Jefferson County Public Schools is projected to lay off 41 teachers before the start of the next school year. The district blames budget cuts, especially cuts in federal funding because of the sequestration and a loss of stimulus funds. It could also be blamed on poor management and those, you know, 100+ people making more [...]

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Since Louisville “can’t afford” an NBA franchise, maybe it’s time for everyone to get behind Churchill Downs. Do like Chris Christie is trying to do in New Jersey (no, not getting gastric bypass – kudos to him): pushing for a federal waiver so CD can start up a sports book in Kentucky. Or is that [...]

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Progress Kentucky’s Shawn Reilly, the figure at the center of the Mitch McConnell audio recording controversy, appears to have a criminal past beyond what was previously known, that 1) involves drugs and firearms, and 2) appears to have been covered up. You’ll want to read the latest on this scandal. [Page One] It could be [...]

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Skeletal remains found behind a Jeffersonville church last month have been identified as a missing man who lived nearby. Stephen Reedy had been missing since September of 2011. [WDRB] How does Kentucky score when it comes to local food? Last year, the Commonwealth was 6th nationally. This year? 18th. [Ruh Ro] Shots rang out in [...]

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The government is looking for hundreds of victims of racial discrimination by a mortgage lender. As U. S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett explained Monday, “Now victims who were unfortunately susceptible can come forward and claim anywhere from $3,000 to $20,000 in terms of a class action settlement.” [WDRB] Feature articles about locally owned businesses are often [...]

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I remember staring at the wall blankly. Couldn’t move. I wanted to throw up so bad,” says Josh Lewis. For several days, 21-year-old Josh Lewis says he’s been in shock. [WDRB] Two-thirds of Jefferson County Public schoolchildren enter kindergarten unprepared to learn the reading and math skills they are expected to master, according to a [...]

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Where are these people when it comes to Metro Animal Services? Oh, right, sitting on their hands. Because they can’t truly be bothered with protecting innocent animals that can’t protect themselves. It’s just a stunt for attention. [WDRB] On a mission to further choke its abysmal attendance, this is something a government organization would do. [...]

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On Wednesday, 59-year-old Dianne Porter got an unexpected knock at the door close to 6:00 p.m. And then she was pepper sprayed and robbed. Crazy! [WDRB] Advocates for protections against domestic violence hugged and even shed some tears Thursday morning after a Kentucky Senate committee passed a measure to extend protections to dating couples. It’s [...]

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It’s more crowded than ever inside Metro Corrections so Mayor Fischer is bringing “geeks” in to fix the problem. Louisville Metro Corrections houses about 2,000 inmates most days in a facility designed to hold 1,800 people. [WDRB] Jerry McCheese is scheduled to be on-hand with Greg Fischer for this morning’s Big Four Bridge Funtimes. Others [...]

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Work is already underway behind the scenes to try to get Kentucky Kingdom open, just a couple of weeks after Ed Hart was awarded the lease. Hart has already assembled a management team which is expected to take a first-hand look at the condition of the park. [WDRB] Louisville Metro Councilwoman Marilyn Parker, R-18, is [...]

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