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A YMCA location in Louisville, Kentucky got a surprise visitor when a deer walked through its doors.
An 18-year-old is charged with stabbing a teenage girl to death.
Louisville philanthropist and billionaire businessman Junior Bridgeman has died.
Three people were killed outside a driver licensing office in Louisville, according to police.
Few details are currently available.
A man in Kentucky is dead after he was hit by a car while hanging out of the window, according to authorities.
The body camera footage shows two separate shootings involving officers, including the deadly shooting of Austin Schepers. Schepers is accused of shooting Orange County Deputy Zac Andry.
Officials say 12 employees have been hospitalized after an explosion at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky.
A 3-year-old girl was the only one who survived.
Abeo is a 1-and-a-half-month-old Western Lowland gorilla born on June 28 at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
An 18-year-old woman was charged in a deadly crash that happened on New Year’s Day.
Chris Denham with EPD said calls came in reporting the shooting happened around 9 a.m. in the parking lot across from the Hardin Judicial Center.
A mother of three was killed by her ex-boyfriend while she was filming a TikTok with her friend, according to authorities.
The zoo said the pregnancy was a planned part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan for Masai giraffes.
On Thursday, Judge Larry Medlock ordered two rulings in the case of Dejaune Anderson, the mother charged with the murder of her 5-year-old son.
For the first time in 20 years, a Sumatran tiger cub was born at the Louisville Zoo.
Baffert was suspended in 2021 after Kentucky Derby 147 winner Medina Spirit’s post-race sample tested positive for betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid medication.
A longtime employee was found dead inside a chemical tank at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky Tuesday.
The immediate influx of shelter animals has increased the demand for space.
Police said a group of motorcyclists were speeding when one of the drivers lost control, hit a concrete barrier, and was ejected from his bike.
Charges against PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed.
A contracted employee with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was struck by a vehicle and killed while on the job Tuesday, according to a release from Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray.
Pat Kelsey, 48, comes to Louisville after three seasons at College of Charleston.
Teak, a Sumatran/Bornean hybrid orangutan, was 36 years old.
A trailer carrying seven thoroughbreds crashed into an embankment in Kentucky, leaving three of the horses dead and four of them seriously injured.
Documents allege a pickup driver lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic before he crashed into the semi-truck.
Trevor Branham has been charged with four counts of wanton endangerment and operating on a suspended license.
The man's wife says a candle fell into a garbage can and started the fire.
An animal shelter is working to find a forever home for a dog the team says is just feeling down.
Louisville native Jack Harlow surprised a group of people from his hometown on Tuesday with 1,000 pairs of New Balance shoes.
A stop for coffee during a drive home helped a couple win a $225,000 lottery prize.
A police report shows the suspect was arrested and charged with murder after witnesses told police she was the shooter.
Police report there were no traffic guards at the intersection when the accident occurred.
A children’s hospital in Kentucky is celebrating a major milestone this week.
Brittany Medina, 33, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder.
While going door to door in hopes of finding the owners of the lost dog, the couple heard an elderly man yelling for help inside one of the homes.
There are no suspects at this time.
A lucky lottery winner says he has his son’s birthday to thank for hitting the jackpot.
A zoo in Kentucky says its beloved 3-year-old elephant named Fitz has died after a brief battle with a deadly virus.
Four thoroughbred horses died in a trailer fire in Kentucky on Monday morning, according to fire officials.
The banking center is tentatively scheduled to open on Monday, June 26.
Corporal Andrew Byrne was shot while trying to arrest 29-year-old Barry Sowders of New Albany.
An officer who was shot in the head during the mass shooting at a Louisville bank last month is now breathing on his own, officials said.
"Virginia was a rock of stability and grace during the pandemic," Beshear said.
On Kentucky Oaks Day 149, survivors of breast and ovarian cancers walked the track at Churchill Downs to remind the crowd of the day's true purpose.
Madison Consolidated Schools said the bus was taking elementary school students home when the fire broke out.
If you plan on attending any festivities leading up to the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, there are a number of traffic restrictions and road closures you’ll need to know about.
A couple celebrated their wedding anniversary by cashing in a winning lottery ticket on Monday.
