Sean Baute
Multi-media journalist
Louisville, KY
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Sean joined the WAVE News team in March 2019 as a multimedia journalist and reporter.
He currently reports for WAVE News Midday, WAVE News at 3 and 4.
He previously worked as an anchor and reporter at Gray TV sister station WBKO in Bowling Green, KY.
Sean has spent his entire life in Kentucky. He grew up in the Northern Kentucky city of Villa Hills.
He attended the University of Kentucky and moved to Bowling Green upon graduation. He spent nearly three years there before finding his way to Louisville.
Sean is a huge sports fan, cheering for the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, and Kentucky Wildcats.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute and Quenton Robertson
Randy Lankford agreed to plead guilty to roughly 40 charges of felony theft and services not rendered in exchange for a 12-year sentence.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 8:23 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
James Miller, a former high school journalism teacher at duPont Manual, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
GE Appliances broke ground on its headquarters in Louisville in 1951. Two years later in 1953, they shipped their first appliances.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The funeral home owner found with dozens of decomposing bodies inside his business for months has agreed, in principle, to plead guilty.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Each visitor came looking to bring back the best ideas to make sure sports in their communities are as inclusive as possible.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Metro United Way, along with city leaders, honored child care providers in Louisville, but pointed out some of the challenges child care is facing.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The Teaching and Learning Pathway at Jefferson County Public schools is set to graduate its largest class to date.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The American Countess is a riverboat that explores America’s rivers. Not unlike an open-ocean cruise, passengers are able to explore the cities they stop in.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The new location on West Main Street has a functional bar and educational opportunities in classrooms downstairs.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Churchill Downs is getting ready to debut its newest seating options at Kentucky Derby 149.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Alyssha McFadden will likely be sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty inside Jefferson Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
“It’s neat as a native Louisvillian to come home and do that,” Retired Brigadier General Rob Givens said.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
At one point, each Candidate was asked to say one thing they hoped to accomplish once they were in office.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The $200 million project to renovate the track is in progress, with an estimated completion in 2024.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
La Casita Center is a non-profit that primarily focuses on helping the city’s Hispanic population.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt and Sean Baute
NWS is still surveying all of the damage as of Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt and Sean Baute
Health officials warn that Kentucky’s rate of child abuse victims continues to outpace the national average.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The latest victims add to the growing list of homicides in Louisville and the growing list of families left behind.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The Southwest Dream Team announced the launch of a new project to make sure that growth of south end tourism is sustained.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
The Citywide Violence Reduction Summit is Tuesday and Wednesday in downtown Louisville.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt and Sean Baute
Young patients within Norton Children’s Hospital have a new furry friend to help provide comfort during treatment.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
They’ve recently reconnected in Louisville, now living in the same city for the first time in over 40 years.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Senate Bill 156 passed unanimously through the Kentucky House Education Committee Monday. However, it was back in front of lawmakers Tuesday, with a twist.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By WAVE Staff and Sean Baute
Police said a cadaver dog was at the scene and that the person who lives there is not involved.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
When Kentucky Derby 149 rolls around in May, Churchill Downs is going to look different.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 5:04 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
One of the most glaring problems was the department's discriminatory practices toward Black people.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:21 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
House Bill 331 would force school boards to put coaches and chaperones through necessary AED and CPR training.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:12 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Fern Creek Baptist Church was among several churches recently removed from the Southern Baptist Convention for having a female pastor.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 4:33 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Kentucky Senate District 19 in Louisville stretches from the Highlands to parts of South Louisville.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
At Seneca High School, the Black Student Union has a mission: success for all students.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Dustin Vogt and Sean Baute
Jefferson County Public Schools has introduced a proposal that would update school start times to alleviate the shortage of school bus drivers and get students to school on time.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 10:02 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
A new affordable housing complex in the Russell Neighborhood led by LDG Developers broke ground Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 5:20 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Dozens of other states have already passed similar legislation.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
The goal of the new Heavy Equipment Training Center is to eliminate factors like weather from the training curriculum.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:09 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Shepherdsville’s new mayor took office one month ago, though José Cubero doesn’t spend much time in the actual office.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Lawmakers are pushing for a complete overhaul of the system.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
The new executive director of the Association for Teaching Black History (ATBH) in Kentucky was in Louisville on Wednesday to kick-off Black History Month.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
There are 11,000 vacancies across the state.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:38 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in Louisville is live again ahead of the April 18 tax deadline.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:37 AM EST
|By Dustin Vogt and Sean Baute
Around 8:15 a.m., police responded to reports of a pedestrian struck at Louis Coleman Jr. Drive and Dumesnil Street.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 4:38 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
As the CDC warns of measles outbreaks in parts of the country, Jefferson County Public Schools are offering pop-up vaccine clinics for students who aren’t immunized.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 10:23 AM EST
|By WAVE Staff and Sean Baute
The $45 million investment will create 80-full time jobs.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:05 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Tevin D. Smyzer, 20, and Justyn D. Walls, 19, are charged with murder for the death of 19-year-old Eric Williams.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:50 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
”I wanted people to remember him for who he was because the whole time I knew him,” he said. “All I ever heard was good things about him."
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:59 AM EST
|By Sean Baute and WAVE Staff
Stretch Zone Louisville says it can help you move around efficiently in life.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:16 AM EST
|By Sean Baute and WAVE Staff
That’s what Maya Bagels Express wants it’s customers to know when they stop by.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:04 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Lance Bowman was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for the murder of James Mentee back in December 2019.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:18 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
The Middletown Police Department said a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) was robbed at gunpoint on Dec. 29.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 6:53 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Here are the tips needed to make sure drivers and homeowners are prepared for the storm.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 4:34 PM EST
|By Sean Baute
Inside the Chestnut Street YMCA on Wednesday, 300 kids got the chance to celebrate Christmas a little early this year.
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