Rachael Krause
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Rachael Krause joins the WAVE 3 News team as a multimedia journalist and reporter covering southern Indiana. She’s excited to bring her passion for telling community stories to WAVE country.
Before WAVE, Rachael worked as a multimedia journalist covering southern Illinois for WPSD TV and as a multimedia journalist in Sioux City, Iowa. Before that, Rachael worked as a multimedia producer for WHO HD in Des Moines, Iowa.
Rachael grew up near the twin cities in Minnesota. She attended the school of journalism at the University of Minnesota. There she interned for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and for WCCO TV.
Rachael has a love for covering the community and telling people’s stories. She considers the ability to tell people’s stories each day a privilege and hopes to let people’s voices in the community be heard.
For fun, Rachael enjoys watching movies, reading and checking out the local food scene that Louisville and southern Indiana has to offer.
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Nearly one year later, the healing process is moving slowly for the entire Charlestown Police Department.
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Four highway workers were sent to a hospital after an alleged drunken driver came crashing into their construction site.
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If a judge rules that the recount can proceed, a commission would then be created and the votes would be tallied again.
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"They definitely need our support,” Charlestown mom, Jill Hetz, said. “I mean, they’re helping raise our children and our future.”
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Teachers from around Indiana will fill the statehouse on Tuesday, wearing red for education as they demand change to the public education system.
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A months-long investigation by the Indiana State Police into the bank records at Pawlak Orthodontics led to the arrest of Malinda Downey.
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Some inmates at the Clark County Jail are getting an extended stay after getting caught trying to smuggle in drugs.
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The bench trial began Tuesday for Oscar Keys, accused of shooting an Indiana State Police trooper back in 2017.
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With wintry weather headed to WAVE Country for the first time this fall, many parents are keeping an eye on road conditions to see if school will be canceled or delayed Tuesday.
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After a year of waiting for action, teachers like those in West Clark insist they need to show Indiana lawmakers that they're serious about change.
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The split needs to be passed by voters through a special election, a petition or by putting the split on the ballot in May.
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Treva Hodges taking the win from incumbent Bob Hall Tuesday night by just 30 votes.
The victory Tuesday night came with a slim margin, though that doesn't matter much to Hodges. She said whether you voted for her or not, it's time to get to work.
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The University of Louisville family is getting bigger, as the deal allowing UofL to acquire KentuckyOne hospitals, including Jewish Hospital, is now final.
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Neighbors put up signs in yards as they declare support for mayor Bob Hall or his challenger, Treva Hodges. Charlestown has now become a town divided.
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Tools are available online to find out where registered sex offenders are in their neighborhoods so parents can decide if they want to put those homes on their route for trick or treating.
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In Jeffersonville, voters will have to decide between their current mayor and the former mayor, as Democrat Tom Galligan takes on incumbent Republican Mike Moore.
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The race has been a battle in town as both Republican Mark Seabrook and Independent Dan Coffey are working to unseat incumbent Democrat Jeff Gahan.
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The 'Live A Dream' program at a New Albany nursing home facility is giving its residents the chance to re-live a day or take that time to try something completely new and different.
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Sick of standardized testing, one southern Indiana school district says it has had enough.
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The future of an adult entertainment business in southern Indiana is being considered by a judge.
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In New Albany, there’s one school that puts careers ahead of most others in southern Indiana.
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A newborn infant is being cared for at a Seymour hospital after being found in a plastic bag Tuesday afternoon.
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Tucked away off Highway 31 in Seymour, Reins to Recovery is often a quiet space. The horses move slowly, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find another herd as eager to please as the ones living here.
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Families are now getting another step closer toward closure following the conviction of 19-year-old Michael Begin.
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The 112 mile bike ride and the 26.2 mile marathon portions of the event will still take place.
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Governor Holcomb is dishing out nearly a billion dollars toward road improvements, as part of a plan to invest billions in infrastructure over 20 years.
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Months after an arson fire that damaged a Jeffersonville home and claimed the life of a pet dog, charges are now being filed.
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The toddler was being pushed on a non-motorized scooter by another child when he fell off and struck his head. The child was not wearing a helmet.
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The annual fall festival Harvest Homecoming is happening right now in New Albany, and is a tradition for thousands in southern Indiana.
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A missing man in Clarksville is now recovering in the hospital after being found dehydrated and confused, but alive.
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Jerod Draper's mother, Vicki Budd, is hoping that speaking up will bring answers and transparency from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department about the death of her son.
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Crews came in Wednesday morning, ready to tear down old, unused buildings near the Ohio River Greenway in New Albany, the first step forward in the New Albany Shoreline Project.
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The man charged with shooting and killing his co-worker inside a Big O Tires store in Jeffersonville returned to court Tuesday.
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No matter which side of Clark County you’re living on right now, the grass doesn’t seem to be any greener.
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In the fields in Lanesville, Indiana, it's harvest season for farmers. Though what they’re combining in the fields may not be your typical crop.
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Purdue Polytechnic along Charlestown Road will soon have a new neighbor, bringing high-paying jobs with it.
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Adam Hersker was just 14 years old when he started the fire at the home of his aunt and uncle in Floyds Knobs, where he lived with his two siblings. Hersker has been charged and convicted as an adult in the case.
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A new tracking system for evidence from sexual assaults in Indiana is expected to launch before the end of the year.
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After more than a year of painting and overnight bridge closures, work on the Clark Memorial Bridge is finally finished, and ahead of schedule, too. It’s a day many in the community have been anxiously awaiting.
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Clarksville Police say this was not random, calling this an act of retaliation. But retaliation for what, police have not yet said.
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Plant & Machinery Inc. is auctioning off all the equipment and items that remained behind.
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A 106-acre donation from River Ridge Development Authority to the city of Charlestown is giving them the space they need for the project.
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Weekend strikes on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia are taking 5.7-million crude oil barrels a day off the market, or 6 percent of the global supply.
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Concerns over fines accrued by the Floyd County Auditor’s Office are boiling over.
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A 15-year-old Scottsburg High School sophomore is facing felony intimidation charges after allegedly sending an anonymous text about a bomb in a school locker, leading to a building evacuation and a search for the phony bomb.
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It’s not often you see police in a roped-off scene for more than 80 hours. But that’s what just happened in New Albany at a home just west of State Street.
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After several recent drive-by shootings, Council member Donna Purvis says they all need to come together to take back their streets.
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The $23-million development fills an empty riverfront spot while driving new residents to Jeffersonville.
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One area school district wants to make your child’s school a safer place, but it would cost you more on your taxes.
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