Like a summer rainstorm, a downpour of activity is about to flood the banks of the Ohio River. [WDRB] Because Louisville always needs to pay more taxes, right? Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Monday he will support the creation of a tax-increment financing district for a new University of Louisville research park in eastern Jefferson [...]

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Four young men were still in the hospital Wednesday — one in critical condition — after the small plane they were in crashed at the Seneca Golf Course Tuesday night. A family member told WDRB that one of the victims was warned ahead of time not to go up in the air, and that the [...]

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A man was fighting for his life Wednesday morning after police say he assaulted two women in a south Louisville house. [WDRB] This may be the dumbest waste of taxpayer dollars in the history of St. Matthews. The St. Matthews City Council is debating whether images of cars added to the windows of the MINI [...]

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Louisville Gas and Electric has been fined once again and received another notice of violation for allegedly allowing coal fly ash particles to leave its Cane Run facility. The utility, which received the notice of violation this week, also received a $5,000 fine which could increase. [WDRB] It may seem counter intuitive, considering the agency’s [...]

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A Louisville judge accused of threatening to strangle a lawyer has been temporarily suspended by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission. Senior Judge Martin McDonald was temporarily removed from the bench with pay this week pending the resolution of two ethics-related cases. [WDRB] Really? The downtown bridge groundbreaking is a family-friendly event? [Business First] The deadline [...]

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Wanna see some shysters getting caught? Here are some folks taking part in illegal dumping on South Floyd Street: They had their truck impounded. That’s a real Possibility City moment. And I’m not being facetious. This really may be one of the best things Metro Government has done in years.

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Louisville Metro Police say they found more than just drugs during a narcotics investigation at a Louisville hotel: they found several women acting as prostitutes. [WDRB] Several Louisville Metro Council members aren’t happy with Mayor Greg Fischer for failing to restore previously cut urban services in his new budget proposal. [WFPL] This is certainly not [...]

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The mother of a suspect in a home break-in is pleading for her daughter to turn herself in. [WHAS11] Jefferson County Public Schools is bracing for a record number of students this fall — renewing debate about whether the district should build new schools in suburban areas and close others. Maybe JCPS could start with [...]

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Greg Fischer’s top guy may not care how LMEMS folks are treated but this story proves just how important they are. [WDRB] The Southern Indiana Botanical Society has been blending socialization, education and public service since 1994. Boasting just less than 80 members, SIBS is open to professional and amateur gardeners alike. [C-J/AKN] We no [...]

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A new education advocacy group calling itself “Kids First Louisville” has launched a strategically-timed radio ad. “I hope we will all open our eyes — the community as a whole,” said David Nicklies of Kids First Louisville. [WDRB] Louisville’s Metropolitan Sewer District has been slapped with a $161,000 fine for allowing nearly 400 illegal sewage [...]

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