2 hrs ago | The Courier-Journal
Outgoing U of L dean talks about federal investigation
The University of Louisville's education department is the target of a federal investigation that was announced Friday, according the department's outgoing dean.
10 hrs ago | WDRB-TV Louisville
Malaysia to get 100 Papa John's franchises
Papa John's International is making plans to open 100 new franchise restaurants in Malaysia during the next 10 years.
14 hrs ago | Motor Trend
Ford to build Euro-developed 2011 Focus at two U.S. plants
With Ford's long-awaited announcement last week that its next-generation, U.S.-market Ford Focus will finally be built on the same vehicle architecture as its European and Asian counterparts , speculation has ...
18 hrs ago | WHAS11
Louisville woman faces charges fro weekend homicide
A 44-year-old Louisville woman faces charges for a weekend homicide in the Park Duvalle neighborhood.
Sunday | WLKY
Sunday | WLKY
Utility Asks Customers To Beware Of Telephone Scam
Louisville Gas and Electric wants its customers to beware of a telephone scam asking for payment of their utility bill.
Saturday | WDRB-TV Louisville
$45 million committed to new Veterans Hospital
Mayor Jerry Abramson says, "This is the only commitment in the country at this point in time to be able to place additional VA hospitals in the queue for construction." Congressman John Yarmuth secured the ...
Saturday Jun 21 | WHAS11
The Latest: Feds, UofL confirm investigation on campus
Federal prosecutors confirmed that there is an an ongoing investigation on the University of Louisville campus.
Saturday Jun 21 | The Courier-Journal
Insurance rates offer Ky., Ind. clients a breather
Kentuckians and Hoosiers struggling with rising prices at the gasoline pump and grocery store may find some savings when insurance bills arrive by mail.
Friday Jun 20 | The Courier-Journal
Louisville voted America's most livable city
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has awarded Louisville first place in its annual City Livability Award competition.
Thursday Jun 19 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
LG&E; warns that scam artists made calls looking for customers'
LG&E has issued a warning that someone made calls Wednesday afternoon pretending to be the electric company, trying to get people's banking information.
Thursday Jun 19 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Small plane crashes; officials say 1 dead
Officials say a pilot died Wednesday when a small plane crashed short of a runway and burst into flames at a central Kentucky airport.
Thursday Jun 19 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Governor's Scholars Program cutting back after budget cuts
An educational program that for 25 years has aimed at keeping high-performing students in Kentucky when they're finished with college is facing tough financial times because of state budget cuts.
Wednesday Jun 18 | The Courier-Journal
Louisville Metro Police last night held the second in a series of workshops aimed at helping reduce crime in western Louisville.
Wednesday Jun 18 | Lexington Herald-Leader
News briefs from around Kentucky at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Authorities arrested a man after 19 stolen grave markers were found at his home in Lebanon Junction, south of Louisville.
Wednesday Jun 18 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Parolee accused of killing halfway house resident
A federal parolee who spent more than two decades in prison for verbally threatening former President Jimmy Carter has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence following the death of a woman a a ...
Tuesday Jun 17 | WPSD-TV Paducah
Restaurants bringing tomatoes back
Tomatoes are coming back on the menus at many U.S restaurants. Louisville, Kentucky-based fast-food company Yum Brands says it is starting to resupply its restaurants with tomatoes from areas that have been ...
Monday Jun 16 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Monday Jun 16 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
NASCAR phenom makes his first career stop in victory lane...
Tom Logano had modest goals for son Joey when the 18-year-old prodigy made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut last month in Dover.
Monday Jun 16 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
NBC's Tim Russert collapsed and died Friday at the age of 58
Interactive look at Russert's life and career Share your memories of NBC's Tim Russert A people's memorial to Tim Russert is going up outside the NBC Bureau in Washington, D.C. People are leaving flowers, cards ...
Monday Jun 16 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Firefighter sees his own home go up in flames
Just a week after area fire fighters stepped up to the plate to collect money for the 55th annual Crusade For Children, one local firefighter's family needs some help of their own, after their home was ...
Monday Jun 16 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Red Cross has shortage of blood due to Indiana flooding
The American Red Cross is asking for people to come in and donate blood after they lost close to 600 units due to flooding last week.
Sunday Jun 15 | WLKY
Abramson: No Surprises At Ford Meeting
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson expects no surprises out of Friday's Ford meeting in Detroit.
Sunday Jun 15 | WDRB
Louisville salmonella infection reported
Public health officials say a Louisville woman contracted a salmonella infection as part of a nationwide outbreak being linked to tomatoes.
Saturday Jun 14 | louisvillealive.wordpress.com | Posted by Whig
Celebrate red, white and blue a week early on frankfort avenue
Discover Louisville’s most extraordinary shopping, dining and entertainment venues along the historic Frankfort Avenue corridor, during the festive all-American F.A.T. Friday “Freedom Hop” on Friday, June 27, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Friday Jun 13 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Man accused in contract killing of son's wife
The trial will begin in Georgia on Monday in the case of a man who is charged with arranging the contract killing of his daughter-in-law. Chiman Rai is accused of paying $10,000 to have his son's black wife ...
Friday Jun 13 | Lexington Herald-Leader
Bodies identified after 2 drown in Louisville
Police in Louisville believe one person was trying to save the other before both drowned in a pond.
Friday Jun 13 | WDRB
Two hit-and-run accidents Friday morning, one deadly
There were two separate hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians Friday morning -- one proved to be deadly.
Friday Jun 13 | WLKY
Education Cuts Come To Kentucky Campuses
The effects of a tight state budget are beginning to show up on campus. The University of Louisville's budget cuts more than $6 in expenses and contains no faculty pay raises.
Friday Jun 13 | The Courier-Journal
Louisville cooks up pitch for FFA convention
Amid substantial fanfare, Louisville officials made a strong pitch yesterday to woo the National FFA Organization's lucrative annual convention 'back home.' After 14 cities initially entered the bidding, ...
Friday Jun 13 | WAVE-TV Louisville
Thursday Jun 12 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Louisville Fire & Rescue promotions
Some Louisville firefighters celebrated promotions Wednesday morning. Mayor Abramson administered the oath of office to the 19 members of the Division of Fire.
Thursday Jun 12 | The Courier-Journal
Detective injured in crash still in hospital
A Louisville Metro Police officer who was injured in a head-on collision on the Gene Snyder Freeway on Monday remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition yesterday, police said.
Thursday Jun 12 | WHAS
4 people charged with dumping dozens of meth labs along a road in Louisville
Police say four people are now charged with dumping dozens of meth labs along the side of the road in Louisville.
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Education Commissioner feeling the heat over the price of his car
His job may not be on the line, but Kentucky's education commissioner has been feeling the heat about his state car.
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Consumers having tough time with DTV converter box coupons
Members of Congress say some Americans are finding the government-issued coupons intended to help pay for digital television converter boxes are expiring before they can be used.
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Seven arrested for cheering at high school graduation
Authorities say seven people attending high school graduations in South Carolina are facing charges after police say they cheered while students' names were being called.
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Washington County school board member facing serious allegations
Washington County school board member Pat Clements is under fire after allegations have come out about him hosting an underage drinking party.
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
One day after Ford announces it will not lay off workers, a Detroit...
Is it the news anxious Louisville Ford employees have been awaiting? One day after Ford announced it would not be laying off nearly 600 Louisville Assembly Plant workers, the Detroit News reports that the ...
Wednesday Jun 11 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Union workers at GE's Appliance
Union workers at GE's Appliance Park are voting right now on a deal proposed between their union and the company.
Wednesday Jun 11 | The Courier-Journal
Police looking for suspect in southwest rape
Police are looking for a 17- to 23-year-old male who raped a Louisville woman between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. on June 2 in southwest Louisville, Detective Ann Cohen said at a press conference.
Tuesday Jun 10 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Louisville mother facing charges after allegedly shooting man
A Louisville mother is facing assault charges, after an unusual confrontation with a man in her house.
Tuesday Jun 10 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Flood victims scrape out homes, figure recovery plans
DeWayne Warrick had built a waist-high pile of ruined chairs, couch cushions and other furniture on the curb outside his home by Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday Jun 10 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Tuesday Jun 10 | The Courier-Journal
Two men have been charged with murdering a man last summer in the parking lot of the White Castle at Seventh Street and Broadway.
Tuesday Jun 10 | WAVE-TV Louisville
Police issue fraud warning about door to door solicitors
Solve one problem and create another. The No-call list has worked so well stopping telemarketers that door-to-door solicitation is on the rise.
Tuesday Jun 10 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Ohio River traffic resumes after barge crash
A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman says Ohio River traffic has resumed after the collision of a barge with a concrete wall shut it down for about 8 hours.
Monday Jun 9 | louisville.bizjournals.com | Posted by Whig
Louisville Urban League, Jeffersontown chamber team up for job fair
The Louisville Urban League and The Chamber Jeffersontown will hold the Community Career Expo Jeffersontown, on Wednesday, June 25.
Monday Jun 9 | louisville.bizjournals.com | Posted by Whig
Officials with Florida-based Brown Jordan International Inc. hope to woo retailers at an upcoming trade show with a new furniture line called La-Z-Boy Outdoor Select.
The line, which was designed at BJI's Louisville offices, is set to debut in July at the Summer and Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association Pre-Market show, which will be held in Chicago.
Monday Jun 9 | www.whas11.com | Posted by Whig
Indiana flooding called the worst in a century
It's being called some of the worst flooding in a century in southern Indiana. One person is dead and 22 counties have been declared disaster areas in Indiana.
Monday Jun 9 | www.courier-journal.com | Posted by Whig
State H.S. baseball tournament pairings are out
The pairings are set for this week's Forcht Bank/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament at Applebee's Park in Lexington, Ky. No. 1-ranked Pleasure Ridge Park is among five Top 25 teams in the field, joining No. 4 Apollo, No. 8 Lexington Catholic, No. 16 Harrison County and No. 22 Greenup County.
Monday Jun 9 | www.courier-journal.com | Posted by Whig
GE warehouse workers to vote on job cuts
Union workers at GE's Appliance Park will vote Wednesday on a proposal to eliminate 183 jobs from the plant's payroll through early retirement, the company said.
Monday Jun 9 | www.courier-journal.com | Posted by Whig
WHAS Crusade for Children raises over $5 million
It was the crumpled dollar dropped into a restaurant pickle jar. The $5 crammed into a firefighter's boot at an intersection. The dime that was dropped into a cup at a child's lemonade stand.
It's not just them, it's also the children with the lemonade stand who raise $3, and the $40,000 in pennies we got last year
Sunday Jun 8 | WHAS-TV Louisville
Saturday Jun 7 | WHAS11
Saturday Jun 7 | The Courier-Journal
Louisville promotes eight police officers
Nine-year-old Emma Greenwood thinks it's pretty cool to have a father who is a police officer.
Saturday Jun 7 | WLKY
Union Urges Investigators To Reopen Findings On Crash
The air traffic controllers' union is petitioning a federal safety board to reopen its findings on a 2006 plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people.
Saturday Jun 7 | Business First of Louisville
Ford Explorer, F-Series trucks continue sales slide
Ford Motor Co. today reported that May sales of Explorer sport utility vehicles, produced at the Louisville Assembly Plant, decreased 41.2 percent year-over-year. Ford sold 8,122 units in May 2008, compared ...
Saturday Jun 7 | WAVE-TV Louisville
Sunken barges stop Ohio River traffic
The Coast Guard reports that traffic on the Ohio River near downtown Louisville was closed after two barges carrying iron ore sank Friday afternoon.
Friday Jun 6 | WDRB-TV Louisville
2 shot during break in die of gunshot wounds
Louisville police say two young men were fatally shot when they were apparently breaking into a house.
Friday Jun 6 | louisvillealive.wordpress.com | Posted by Whig
Profile: Susan Priest and Time Warner Telecom
Hard work plus dedication equals success. That is the formula Susan Priest lives by.
And, it works.
Susan is an Account Executive with Time Warner Telecom, which is a fiber-based provider of data and voice services to businesses.
If you work hard and believe in yourself, you will succeed
Thursday Jun 5 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Clarksville Gang Rapes have Indiana women on edge
Clarksville and New Albany police have been investigating at least 4 reported gang rapes in recent months.
Thursday Jun 5 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
The man who shot and killed two intruders tells his story
The man who survived an armed robbery, then shot and killed the intruders at one of his rental properties is telling the story.
Thursday Jun 5 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
New cybercrimes division to focus on sexual predators
Kentucky's attorney general says the explosion in computer criminals warrants a big focus on cybercrime.
Thursday Jun 5 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Exclusive: GE offering early retirement plans to longtime workers
WHAS11 news has learned that General Electric is offering nearly 200 longtime union workers early retirement as part of a deal that would keep it's big warehouse from being sold or outsourced to another ...
Thursday Jun 5 | louisvillealive.wordpress.com | Posted by Whig
Local brothers use passion to help environment
Claude and Chas Stephens, the founders of Generation 14, are 7th generation Louisvillians, and the current heirs to land held by their family since 1790.
They can clearly see how past decisions affect the present, a concept which served as the inspiration to form Generation 14, an environmental consulting company with a mission to help businesses make strategic decisions that will support a healthy and prosperous community.
Wednesday Jun 4 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Prominent Clinton supporter in Louisville still expressing doubt
Just two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton trounced Barack Obama in the Kentucky primary and judging by one of Clinton's biggest local supporters, Barack Obama has a lot of work to do to win over Clinton voters in the ...
Wednesday Jun 4 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
How far can you go to defend your home from intruders?
A second man has died after a home invasion in Louisville's west end. Home invasions by total strangers are not a frequent crime in Louisville.
Wednesday Jun 4 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
How far can you go to defend your home from intruders?
A second man has died after a home invasion in Louisville's west end. Home invasions by total strangers are not a frequent crime in Louisville.
Wednesday Jun 4 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
More charges filed against Bardstown High School drama coach
There are more charges against a Bardstown High School drama coach who was charged with sexually abusing a student last month.
Wednesday Jun 4 | WHAS-TV Louisville
Wednesday Jun 4 | WDRB-TV Louisville
LMPD searching for robbery suspect
Louisville Metro Police are looking for a robbery suspect. Police say this man, robbed the Circle K at 4301 Preston Highway on Sunday at knifepoint.
Tuesday Jun 3 | Lexington Herald-Leader
Dave Armstrong is a former mayor of Louisville. Dave Armstrong, a former attorney general, Louisville mayor and Jefferson County judge-executive, is the new chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
Tuesday Jun 3 | louisvillealive.wordpress.com | Posted by Whig
Profile: Christiane Benson...surviving cancer and spreading cheer
When Christiane (Chris) Benson was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, she thought her story might be coming to an end.
But one year later, her story seems to be only beginning.
While in the hospital, and during her treatments for the cancer, she would receive gifts from well-meaning friends and family members. The gifts were nice thoughts, she tells us, but for a cancer patient some of them were not useful.
I learned a lot about what cancer patients need because I went through it
Tuesday Jun 3 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Teen charged in weekend murder is cousin of the 17-year-old murder victim
WHAS11 has learned more about the relationship between a weekend homicide victim and the 17-year-old charged with murder in his death.
Tuesday Jun 3 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
In a surprise move prosecutors drop charges
There are new developments in the story of the Bullitt County school bus driver who was removed from her job after being charged with driving under the influence of marijuana.
Tuesday Jun 3 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Woman dead after shooting at home in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Police are investigating a tragic murder. Police say one woman has been killed and her mother in law is the only suspect.
Tuesday Jun 3 | www.whas11.com | Posted by ajcatt
Police seeking suspect in numerous Louisville east end sexual assaults
Louisville Metro Police are trying to locate a man they say is behind numerous sexual assaults against women in Louisville's east end.
Monday Jun 2 | louisvillealive.wordpress.com | Posted by Whig
Profile: Chuck Wilson and Aflac...looking for the right people
Chuck Wilson may have been born an Air Force brat in Okinawa, but a his family moved to Kentucky a year and a half later and he's been a Louisville resident ever since.
I’m always looking for people with great customer-service exerience
Monday Jun 2 | WLKY
Louisville Police Still Working On Mystery After 25 Years
Louisville police are hoping publicity will help solve a 25-year-old mystery. Ann Gotlib vanished from Bashford Manor Mall on June 1, 1983 and hasn't been found, despite hundreds of tips and hours of ...
Monday Jun 2 | WDRB-TV Louisville
Monday Jun 2 | WHAS11
UPS working on agreement to carry air freight for some DHL units
UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air freight for some DHL units within the United States.
Sunday Jun 1 | The Courier-Journal
Stolen traffic records include personal information
The records of more than 300 traffic cases were stolen this month from the Jefferson County court archives, leading court officials to update their security and warn citizens of potential identify theft.
Sunday Jun 1 | WLKY
Sunday Jun 1 | WAVE-TV Louisville
Interstate 64 reopened after semi wreck
A section of eastbound Interstate 64 in the Louisville area that was closed when a tractor-trailer turned over has reopened.
Sunday Jun 1 | The Courier-Journal
Overseas companies eye GE appliance unit
General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said yesterday that companies in South Korea, Mexico and China are among the potential bidders for GE's appliance business.
Sunday Jun 1 | PR-inside.com
Crude oil futures in seesaw trading, cling to narrow gains
Oil futures traded in a narrow range Friday as investors tried to determine whether recent price declines were temporary.