Joel Schipper

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) — A second child has come forward alleging they were sexually abused on a Greater Clark County Schools bus transporting special needs students. Attorney Larry Wilder, who represents the family, said the latest alleged incident involves a 7-year-old student who claims they were molested by an eighth-grade student — also with special needs — last spring on bus number 210 on the way to New Washington Schools.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) -- Several inches of rain in less than one hour Monday caused a mess in Elizabethtown. And more storms are likely on the way later this week. Lillian Beck, who lives in the Winding Springs neighborhood of Elizabethtown, woke up Tuesday to signs of the downpour all around her. "It started out partly cloudy, a little overcast, and then, by about 3 p.m., that started to shift rather quickly," Beck said Tuesday.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville police broke up a large unauthorized party along River Road late Saturday night after hundreds of people gathered near a private event venue across from Waterfront Park. Louisville Metro Police Department said Alcoholic Beverage Control officers noticed the event at Stella's Venue was still going on past near its midnight end time — with an estimated 200 more people waiting to still get inside. Once inside, officers said the place was packed.

1 month ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A historic building in downtown Louisville is shifting its redevelopment plans, opting to create new apartments instead of becoming a hotel. The Henry Clay Building at the corner of Third and Chestnut streets, originally built in 1924, will be converted into 33 market-rate apartments as part of a $7 million project. Developer Lee Weyland said the change was driven by current economic conditions. More Local News: "We were going to go the hotel route," Weyland told WDRB News.

1 month ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Nearly a year after her son was gunned down in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood, a grieving mother is pleading for answers — and offering a reward in hopes of finding justice. Cedrick Smith, 41, was shot and killed in July 2024 on West Market Street near 28th Street. His killer remains unidentified, and his family says the pain of his loss has not lessened. "I have a lot of sleepless nights," said Roseanna Smith, Cedrick’s mother. "Our pain runs so deep in my family still.