long it took to give one man a new grasp on life. Ronald Thurman is recovering Thursday after being the eighth man to receive a hand transplant at Jewish Hospital, a part of KentuckyOne Health.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 6:45 PM EST2012-02-16 23:45:29 GMT
Falling home values can send ripple effects through the entire community. Now some homeowners say a plan to revive their struggling subdivision is doing even more damage to their investment. So they called the WAVE 3 Troubleshooter Department to investigate how the developer can get away with it. Troubleshooter Eric Flack uncovered a debate that is raging in neighborhoods across the region. More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 6:35 PM EST2012-02-16 23:35:21 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE)- She admitted to killing two people in a 2006 drunk driving crash. For the second time this week, Rebecca Johnson faced a judge in trouble with the law again. Johnson at the JeffersonMore >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 6:18 PM EST2012-02-16 23:18:06 GMT
As the American population continues to age, more children are taking care of their parents. One difficult task is and knowing when to give up the car keys. In both Indiana and Kentucky drivers, sometimes drivers don't have a choice and can lose their license if they fail a medical review. More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 5:38 PM EST2012-02-16 22:38:31 GMT
A court case that involved a UofL Assistant Coach, an Oldham County Magistrate and angry Kentucky Derby ticket buyers that was dismissed is now being looked at again, because all the actions took place in the same city.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 4:31 PM EST2012-02-16 21:31:02 GMT
The U.S. Secretary of Defense is coming to town to speak to students and community members at the University of Louisville. Leon Panetta will be in Louisville on March 1 for a public talk in Cardinal Arena.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 4:30 PM EST2012-02-16 21:30:02 GMT
One child has been taken to a hospital to be checked after a Jefferson County Public Schools bus carrying special needs children was rear-ended.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 1:09 PM EST2012-02-16 18:09:32 GMT
In preparation of the Sherman Minton Bridge's reopening INDOT scaled down the number of driving lanes on the ramp from Interstate 64 east to Interstate 265.More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 8:47 AM EST2012-02-16 13:47:59 GMT
The family of Josh Powell, the man who killed his two sons then himself, said they want to bury Powell in the same cemetery as his little boys. More >>
Thursday, February 16 2012 7:34 AM EST2012-02-16 12:34:51 GMT
It's a life or death situation that has hospitals across the country and right here in Kentuckiana scrambling. A cancer drug that treats thousands of children with leukemia is in desperate short supply and is no longer being produced.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:52 PM EST2012-02-15 23:52:00 GMT
Bullitt County's school superintendent says he has found a way to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the district. But, his proposal has left many angry. More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:25 PM EST2012-02-15 23:25:50 GMT
Louisville hospitals are stepping up to provide a much needed cancer drug to patients at Kosair Children's Hospital. The drug, methotrexate, treats Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 4:22 PM EST2012-02-15 21:22:30 GMT
The National Farm Machinery Show and Championship Tractor Pull is back and better than ever. This is the largest indoor farm show in the United States. More than 300,000 people are expected to attend and that means a big boost for the local economy.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 4:20 PM EST2012-02-15 21:20:31 GMT
There are changes coming to the way security works at Louisville's airport. The Transportation Security Administration confirms they will be installing body scanners in the next few weeks.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:26 PM EST2012-02-15 20:26:43 GMT
A gun victims advocacy group called a national boycott against Starbucks coffee stores on Valentine's Day in protest of the company's policy toward guns.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:42 AM EST2012-02-15 14:42:55 GMT
Big swings in temperatures are wreaking havoc on our roads. There are so many potholes out there right now state maintenance crews can't keep up. When one of those potholes did major damage to the car of a Kentuckiana driver she asked the WAVE 3 Troubleshooter Department to find out if local government will pay the repair bill. More >>
The crowd at Madison Square Garden grew louder with every tiny step Malachy took, and he sure took a lot of them just to get halfway around the dog show ring.More >>
There is a new employee in Shepherdsville, but he's not what you expect. WAVE 3 chief photojournalist Doug Druschke introduces us to the new public relations expert at the Donna Sharp Company who's overcoming his own disability. More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:52 PM EST2012-02-14 23:52:45 GMT
The office of constable is up for debate in Frankfort. A Louisville representative is fighting to get rid of the office all together, but wants you to have the final say and vote.More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:41 PM EST2012-02-14 23:41:08 GMT
Louisville Metro Councilwoman Madonna Flood is continuing her fight to support the troops overseas. Tuesday was the 6th annual kickoff of her "Doing Our Part From The Heart" campaign.More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 5:37 PM EST2012-02-14 22:37:12 GMT
Business owners across southern Indiana are already planning on how they will celebrate when the Sherman Minton reopens. They met in New Albany Tuesday to discuss how they will welcome everyone back to downtown to shop.More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 5:15 PM EST2012-02-14 22:15:36 GMT
The Sherman Minton Bridge may reopen a week early. Late Tuesday morning, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced that the bridge could open about a week earlier than the contracted March 1 deadline.More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 5:12 PM EST2012-02-14 22:12:21 GMT
After lots of talk the bill is out that would allow voters to decide if casino gaming should be legal in the Bluegrass. Gov. Steve Beshear has been fighting to get casino games into the Commonwealth for years.More >>
Tuesday, February 14 2012 4:54 PM EST2012-02-14 21:54:21 GMT
The North Carolina man who became an instant celebrity after posting a video on YouTube shooting up his 15-year-old daughter's laptop, got a visit from the police department and child protective services last week.More >>
For singers, winning 'The Voice' is sort of like winning the Super Bowl. It comes with a national audience and finishing first brings the grand prize a recording contract.
Season two is underway right here on WAVE 3 and NBC. Scott Reynolds sat down with the first winner ever of 'The Voice' to get his take on what it takes to win.More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 7:05 PM EST2012-02-14 00:05:25 GMT
The clock is ticking and people on both sides of the river are anxiously waiting for the Sherman Minton Bridge to open. Repair work is expected to be done by March 1.More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 7:04 PM EST2012-02-14 00:04:26 GMT
A lot of high school and college graduates were trying to survive on the streets and in the woods over the weekend when wind chill temperatures dropped into the single digits. More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 4:10 PM EST2012-02-13 21:10:41 GMT
Tuesday is the deadline for board members at Metro Sewer District to report what changes they've made since Kentucky's State Auditor said they weren't doing business properly.More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 10:48 AM EST2012-02-13 15:48:04 GMT
More than a dozen people were forced out of their home after a fire broke out in a Highlands apartment building. It happened just after 10 p.m. Sunday on Cherokee Road near Grinstead Drive.More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 9:31 AM EST2012-02-13 14:31:44 GMT
Hoosiers now have the "Right to Work" after a bill by the same name was recently signed into law by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Supporters hailed the bill saying it creates a pro-business climate. Opponents, many of them union members, are staunchly against it.More >>
Sunday, February 12 2012 7:41 PM EST2012-02-13 00:41:27 GMT
Kentucky State Police are investigating a fire at a southern Kentucky home that killed a disabled teen, his caregiver, and injured another person.More >>
Sunday, February 12 2012 11:31 AM EST2012-02-12 16:31:24 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Just as there is every Sunday, there was a warm welcome inside First Gethsemane Baptist Church. As folks walked in from the brisk air outside, they were greeted by representativesMore >>
Saturday, February 11 2012 11:32 AM EST2012-02-11 16:32:47 GMT
SELLERSBURG, IN (WAVE) - Don't drink the water. That word of caution from Sellersburg officials after a water main break. The entire town is under a boil advisory until Tuesday. And as WAVE 3 discovered,More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 6:40 PM EST2012-02-10 23:40:07 GMT
Eric Hedrick, Chief of the Jeffersonville Fire Department, tells WAVE 3 they simply can not afford that this year and he wants to make some changes.More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 6:15 PM EST2012-02-10 23:15:00 GMT
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Donna Hargens was in Washington D.C. Friday to speak about how to achieve No Child Left Behind requirements. The system's Project Proficiency was the topic of a panel with the U.S. Department of Education.More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 4:31 PM EST2012-02-10 21:31:05 GMT
It's a sight for sore eyes at Appliance Park. Muffled under the bent metal and robotic machinery, you'll find someone grateful to be clocking in.More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 1:01 PM EST2012-02-10 18:01:18 GMT
Hazmat, MSD and fire crews responded Friday morning to a report of smoke at a Fern Creek landscaping business. Fortunately, the source of the problem turned out not to be hazardous at all.More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 10:18 AM EST2012-02-10 15:18:19 GMT
A Kentuckiana man sits in jail charged with savagely beating his own mother and then shooting her in the head. She survived that brutal attack, and reached out to the WAVE 3 Troubleshooter to investigate her claims Kentucky State Police abandoned her 9-1-1 calls for help.More >>
Thursday, February 9 2012 11:54 PM EST2012-02-10 04:54:05 GMT
Could hundreds of jobs be on their way to Southern Indiana, more specifically Jeffersonville? A buzz has been building for months, with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joining the conversation.More >>
Thursday, February 9 2012 11:37 PM EST2012-02-10 04:37:24 GMT
Work stopped on the Sherman Minton bridge Thursday after protestors crossed construction boundaries complaining not enough minorities and local workers were on the job.More >>
Exactly five months after the Sherman Minton Bridge closed, officials say the bridge will reopen on time, if not earlier. The goal is to open the bridge by March 1. As frustrations are mounting, work to repair the Minton is moving right along.
Thursday, protesters showed up on the bridge to push for minorities to get hired on by Hall Contracting. But as WAVE 3's Jaimie Weiss shows us this project is about to give the green light for thousands of drivers.More >>
Thursday, February 9 2012 9:54 PM EST2012-02-10 02:54:25 GMT
President Barack Obama announced today that he will grant a waiver to ten states including Indiana and Kentucky from the No Child Left Behind law.More >>
Thursday, February 9 2012 6:57 PM EST2012-02-09 23:57:08 GMT
Months after 18-year-old Trey Williams was shot and killed inside his grandmother's Shelbyville home, we are seeing parts of what happened that day, thanks to cameras on the officer's tasers.More >>
Thursday, February 9 2012 4:23 PM EST2012-02-09 21:23:40 GMT
When Long John Silver's separated from YUM! Brands, there was talk the company may move its headquarters out of the state. That won't happen. Instead, the seafood chain's CEO said the company is hooked on Louisville and will move into a new world headquarters on South Hurstbourne Pkwy.More >>
It's become a major issue for the Catholic church and even in the presidential race. The newly released mandate that would require Catholic institutions to provide contraception and sterilization as part of its health care for employees.
WAVE 3's Scott Reynolds sat down with the Archbishop of the Louisville Archdiocese to get his reaction.More >>
Wednesday, February 8 2012 11:47 PM EST2012-02-09 04:47:47 GMT
A Louisville Metro paramedic is determined to get back to work after his leg was amputated. It happened as the result of a tragic hiking accident in May of 2010. More >>
Wednesday, February 8 2012 6:31 PM EST2012-02-08 23:31:13 GMT
WAVE 3 continues to investigate the death of a Shelbyville teen who was shot and killed by officers back in November. Most of what happened was caught on cameras that were on the officers' TASERS.More >>
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