Sarah Magin

Louisville

Digital Content Producer at WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)

Articles

Indiana mother arrested after two small children and three pounds of marijuana found in car

Dec 10, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

PERRY COUNTY, Indiana — Two people, including a 27-year-old mother, were arrested in southern Indiana Sunday evening and charged with dealing marijuana and neglecting children. At about 7 p.m., Indiana State Police - Jasper District Trooper Andrew Recker performed a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle on I-64 in Perry County, according to an ISP news release.
I-65 South lanes closed in downtown Louisville due to 'freeway maintenance'

Dec 9, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Multiple lanes on I-65 South near Muhammad Ali Boulevard are closed Monday afternoon in downtown Louisville. At about 12:15 p.m., crews closed the left two lanes and began what TRIMARC officials are calling "freeway maintenance" on the roadway. TRIMARC cameras show what appears to be a large gash spanning the width of the interstate. As of 1:30 p.m., the right-most lane remains open on I-65 South. TRIMAC officials estimate the roadwork will take about 3 hours.
Indiana sheriff's deputy saves toddler choking on a Christmas ornament

Dec 5, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

SCOTT COUNTY, Indiana — A southern Indiana family is extremely grateful after an officer used an anti-choking device to save their young child the day after Thanksgiving. On Friday, Nov. 29, Scott County Sheriff's Office received a distress call from two parents who said their two-year-old son was not breathing. Deputy Kyle West was the first to arrive on scene. He found the parents performing "back slaps and stomach thrusts" on their toddler at the end of the driveway, to no avail.
This small Kentucky city just got a new driver licensing office

Dec 5, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. — A small Kentucky city just got a new driver's license office. The Driver Licensing Regional Office is now open at 1903 W. Elizabethtown Road in Leitchfield, just over an hour southwest of Louisville. They will operate there until a permanent site is established. This is the Kentucky Transportation Department's (KYTC) 34th regional license office and the sixth regional office to open in the last two years.
Infant dies in Louisville hospital; LMPD launches death investigation

Dec 4, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An infant died in the hospital Thursday morning after police were called during a medical emergency. Just after midnight, Louisville Metro police responded to a call of a 7-day-old baby girl who was unconscious and not breathing, according to an LMPD news release. Police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Magazine Street. The infant was escorted to Norton Children's Hospital where she later died.
Norton Elementary School closed Thursday due to power outage

Dec 4, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County Public Schools elementary school in east Louisville is closed on Thursday due to a power outage. Norton Elementary School is not in session Thursday due to "a power outage and lack of heat," according to JCPS spokesperson Carolyn Callahan. A Weather Impact Alert Day was issued for the Louisville area, due to dangerous wind chills and temperatures dipping below 20 degrees and highs below 50 degrees.
Former JCPS teacher withdraws guilty plea in child sex abuse case

Dec 4, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Wednesday, a former Jefferson County Public Schools teacher and coach withdrew his guilty plea in a child sex abuse case. 52-year-old Christopher Morris was set to be sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 4. He is facing 37 counts of child sex abuse. More than two years ago, Morris was charged with two counts of unlawful transaction with a minor, 13 counts of sexual abuse and 22 counts of sodomy.
Every veteran's grave at this Louisville cemetery will have a wreath for the holidays

Dec 4, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the first time ever, every veteran's grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville will be honored with a wreath this holiday season. On Saturday, Dec. 14, national cemeteries across the country will take part in "Wreaths Across America Day." At Zachary Taylor, following a noon ceremony, more than 11,000 Maine Balsam wreaths will be placed on the headstones of men and women who fought for our country.
Scientists find invasive carp DNA in this Kentucky lake

Dec 3, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Sarah Magin

Share Over two days in October, USFWS collected and analyzed hundreds of eDNA samples from three sites at Taylorsville Lake. Of the 330 water samples collected from the lake, six tested positive for invasive carp genetic material. “A positive eDNA sample does not necessarily indicate the presence of live fish,” said Dave Dreves, director of the Fisheries Division at Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.
Scientists find invasive carp DNA in this Kentucky lake

Dec 3, 2024 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin

TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. — The DNA of two invasive fish species were found in a lake just an hour away from Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KYFW) partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to sample Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville. Using DNA (eDNA) surveillance, scientists found DNA from both the invasive bighead carp and silver carp.