
Makayla Ballman
Executive Producer at WAVE-TV (Louisville, KY)
Christ follower, WAVE News Executive Producer, animal lover. Views and opinions are my own. They do not represent NBC or its Louisville affiliate, WAVE News.
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2 weeks ago |
wave3.com | Makayla Ballman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Authorities in Oldham County are investigating after a woman was found stabbed to death at the Oldham County Health Department. According to Oldham County Police, officers responded to the Health Department on Commerce Parkway around 7:45 PM Tuesday, April 8.
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2 weeks ago |
wave3.com | Makayla Ballman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Arson investigators are working to determine how a fire started in a building in the Smokektown neighborhood. According to LFD spokesperson Capt. Donovan Sims, fire crews noticed smoke in the 900 block of St. Paul Court around 11 PM Tuesday, April 08. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a one-story commercial building with fire showing through the roof. Capt.
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2 weeks ago |
wave3.com | Makayla Ballman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Police Department is on the scene of an overnight shooting in the city’s Portland neighborhood. MetroSafe confirmed to WAVE News the reported shooting happened in the 2200 block of Griffiths Avenue in the early morning hours of April 8. MetroSafe did not say how many people were injured, or how severe their injuries were. WAVE News has a crew at the scene and is gathering information. WAVE News has also reached out to LMPD for more information.
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Mar 24, 2024 |
wave3.com | Makayla Ballman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Metro Police are investigating several incidents Sunday night into Monday morning. The first, a shooting at a Louisville fast food restaurant. Police were called to the White Castle at 7th and Algonquin Parkway around 11 Sunday night on a report of a shooting. Officers located evidence of a shooting at the scene, but didn't find a victim.
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Jan 30, 2024 |
wbko.com | Makayla Ballman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Former NBA champion and Louisville native Rajon Rondo was arrested in Southern Indiana over the weekend. According to Indiana State Police, Rondo was arrested on Jan. 28 on firearm and drug charges following a traffic stop on I-65 in Jackson County. ISP says they began to get reports of a 2022 Tesla driving recklessly on the interstate in Bartholomew County around 1 p.m. Sunday. Troopers saw the vehicle as it entered Jackson County and conducted a traffic stop.
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