LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Former University of Louisville basketball standout Russ Smith had a DUI charge dismissed, with Judge Jennifer Liebson ruling in his favor.

The board said Thursday the decision came after Exantus “admitted to violating the conditions of his supervision.”

It’s going to continue to feel like there’s construction everywhere you turn in Louisville for a while.

Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood recommended closing one school, relocating another and merging two more as the district grapples with a $188 million budget shortfall.

Kentucky’s coal production plummeted in 2024, and the number of mines in the state dropped below 100.

LMPD is searching for 14-year-old Romel Brown, who was last seen Monday and may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

The location is open on East Market Street, between Clay and Shelby streets, just outside downtown Louisville.

This weekend’s Kennedy Bridge overnight closures have been postponed, with crews focusing on I-65 ramp work and additional closures next week.

Investigators are asking the public to come forward with any information that could lead to the identification and capture of the people responsible.

A newly released preliminary investigation has found cracks in hardware meant to hold the left engine to the UPS cargo plane that crashed, killing and injuring dozens of people in Louisville.

John Kevin Taylor was arrested in April but is on the run.

Eastern Kentucky is full of isolated, rural towns that have experienced decline alongside the coal industry. But some who want to stick around are trying to reverse that by revitalizing the region’s downtown spaces.

Officers were called to the Pioneer Village apartments Tuesday after the baby gator was found.

According to the initial investigation, the plane cleared the fence at the end of the runway, but its landing gear hit the roof of a UPS warehouse off Grade Lane and then an oil recycling facility just past it.