A Louisville couple said they've lost thousands of dollars and they have nowhere to turn after finding themselves in the middle of a home improvement nightmare.
Widespread concern about understaffing in Mississippi's prisons has people calling for a change. They say inmates, correctional officers and surrounding communities are in danger.
InvestigateTV shows issues with undercounting hate crimes, including the FBI failing to meet a federal mandate to report. After months of reporting on this issue, this documentary also highlights results of the investigation, including police departments amending their records.
Large, formerly abandoned houses, filled with 10 to 20 tenants, spilling out into the neighborhood, attracting prostitutes, severely impaired people, drug dealers doing transactions through car windows, and police officers responding to it all.
By retirement, financial experts say you should have at least eight times your annual salary saved up. NerdWallet explains how to get there, decade-by-decade.
With water quality and safety concerns across the country, many families are turning to water filters. But there are counterfeit filters and filters carrying fake certification marks.
The FDA has a new strategy for imported food safety, and Congress has increased seafood inspection funds. But the U.S. still lags behind some other countries when it comes to inspections and regulations.
They are the so-called Violence Interrupters. They are part of a program that's seen major success in some cities, but came under fire in Louisville after an exclusive WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter investigation.
Want to get top dollar for your home this spring? Or are you looking to buy your first home? NerdWallet gives tips for those on both sides of the equation.
The deaths of hundreds of children because of abuse or neglect goes unnoticed every year by agencies that protect kids. Congress and a 45-year-old law are largely to blame.
When children die because of abuse or neglect, child protection agencies are often blamed – they are underfunded and overworked. But there are many other culprits who failed children.
Carfax experts say there are potentially more than one million cars on the roads with false odometer readings - meaning their mileage has been rolled back to make the vehicles look like they have less wear and tear.
The Uniform Crime Reporting Act of 1988 requires federal law enforcement agencies to submit information about their cases to a federal database maintained by the FBI; however, those agencies are currently not submitting data, including information about hate crimes.
Imagine the person who's supposed to be fighting on your behalf is fighting for himnself instead. That’s what more than a dozen people say happened to them, and they are pointing the finger at a local attorney through a number of lawsuits.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides information about financial institutions, including complaints. But NerdWallet and InvestigateTV have found examples of complaints that don't show up in the database.
As part of the Cure Violence model, Interrupters do often have criminal records. But group leaders believe the Interrupters’ records are what help them do their job.
A man considered armed and dangerous by LMPD was arrested for allegedly strangling and raping a woman.The WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have now exposed an entire different part to that story.
Last April, a WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter crew went around Louisville undercover with a hidden camera and walked out of stores nine times with crack cocaine smoking kits.
The Louisville Police Chief warned officers of significant cuts that may have to be made to the department Thursday afternoon in an email obtained by WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters.
According to government reports, there is evidence that the main oversight agency for seafood, the Food and Drug Administration, has failed to meet new mandates to increase inspections at foreign food facilities.
Under Facebook's policies, convicted sex offenders are not allowed on the site; however, InvestigateTV identified multiple offenders who appeared to have recently active profiles.
There were 121 foster children statewide listed as AWOL in November. Forty-nine of them, almost half the statewide total, were listed as AWOL in just one county: Jefferson.
Thousands of nuclear weapons workers are seeking compensation from a federal program that has ballooned far past initial projections - and some say they're being denied based on incorrect information.
A company offering to help people reduce their student loan debt is now under investigation. One St. Louis woman says her debt actually increased after trying to work with the company.
Hundreds of Americans live in deplorable rental properties and their landlord is the federal government. The properties need $50 billion in repairs. Uncle Sam now is hoping that private investors will save public housing.
Research shows many Americans are concerned with whether Social Security will be available when they retire, but many aren’t saving. NerdWallet experts help explain the realities of Social Security and what you can do.
Political organizations with shadowy origins are spending millions on Facebook ads, and some people featured in the ads don't know who the groups are either.
Patients from outside WAVE Country are traveling to Corydon to visit a pain clinic. John Boel investigates to see if these trips are on the taxpayer's dime.
A plea deal is in the works for a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer accused of sexually abusing members of the LMPD Youth Explorer Program.
A city employee with a badge and the power to write you up is accused of stealing thousands of dollars and entering a resident’s home by lying about a warrant.
For the second time, a case involving an embattled former homicide detective Mark Handy, has been removed from the hands of the state’s prosecutor’s office and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Tom Wine.
A week after WAVE 3 News reported on a woman who was inside an elevator when it fell several floors, we can confirm several other people have been previously stuck in the elevator, too, also requiring rescue.
A former Louisville homicide detective at the center of four overturned murder convictions has been indicted on one count of perjury and one count of tampering with evidence.
An undercover investigation by WAVE 3 News' John Boel on the sale of crack kits by local convenience stores revealed how easy it is to buy them. Now, Metro Council is taking action.
On Friday, dozens of people protested in front of Lisa Nally-Martin’s office, the prosecutor who struck the deal to dismiss 82 animal cruelty charges against a man running for Taylor County Judge Executive.
The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting discovered the Kentucky State Fair Board CEO and President was paid for several months after he resigned.
