Addie Meiners

3 weeks ago | wlky.com | Addie Meiners

Louisville's new Department of Transportation now has a director. Bill Bell was named earlier this week by Mayor Greenberg as the new department's first-ever director. Bell was previously the executive director for the KYTC Office of Highway Safety for 10 years. He said in this new position, he wants to focus on increasing pedestrian safety in the Metro. “The objective is safe mobility,” Bell said.

3 weeks ago | wlky.com | Addie Meiners

DONE BY ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL OFFICERS. THE LOUISVILLE GARDENS WILL SOON BE GETTING A NEW LIFE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. IT WILL BE CALLED THE LOUISVILLE STUDIOS AT THE GARDENS. ADDIE MEINERS JOINS US LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH A CLOSER LOOK INSIDE THIS HISTORIC PROJECT. ADDIE. ACCORDING TO A STUDY DONE BY U OF L, KENTUCKY’S ENTERTAINMENT TAX INCENTIVE HAS GENERATED NEARLY $200 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE STATE SINCE 2022, AND THAT WAS WITHOUT PROPER MARKETING OR INFRASTRUCTURE.

3 weeks ago | wlky.com | Addie Meiners

The Louisville Fire Department is now accepting applications for its next class of recruits. Capt. Donovan Sims with LFD said they hope to take around 30 recruits in the upcoming class. "You don't have to have any prerequisites," Sims said. "So for 26 weeks, you're coming in and you're starting from ground zero as a recruit, and we're going to build you up to a Louisville firefighter."Sims said applying online is the first step.

3 weeks ago | wlky.com | Addie Meiners

After the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its consent decree with Louisville, Mayor Craig Greenberg and his staff are still asking the community how they can hold the city and Louisville Metro Police Department accountable. Greenberg announced the new Community Safety Commission on Monday. Its goal is to allow people from across the city to work with officials and hold them accountable. That's the main theme for Greenberg's Safe Louisville Plan, which is the city's self-imposed consent decree.

3 weeks ago | wlky.com | Addie Meiners

After a second straight weekend of a massive crowds flooding Bardstown Road near Grinstead Drive, Mayor Craig Greenberg said his administration is not afraid to take action. The mayor, along with LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey, said they plan to talk with business owners and residents along Bardstown Road over the next few days. That's a good thing, according to the owner of the Fat Lamb, Dallas McGarity. "You've got to have the local leadership involved, you've got to make sure they're on board with it.