Joel Schipper

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A popular Louisville market is back in business after historic flooding forced it to shut down for the second time this season. Haymarket, located on River Road near Zorn Avenue, has reopened just weeks after more than five feet of water inundated the store. The flooding came after a wet winter and spring that pushed the Ohio River well beyond its banks. “It has been quite a journey,” said Haymarket CEO Annie Cobetto.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville staple just steps from Churchill Downs said Kentucky Derby week business took a hit this year - thanks to Mother Nature. Wagner’s Pharmacy, which has served locals and out-of-town visitors for more than a century, is a traditional stop for many during Kentucky Derby festivities. But this year, managers said cold temperatures and rain kept afternoon crowds away, especially from the tents set up outside the restaurant.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

Gov. Andy Beshear and health officials announced Tuesday that overdose deaths dropped by more than 30% in 2024 compared to the previous year — from 1,984 deaths in 2023 to 1,410 in 2024, according to a new report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. "We are seeing lives saved, families kept whole and futures restored," Beshear said.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

HILLVIEW, Ky. — A new cancer center in Bullitt County aims to bring faster, more specialized care to thousands of Kentuckians living in rural areas. Officials with the UofL Health broke ground Monday on a $25 million regional cancer center that will serve an estimated 15,000 patients across the region. The UofL Brown Cancer Center facility is being built on the border of Hillview and Shepherdsville, next to the recently opened UofL South Hospital.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Joel Schipper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Before the horses hit the track for the 151st Kentucky Derby, celebrities and locals hit the dance floors at some of the nation’s most talked about pre-race parties across Louisville. Among the biggest events of Derby weekend is the Barnstable Brown Gala, held Friday night in the Highlands. The long-running party has been named one of the top parties in the country by Conde Nast.