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Katrina Nickell

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  • Kentucky families sound alarm, fearing children with disabilities will lose Medicaid coverage

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Katrina Nickell

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Trina Martin said her 9-year-old daughter Eleanor has made significant progress this past year, like communicating more clearly. But that progress could soon stall. Eleanor, who has Down syndrome and a pacemaker from open-heart surgery as an infant, is set to lose her Medicaid coverage by the end of the month. Her family was recently notified that she no longer meets the eligibility criteria to remain enrolled, despite her diagnosis remaining the same.

  • JCPS delays upgrades to athletic facilities, leaving some schools behind schedule

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Katrina Nickell

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- JCPS is pressing pause on a multimillion-dollar project it originally described as "long overdue."JCPS is delaying construction on phase three of its athletics facilities upgrades at Atherton, Butler, Eastern, Southern, Valley, and Fairdale. Around this time last year JCPS celebrated the completion of a brand new turf field at the Academy @ Shawnee. Related Coverage: Retired Fairdale baseball coach Sean Cook is disappointed by the delay.

  • ‘Should I Jump?’: Louisville 911 operator recounts call with trucker in dangling semi

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Katrina Nickell

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The 911 operator who helped calm a panicked semitruck driver trapped in his cab as it dangled over the Kennedy bridge Sunday morning said it was a day like any other -- until she answered the call from the driver. For roughly 18 minutes, Martyna Wohner was the only line of communication for the trapped driver to the outside world.

  • ‘Should I Jump?’: Louisville 911 dispatcher recounts call with trucker in dangling semi

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Katrina Nickell

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The 911 operator who helped calm a panicked semitruck driver trapped in his cab as it dangled over the Kennedy bridge Sunday morning said it was a day like any other -- until she answered the call from the driver. For roughly 18 minutes, Martyna Wohner was the only line of communication for the trapped driver to the outside world.

  • Louisville officials confident safety reduction plans will help lower violent crime

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Katrina Nickell

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- While many people were celebrating during Derby weekend, violence was unfolding in Louisville, with five people killed and four others injured between Saturday and Monday. Timeline of Derby Weekend ViolenceA triple shooting early Saturday morning near the Kroger at 28th Street and Broadway in west Louisville left two people dead and another hospitalized. LMPD investigators are still searching for suspects.

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Katrina Nickell WDRB
Katrina Nickell WDRB @knickelltv
2 May 25

Covering today’s Survivors Parade. I can’t even begin to tell you how incredibly kind and powerful the women here are! 🌸🎀 Excited to bring a few of their stories tonight. https://t.co/LyOcmBYmMy

Katrina Nickell WDRB
Katrina Nickell WDRB @knickelltv
19 Mar 25

RT @LMPD: 🚨 We are aware of a report of an "Active Aggressor" in in the area of 1115 W. Chestnut St. in #Louisville. This is NOT an "Activ…

Katrina Nickell WDRB
Katrina Nickell WDRB @knickelltv
18 Mar 25

Alright here we go

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Welcome to Indiana, Coach DeVries! https://t.co/Hy8y6q3MLd