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Summer camp shuts down unexpectedly Parents unsure if theyll get money back
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Barely into the start of summer and the day camp for nearly 200 kids is shutting down. It's unclear if their parents will get their money back. It's called Inspirational Keys, based in Memphis, Tennessee. They had a lease agreement with Melbourne Heights Baptist Church on Taylorsville Road and Mill Creek Elementary School. Both said Wednesday they are ending ...
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Constable who shot suspected shoplifter linked to security business
LOUISVILLE, KY - The Commonwealth Attorney's Office is looking into a Louisville business linked to a former Jefferson County Constable. David Whitlock is once again in the spotlight. Whitlock was barred from working in law enforcement after taking a plea in a shooting case. In 2011 it was a Walmart security video that caused all eyes to focus in on Whitlock, now it's his new business ...
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Vehicle hits Bullitt County Rite Aid
BULLITT COUNTY, KY (WAVE) – A vehicle caused some damage when it struck a store in Mount Washington. According to Bullitt County dispatch, a car hit the front of a Rite Aid on Old Bardstown Road Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but the store closed so inspectors could check out the ...
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Two water related deaths in 24 hours on Blue River
MILLTOWN, IN (WAVE) – Two people drown in the same water and it happened in less than 24 hours. The first happened Tuesday night, the second Wednesday afternoon, both in the Blue River in Harrison County. Mary Ruth Higdon has lived in Milltown near the Blue River all her life. "It's always been some place for people to come and swim and fish and canoe," she said. In this ...
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Police Suspect confesses to year-old burglaries
POLICE IN HARRISON COUNTY INDIANA SOLVE A STRING OF YEAR-OLD BURGLARIES AFTER ONE OF THE SUSPECTS INVOLVED. CONFESSES TO THE CRIMES. EULAS GARMON AND JEFFREY HARRIS ARE BOTH CHARGED WITH 14 COUNTS OF BURGLARY AND THEFT. WLKY'S DANIEL KEMP JOINS US NOW WITH THE STORYDANIEL? BOTH MEN HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN METRO CORRECTIONS SINCE OCTOBER. POLICE SAY THEY ARE SERIAL BURGLARS AND THEY HAVE ...
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Oregon St. knocks Indiana out of CWS with 1-0 win
Matt Boyd pitched a four-hitter and struck out 11 and Oregon State made a fourth-inning sacrifice fly stand for a 1-0 victory over Indiana in the College World Series on Wednesday ...
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Man caught illegally dumping
According to Metro Public Works, the city's illegal dumping camera caught the man dropping off debris in an alley off 28th and Chestnut ...
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Man charged with murder in beating death
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A man has been charged with murder in the beating death of another man. According to arrest report, Andreious Stokes, 18, and two accomplices demanded drugs and money from Anthony Hambric, 37, on May 25 at an apartment near 15th Street and Muhammad Ali. When Hambric told them he did not have either, police said the suspects began kicking him. Hambric was taken to ...
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Louisville Condo Shooting 4 Shot In Deadly Violence Inside Apartment
Residents Kora Thompson, left, and Joey Hopper watch activity at the scene of the Lakeview Condominiums shooting in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Three people were shot to death and a fourth was seriously injured at a condominium building Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Matt Herp) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY ...
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MetroSafe Motorcycle involved in accident on Billtown Road
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a motorcycle accident on Billtown Road. According to MetroSafe, the crash happened at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday near the Gene Snyder ramp. When police arrived on the scene they discovered the motorcycle struck a wall and the driver had been ejected. We will bring you more information on this breaking story as it develops on WAVE 3, ...
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Golden Alert for Jefferson County man canceled
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Golden Alert issued in Jefferson County has been canceled. According to MetroSafe, Richard Bobbitt, 68, was reported missing on ...
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Cadillac pushes truck into Chinese restaurant
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Police are searching for a man they said caused a truck to wreck into a Chinese restaurant. According to MetroSafe, at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday a black Cadillac ran into a parked red pick-up truck, pushing the truck into a gas line and the side of Golden Star Chinese Restaurant, located at 3485 Taylor Boulevard. Customers inside the building were cleared out and ...
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Man convicted of DUI charged in head-on collision
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A DUI offender was arrested after police said he crashed head-on into another vehicle. According to an arrest report filed by Louisville Metro police, DeShaun Allmon was under the influence of cocaine and prescription drugs when he crossed the median on Cane Run Road and hit an oncoming car on June 10. Police said Allmon was unresponsive when he was taken to an ...
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Wild Eggs to open new location
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A breakfast hot spot is expanding and opening its fourth location in downtown Louisville. Wild Eggs confirmed they will open a new location on South Floyd Street near East Main in fall 2013. The company is looking to capture the business crowd and attract visitors and residents from southern Indiana. The breakfast and lunch restaurant will be housed in the mercantile ...
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TMZ Sopranos Actor James Gandolfini Dead
The celebrity website TMZ reports that James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos", died earlier today in Italy.The website says Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily and he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend. ...
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4 shot 3 dead at condominium shooting in Louisville Kentucky no ages or other details
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gunfire erupted Wednesday in a Louisville condominium building, leaving three people dead and a fourth person seriously injured, authorities said. The fourth person was hospitalized with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries after the shootings, reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. Mitchell said officers believed everyone ...
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Lime Gulch fire More evacuations ordered in southern Jefferson County
An aerial view of the Lime Gulch Fire in Jefferson County taken on June 19, 2013. (Photo courtesy of 7News, The Denver Channel) fire but say that it is growing.Foxton Road is closed at U.S. 285.Reverse emergency notifications ordering residents to leave were originally sent to 410 phones, the sheriff's office said. It was not known how many homes were called in Buffalo Creek Township. The ...
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Louisville mayor wants to limit use of food stamps to buy soda
At KNM Food Mart, SNAP cards are a common form of payment, and according to the manager, another typical thing is what those customers buy: soda and other sugary ...
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3 dead 1 wounded in shootings at Lakeview Condominiums off Gardiner Lane
MetroSafe confirmed the shooting was reported at 4:27 p.m. Wednesday in the Lakeview condominium complex, located in the 1900 block of Gardiner ...
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Class picture leaves mother heartbroken
The redone class picture includes Miles sitting on the bench with his classmates, with the help of a caregiver. He is on the far right of the bottom row of bleachers. (Source: The ...
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Woman killed in motorcycle accident identified
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The name of the woman killed in a crash Tuesday night between a motorcycle and a car has been released. The coroner's office said Stacey R. Allen, 48, died from multiple injuries she received in the crash. The crash happened around 10 p.m. at Bluegrass Avenue and Taylor Boulevard. According to Officer Carey Klain, a Louisville Metro Police spokesperson, ...
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Multi vehicle wreck on I-264 at Poplar Level Road
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Louisville Metro police, fire and EMS crews are on the scene of a multi vehicle accident on the Watterson Expressway. According to MetroSafe, the wreck happened around 4 p.m. ...
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Dying priest accused of sexual abuse evades court
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - James Schook did not appear before a judge Wednesday as expected. Instead, an attorney for the former Roman Catholic priest said the stage four skin cancer patient was in his final days of life, and thus incompetent to stand trial. "If the defendant is physically and mentally incapable of meaningfully participating, I don't think any of us want to have a trial ...
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Thousands of tea party activists rip IRS at rally
Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ...
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Recall Beef products possibly have E. coli contamination
National Beef Packing Company - a Liberal, KS, establishment - is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated ...
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Louisville recieves grant to redress racial legacy
The history of Louisville is a story of courage, human tenacity and vision, oppression, redemption, slavery and equality. Modern day Louisville has political and legal equality enshrined in its culture like any other major city in the modern world, but the blight of racism remains, in the socio-economic character of the city.
Fortunately, the W.K Kellogg Foundation is playing a part, along with many other organizations on a local and national level, in providing the city with the societal progress needed to eliminate those legacies that linger from the past, the legacy of the slave trade, of the civil rights movement and the violence and backward tendencies that accompanied them. Read more
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