Top Louisville Area Local News Stories
Source: WLKY.com - Local News
Angel Chambers, 11, is in critical condition at Kosair Children's Hospital after being injured in a fire a few days before Christmas.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:06:07 EST
This year marks one of the deadliest years for fire fatalities in the Louisville Metro area, which has also increased the need for American Red Cross services.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:25:58 EST
A funeral service will be held next Thursday in Vermont for two boys killed in a Christmas Day fire while visiting their grandparents in Louisville.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:18:24 EST
A northern Kentucky man has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for stealing gift checks from a Cincinnati company and taking them to Kentucky to be cashed.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:38:12 EST
A police dog in southwestern Kentucky has been put on inactive status after breaking frome from his officer's home and attacking a neighbor.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:34:41 EST
Kentucky Rep. Ed Whitfield says the U.S. faces many "complicating factors" in Afghanistan after a brief visit to the war-torn country with a congressional delegation.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:15:28 EST
An Ohio coroner's office says a man died from skull fracture after police stunned him with a Taser gun.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:50:23 EST
Authorities temporarily cleared a terminal area after a security breach at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:47:26 EST
A southern Indiana grandmother and her granddaughter won a $5 million jackpot when their lottery ticket matched all six numbers drawn for Wednesday night's Hoosier Lotto.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:35:55 EST
The Louisville health department will begin offering swine flu vaccines to the general public next week.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:52:21 EST
Edgar Sosa scored 16 points and dished out five assists to lead Louisville to a 73-52 win over South Florida on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
Published: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:01:27 EST
Weather forecasters say New Year's Eve celebrations could be hampered by slick roads and colder temperatures moving into Kentucky.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:11:09 EST
A priest says the safe stolen from a southern Indiana church held golden chalices that date to its founding nearly 170 years ago.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:29:27 EST
Two women have given up their fight against charges that they weren't adequately educating their home-schooled children.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:20:01 EST
Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul is expected to file the necessary paperwork to officially enter the Republican primary race in hopes of winning the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jim Bunning.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:25:08 EST
A Louisville councilman wants the Kentucky League of Cities to repay dues to Jefferson County after an audit found high salaries and conflicts of interest in spending by the group.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:21:43 EST
A decade-old Louisville murder case might have been solved with the arrest of a man in Carroll County.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:15:59 EST
The Rural Membership Water Corporation of Clark County, Ind., in Henryville, issued a precautionary boil water advisory Wednesday morning.
Published: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:52:36 EST
Former state Rep. Denver Butler, who spent nine terms in the House, has died at his home in Louisville.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:13:04 EST