Darby Beane

A local Cracker Barrel employee got a surprise tip just before the holidays, totaling $1,000. She plans to use it on music conferences coming up to help with her college degree.

Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet said thousands of gallons of “corn syrup blend” got into the creek after November’s explosion.

One person was killed in a double shooting Sunday night outside a west Louisville bar, and community leaders said Monday people have to start working together if they’re going to change the prevalence of violent crime.

The mall is home to The Caravan Comedy Club, Baxter Avenue Theatres, ValuMarket, as well as a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library.

Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neill said he hopes his department’s investigation into the plant explosion that killed two people Tuesday afternoon in Clifton should wrap up this weekend.

Two students were hospitalized as a precaution Friday after coming into contact with an “illegal substance” on the floor of a classroom in Scott County, the district superintendent said.

Louisville’s transitional outdoor space helping connect the city’s homeless population with resources is now planning to start charging the people who live there.

Jefferson County’s top election official said Wednesday there was “no way” to prevent the Election Day technical issues that caused voters at some precincts to wait in line for hours.

Chadwick Fleming is due back in court next month.

Dustin Caudill, 45, was arrested after firefighters discovered two dead men inside a home in the 500 block of Henon Lane around 5 a.m. on Oct. 30.

Dewitt’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for January in federal court.

A Ph.D. student at the University of Louisville is taking her research to the forests of Panama, studying on an island in the middle of the canal. The work she’s doing specifically looks at spider webs.

Churchill Downs is working on an $80 to $90 million renovation of the grandstand including updated seating options. This project is expected to be completed before Kentucky Derby 151.

Community members in Louisville are creating a nonprofit hoping to help stop gun violence in their city.

The Bullitt County mother charged with shooting and killing her two sons pleaded guilty in court Wednesday morning.

Police in Louisville said gift card are being tampered with and ending up back on the shelves for sale, a local problem the Better Business Bureau said is part of a national trend.

Locals Food Hub and Pizza Pub is located at 822 East Broadway.

Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after previously pleading guilty to 27 felonies.

The bill, which was introduced July 23 in the House, is aimed at implementing a pharmacy reimbursement model to use national averages to drive down the cost of prescription medication.

A team of 17 Louisville-area firefighters packed up Monday to head south, taking boats and UTVs, along with their hours of specialized training to Florida to help residents withstand Hurricane Milton.

The organization has been active in the city for years focusing on preventing violence and offering guidance to at-risk youth.

The immediate closure includes everything on the motel property, including an adult bookstore and theater.

People in Kentucky and southern Indiana will see a lot of wind and rain move through the area over the next few days.

More than 1,000 fish were dumped in the new pond at Chickasaw Park on Wednesday, the next step in a years-long revitalization of the west Louisville park.