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WLKY is a Hearst station and CBS affiliate in Louisville covering counties across Kentucky and Indiana. Website: https://www.wlky.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WLKY

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WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 14m

Weekend weather planner: Rain and storm chances return

Weekend weather planner: Rain and storm chances return

Our nice stretch of warm and dry weather comes to an end this weekend as impact weather moves in late Saturday.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 59m

Arrest made in 14-year-old's killing; LMPD says suspect was playing with gun

Arrest made in 14-year-old's killing; LMPD says suspect was playing with gun

An arrest has been made in the murder of a 14-year-old in Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 1h

LMPD is looking for the person(s) responsible for this dog's severe neglect. His caretakers say it would've taken about a year of abuse to reach this level of emaciation. Have info? Contact police.
https://www.wlky.com/article/lmpd-dog-abuse-halo-louisville/69059033

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 2h

LMPD looking for whoever caused a dog to endure 'unimaginable suffering'

LMPD looking for whoever caused a dog to endure 'unimaginable suffering'

"Halo deserves justice. Let’s stand together against animal cruelty," LMPD's post said.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 2h

Massachusetts community demands release of 13-year-old from ICE custody

Massachusetts community demands release of 13-year-old from ICE custody

"As a mother, as a community, we should be outraged."

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 3h

Louisville mayor nominates current inspector general to serve 2nd term

Louisville mayor nominates current inspector general to serve 2nd term

Mayor Craig Greenberg is expected to make an announcement about the city's Office of the Inspector General.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 4h

Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages

Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages

Alaska conducts one of its largest airlifts to evacuate hundreds from coastal villages after Typhoon Halong

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 5h

1 dead in Parkland neighborhood house fire, 2 people rescued

1 dead in Parkland neighborhood house fire, 2 people rescued

One person died and two others were rescued during a house fire in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 5h

A Pennsylvania woman went missing more than a week ago. Now, a man has been charged with her and another woman’s kidnapping

A Pennsylvania woman went missing more than a week ago. Now, a man has been charged with her and another woman’s kidnapping

More than a week after a 23-year-old woman went missing, a man has been arrested and charged with her kidnapping – as well as the kidnapping of another woman earlier this year in what police call part of a “pattern.”

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 6h

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

The refusal was near-unanimous, from trade publications, wire services, television networks and newspapers, and included outlets that appeal largely to conservatives like Fox News Channel and Newsmax.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 7h

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a guaranteed payday and Congress essentially paralyzed.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 8h

Video: Dog gets hold of lithium battery, setting fire in house

Video: Dog gets hold of lithium battery, setting fire in house

The curious and playful dog was having the time of his life while playing in the family room and managed to pull a few items off the counter.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 12h

Drought impacts Halloween pumpkins and Christmas trees in Alabama and leaf peeping in other states

Drought impacts Halloween pumpkins and Christmas trees in Alabama and leaf peeping in other states

The U.S. Drought Monitor says more than 40% of the U.S. is in drought, hitting everything from fall leaf-peeping tourism to pumpkins and evergreens in Alabama and beyond.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 13h

Louisville’s new Halloween walking tour uncovers the city’s darker side

Louisville’s new Halloween walking tour uncovers the city’s darker side

The two-hour Whispers on Whiskey Row tour covers six downtown stops and shines a light on the city’s spookiest stories..

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 14h

Workers, drivers bracing for impact of work to replace I-65 overpasses

Workers, drivers bracing for impact of work to replace I-65 overpasses

The multi-million-dollar I-65 Central Corridor Project is set to replace several aging overpasses.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 14h

US rejects bid to buy 167 million tons of coal on public lands for less than a penny per ton

US rejects bid to buy 167 million tons of coal on public lands for less than a penny per ton

Federal officials have rejected a company's bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 15h

A discarded straw leads to murder charges in 1984 killing of New York teen

A discarded straw leads to murder charges in 1984 killing of New York teen

Prosecutors said that when investigators matched the DNA with Bilodeau and spoke with him, Bilodeau told investigators: "Yeah, people got away with murder, back then."

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 16h

Indiana teen arrested in rape case to be charged as an adult

Indiana teen arrested in rape case to be charged as an adult

An Indiana teenager arrested in a rape case is now being charged as an adult.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 17h

Louisville residents raise questions about down payment assistance

Louisville residents raise questions about down payment assistance

Louisville Metro's website advertising the program says it "is no longer accepting applications as resources are now being redirected to support other Metro-funded single-family development initiatives."

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 17h

'Pay attention to me': White Cane Day underscores safety, inclusion in Louisville

'Pay attention to me': White Cane Day underscores safety, inclusion in Louisville

Beyond resources, attendees highlighted how the white cane signals safety and awareness in everyday life.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 18h

Southern Indiana community mourning after husband, wife die in murder-suicide

Southern Indiana community mourning after husband, wife die in murder-suicide

A husband and wife were found dead in a murder-suicide in Santa Claus Indiana, leaving the community in shock and mourning.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 19h

LMPD partnering with Tennessee police for new leadership academy

LMPD partnering with Tennessee police for new leadership academy

Tri-City Police Leadership Academy is a new, unique partnership with LMPD, Knoxville and Nashville police departments.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 20h

17-year-old charged in Shawnee shooting that sent man to hospital

17-year-old charged in Shawnee shooting that sent man to hospital

A juvenile is facing charges in connection to a shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 20h

Taste of Louisville bringing together city's top chefs for 51st year

Taste of Louisville bringing together city's top chefs for 51st year

This year's event benefits the nonprofit, Feed Louisville. Last year's event helped them raise enough money to feed 40,000 people.

WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. @wlky.bsky.social · 21h

Muhammad Ali Center president and CEO DeVone Holt steps down

Muhammad Ali Center president and CEO DeVone Holt steps down

After just more than a year on the job, the Muhammad Ali Center's president and CEO is stepping down.