WAVE-TV (Louisville, KY)

WAVE is a television station that operates on virtual channel 3 and UHF digital channel 36. It is affiliated with NBC and is based in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The station is owned by Gray Television, which is headquartered in Atlanta. WAVE's studios can be found on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, while its transmitter is situated in New Albany, Indiana, sharing space with the transmitter of CBS affiliate WLKY, channel 32.

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English

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#60832

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#11613

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#367

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Reactions pour in after Major League Baseball reinstates Pete Rose

1 day ago | wave3.com | Joe Danneman |Allie Hennard

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Reactions continue to flood the sports world after Major League Baseball’s commissioner officially reinstated Pete Rose. The move gets the late Reds legend one step closer to the Hall of Fame. FOX19 NOW has those reactions from friends, family and former teammates. See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it. Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description. Copyright 2025 WXIX.
JCPS board votes to ban cellphones during entire school day for 2025-26 year

1 day ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Board of Education voted to ban cell phones in schools for the next school year, 2025-2026. In a board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, a 6-1 vote for ‘Option 3′ decided that JCPS students would not be able to use phones at all during the school day, including in the hallways and during lunch. The other two options would have banned the use of phones only during instructional time or during instructional time and in the hallways but allowed it during lunch.
Honor flight takes dozens of veterans from across WAVE Country to D.C. to visit war memorials

1 day ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Dozens of veterans are being honored across Wave Country Tuesday as ‘Honor Flight Bluegrass’ flies them to Washington D.C. to visit war memorials for free. The organization was created to honor World War II, Korean and Vietnam War veterans for their sacrifices. The veterans departed from Louisville Muhammad Ali airport around 8 Tuesday morning. They will see memorials and the changing of the guard.
Darnell ‘Superchef’ Ferguson accepts plea deal in assault case involving his wife

1 day ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A former Louisville restaurant owner has taken a plea deal after being accused of assaulting and strangling his wife. A jury trial for Darnell “Superchef” Ferguson was supposed to begin Tuesday. Instead, he took a plea deal. Ferguson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of menacing and harassment. He was originally facing seven charges, including burglary, strangulation and assault.
23-year-old arrested, accused of encouraging shooting at Taylor Berry Wendy’s

2 days ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville police have arrested a 23-year-old after they say she encouraged a shooting at a Taylor Berry Wendy’s. Carrington Bagwell is charged with one count of second-degree assault in connection to a Jan. 4 shooting in the parking lot of a Wendy’s on Taylor Boulevard. Police claim Bagwell had approached a man while trying to regain control of her dog that had gotten loose. Bagwell and the man got into an argument about her dog.
Judge orders no cameras at Steven Lawson’s trial

2 days ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - No cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial of Steven Lawson, according to a court order issued May 13. Lawson is charged with complicity to murder and tampering with evidence in the death investigation of Crystal Rogers. “This judge has served for almost twenty-two years while consistently allowing at least one camera at every jury trial proceeding.
Man arrested in connection to Portland neighborhood shooting that left 1 injured

2 days ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is in the hospital after a shooting in the Portland neighborhood Monday, May 12. Louisville police said around 7:15 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of North 30th Street where they found a man who had been shot in the leg. He was taken to UofL Hosptial where he is being treated for injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. 32-year-old Trevor Thompson was arrested in connection to the shooting and charged with one count of second-degree assault.
West End Farmer’s Market returns this weekend

2 days ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The West End Farmers Market is making a return next weekend. It will be next Sunday, May 18, in California Park from 3 to 7 p.m. There will be access to fresh food gathered by Feed the West. New this year, vendors will be able to accept SNAP and EBT benefits. Organizers are also looking for volunteers if you want to support the event. To sign up, click or tap here. Copyright 2025 WAVE. All rights reserved.
Business Recovery Center opening in Elizabethtown

2 days ago | wave3.com | Quenton Robertson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that a Business Recovery Center will be opening in Hardin County to help small businesses, nonprofits and residents affected by the recent severe storms. The center will be opening at the Kentucky State Police post on Cameron Ponder Drive in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, May 13, according to the release. Representatives will be available to answer questions about the disaster loan program and the application process.
2 Louisville men, 1 Illinois man indicted, accused of killing federal witness

2 days ago | wave3.com | Samantha Murray

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A superseding indictment has charged three men with murder of a federal witness. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, Anyelle Curtley Sr. of Louisville, Antoyne Penick of Louisville, and Delrico Nelson of Macomb, Illinois, are charged with conspiracy to tamper with a witness or informant by killing and conspiracy to retaliate against a witness or informant by killing. The Western District of Kentucky claims between Dec. 28 and Jan.