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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Leo Bertucci
Jefferson County Public Schools will resume a normal schedule Friday, though students affected by flooded roads will not be required to attend classes in-person, district officials announced in an email to families and staff. At least 28 bus stops remain inaccessible due to flooding Thursday afternoon, according to a list provided by JCPS.
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2 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Leo Bertucci
Five new measles cases were confirmed in northeastern Indiana, bringing the state's total to six in 2025. All five new cases are believed to be connected to a previously reported case in an unvaccinated minor. Five cases of measles were reported in northeastern Indiana Wednesday, bringing the total of cases in the state to six, officials with the Indiana Department of Health confirmed in a news release.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Killian Baarlaer |Marina Johnson |Leo Bertucci
This story has been made free as a public service. Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. After several days of rain that caused floods in Louisville and across Kentucky, the Ohio River is set to crest in Louisville Wednesday, marking one of the ten worst flood events in city history, officials have said. The National Water Prediction Service forecasts the the Ohio River at the upper portion of the McAlpine Locks and Dam to crest at 37 feet Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Leo Bertucci
Racing Louisville FC's game against the Washington Spirit will proceed as planned Saturday despite Ohio River flooding. The team will notify ticket holders of parking changes if some streets remain closed Saturday. Racing Louisville FC fans won't get to watch any Thunder Over Louisville fireworks from Lynn Family Stadium this weekend due to flooding on the riverfront, but kickoff for the team's match against the Washington Spirit is still set for 5 p.m. Saturday, a team spokesperson said.
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2 weeks ago | 
freep.com | Marina Johnson |Leo Bertucci |Eleanor McCrary
Kentucky communities face continued flood threats as rivers rise after days of rain. This story has been made free as a public service. Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Commonwealth communities are still facing threatening floodwaters as rivers and streams across Kentucky continue to rise following several days of rain. Some communities have already seen its rivers crest Sunday and Monday, with the water exceeding its flood stage by multiple feet.
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2 weeks ago | 
statesman.com | Marina Johnson |Leo Bertucci |Eleanor McCrary
Kentucky communities face continued flood threats as rivers rise after days of rain. This story has been made free as a public service. Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Commonwealth communities are still facing threatening floodwaters as rivers and streams across Kentucky continue to rise following several days of rain. Some communities have already seen its rivers crest Sunday and Monday, with the water exceeding its flood stage by multiple feet.
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2 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Marina Johnson |Killian Baarlaer |Leo Bertucci |Connor Giffin |Stephanie Kuzydym
1:04 pm ETCoroner IDs 9-year-old boy killed by floodwaters in FrankfortKillian BaarlaerThe Franklin County Coroner's Office has identified a 9-year-old boy who was killed in floodwaters Friday morning. Gabriel Andrews was swept away by floodwaters while walking toward a school bus stop in the Hickory Hills area of Frankfort around 6:35 a.m., officials with the Franklin County Coroner's Office said in a news release.
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3 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Cheryl Jackson |Keisha Rowe |Marina Johnson |Leo Bertucci |John Tufts |Killian Baarlaer | +3 more
Residents and businesses are still recovering from a Wednesday night tornado in the Jeffersontown and Middletown areas. The tornado touched down in Jefferson County and passed through the Interstate 64 and Interstate 265 interchange with several area establishments seeing damage, including a partial building collapse on Ampere Drive in east Jeffersontown and those reported in East Jefferson County in the Beckley Hills subdivision with downed trees and damage to roofs and windows.
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3 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Keisha Rowe |Marina Johnson |Leo Bertucci |Killian Baarlaer
8:34 am ETNWS provides update on overnight storm damage, rainfall totalsMarina JohnsonNWS Meteorologist Andrea Schoettmer said preliminary findings reveal potential damages in Jeffersontown and east of Middletown areas, as well as near Valley Station. The agency isn't planning to survey areas until early next week, beginning on Sunday or Monday with ongoing weather conditions.
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3 weeks ago | 
courier-journal.com | Keisha Rowe |Marina Johnson |Killian Baarlaer |Leo Bertucci
Keisha Rowe Marina Johnson Killian Baarlaer Leo BertucciLouisville Courier JournalThe initial wave of a severe weather system sweeping through the Midwest is expected to move into the Louisville metro area Wednesday evening, beginning an onslaught of rain expected to last several days and potentially cause yet another major flooding event for the commonwealth in 2025.
