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Sam Draut

Louisville

Digital Producer and Reporter at WDRB-TV (Louisville, KY)

Digital Producer / Reporter for @WDRBNews | President-Elect for @ypalouisville | I wrote a book: https://t.co/pcQYAIu2LM

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  • 12 years after killing of Bardstown Police officer Jason Ellis, case remains unsolved

    1 week ago | wdrb.com | Sam Draut

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's been 12 years since a Bardstown Police Department officer was killed while driving home from work. Jason Ellis was honored Sunday exactly a dozen years after his death in Nelson County. The police officer was on his way home from a shift in 2013 when he was ambushed, shot and killed near the Bluegrass Parkway. The time between his death and now represents 12 years of missed milestones, no answers or justice for his family.

  • UofL med students use education to empower Louisville's youth affected by violence

    4 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Sam Draut

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Louisville's School of Medicine held its commencement ceremony Saturday, and two of those graduates devoted their free time for years to educating children affected by gun violence for a local nonprofit. Dr. Orion Rushin and Dr. Manting Xu are two of the medical minds behind the Future Healers program.

  • New Jamaican restaurant opens in downtown Louisville

    1 month ago | wdrb.com | Sam Draut

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new Jamaican restaurant has opened in downtown Louisville. Elliment Restaurant and Lounge, on 3rd Street just south of Broadway in the Weissinger Gaulbert building, held a soft opening in April and is planning a grand opening in two weeks. Owner Janice Clarke came to the U.S. from Jamaica in 2010 and moved to Louisville during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said she wants to bring the taste of the island to Louisville.

  • Photos throughout the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs

    1 month ago | wdrb.com | Sam Draut

  • IMAGES | After sunny start, rain muddies track for Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs

    1 month ago | wdrb.com | Sam Draut

    Sam Draut Sam Draut Sam Draut Images of Survivors Parade on Oaks Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on May 2, 2025. (WDRB Media photo) Sam Draut Sam Draut Tens of thousands of people packed Churchill Downs in Louisville for the 151st Kentucky Oaks. May 2, 2025.

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