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Louisville man identified as victim of late-night hit-and-run in Highview
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Louisville man identified as victim of late-night hit-and-run in Highview

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Apr 17, 2026

Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a young pedestrian late Thursday night in Louisville.

Arrest made in fatal pedestrian hit-and-run near Churchill Downs
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Arrest made in fatal pedestrian hit-and-run near Churchill Downs

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Apr 8, 2026

Police arrested Johnny Merriweather, 67, after using Flock cameras to identify his license plate from surveillance footage.

Homicide detectives investigate man’s death in southwest Louisville
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Homicide detectives investigate man’s death in southwest Louisville

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Mar 31, 2026

LMPD said all parties involved have been accounted for as the department's homicide unit investigates the death.

Louisville police search for missing 34-year-old last seen near Big Four Bridge

Louisville police search for missing 34-year-old last seen near Big Four Bridge

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Mar 4, 2026

Louisville police search for 34-year-old man last seen near Big Four Bridge.

 

Kentucky police urge ban on 'Glock switches' as incidents rise in Louisville
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Kentucky police urge ban on 'Glock switches' as incidents rise in Louisville

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Feb 10, 2026

Kentucky police back HB 299 to ban “Glock switches” after rise in dangerous handgun devices.

 

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Louisville man arrested after allegedly barricading himself with baby admitted to Sunday shooting
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Louisville man arrested after allegedly barricading himself with baby admitted to Sunday shooting

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

Investigators said an armed man was barricaded inside a home with a juvenile.

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Death investigation underway after body found downtown Louisville, police say
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Death investigation underway after body found downtown Louisville, police say

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Jan 18, 2026

According to LMPD spokesman Adam Sears, officers were called around 6:30 a.m. to the area of Brook and Gray streets, near the hospitals.

Brett Hankison granted release during appeal as federal court cites 'substantial questions'
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Brett Hankison granted release during appeal as federal court cites 'substantial questions'

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Dec 21, 2025

The former Louisville Metro Police Detective reported to Fort Dix, a federal prison in New Jersey on Oct. 9, to serve a 33 month sentence.

Louisville man indicted on murder charge after stabbing near Pleasure Ridge Park
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Louisville man indicted on murder charge after stabbing near Pleasure Ridge Park

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Nov 19, 2025

A 34-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday after being indicted on a murder charge in connection with a fatal stabbing near Pleasure Ridge Park.

Man hospitalized after shooting in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood
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Man hospitalized after shooting in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood

  • Oct 23, 2025

The shooting happened in the 1400 block of South 8th Street at around 11 p.m.

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