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LIVE BLOG: The latest from Day 2 of Steven Lawson trial

WAVE Legal Expert Leland Hulbert said the focus will be on the complicity to murder charge. The defense already conceded that Steven Lawson tampered with evidence.
Courtroom sketch of Steven Lawson and his defense team on Day 1 of his trial in the...

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High-school

A social media threat brought an increase in security to Jeffersonville High School and River...

Jeffersonville High School picks for IU standout as new AD

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Derek Brightwell and WAVE Staff
For Indiana University star A.J. Moye has been picked to take over the program.

High-school

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Region 6, 7 baseball, softball championships to be decided in busy day on diamond

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Derek Brightwell
It's a busy day on the diamond as four region titles will be decided Wednesday night.

News

A gavel and handcuffs

Former KY resident sentenced for conspiracy to commit health care fraud

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Gabrielle Bunton
There is no parole in the federal system.

Crystal Rogers Disappearance

Sherry Ballard and her family at the first day of the trial of Steven Lawson.

WAVE Legal Analyst, Attorney shares thoughts on Steven Lawson trial

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Logan Perrone and Jose Zozaya
One of the biggest challenges prosecutors face in both the trial of Steven Lawson, as well as the joint trial of Joseph Lawson and Brooks Houck, is the absence of Crystal Rogers’ body.

Crystal Rogers Disappearance

Artist rendering of Sherry Ballard, mother of Crystal Rogers, during the opening day of the...

Crystal Rogers’ mother takes the stand, attorneys give opening statements during day 1 of Steven Lawson’s trial

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Alena Noakes and WAVE Staff
The mother of Crystal Rogers was the first person to take the witness stand.

Louisville Metro

FILE - This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building...

FDA says not to eat, sell, serve products from distributor after rats found at Louisville facility

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Samantha Murray
The FDA is advising customers not to eat, sell or serve products from Pan-African Food Distributors Inc.
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Crystal Rogers Disappearance

The first trial in the presumed murder of Crystal Rogers is underway in Warren County.
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Legal Analyst Leland Hulbert talks about what happened during the first day of trial for...
Legal Analyst Leland Hulbert talks about Steven Lawson trial

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Teen fighting cancer gets dream room makeover

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File- Signs in Bardstown asking for prayers for Crystal Rogers, her father Tommy Ballard, and...

Bardstown community reacts to beginning of Steven Lawson trial

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Kierstin Foote
As day one of the Steven Lawson trial began on Tuesday in Warren County, many in Nelson County, where the case takes place, were thinking about the implications for the community.

Louisville Metro

Police officers from multiple agencies at the scene of a May 27, 2025 officer involved...

1 dead after shooting involving Jeffersontown police officer

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Derek Brightwell and Charles Gazaway
The shooting happened just before noon.

Louisville Metro

$1 million sidewalk project connects Middletown residents to Parklands

$1 million sidewalk project connects Middletown residents to Parklands

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Brian Shlonsky
The sidewalk is located off South Beckley Station and will give access to more people to safely walk, cycle or hike to the park.

Crime

File- Jeremy Jamar Thompson was found guilty of murder and possession of a handgun by a...

Louisville jury recommends 35 year sentence for man found guilty of murder

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Samantha Murray
Jeremy Jamar Thompson was found guilty of murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon on May 22.

Oldham County

Oldham County Board of Education narrows superintendent search to 2 candidates

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Quenton Robertson
The Oldham County Board of Education has narrowed the search for a new superintendent down to two candidates. Those two candidates will be interviewed throughout the week before a final decision is made Friday.

Nelson County

Nelson County EMS said their full-time Critical Care Paramedic, Wesley England, remains in...

Nelson County paramedic in critical condition after crash

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Samantha Murray
Nelson County EMS said their full-time Critical Care Paramedic, Wesley England, remains in critical condition after a crash on May 23.

Louisville Metro

Generic image of text that reads "FOUND SAFE" over a missing person poster.

Alert canceled after police find endangered missing person

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
Louisville police have canceled their Operation Return Home alert after a 73-year-old woman was found.

Louisville Metro

Scripps National Spelling Bee

Louisville middle schooler competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM EDT
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By Derek Brightwell and WAVE Staff
Zachary Rara is one of 243 students from across the country who earned a spot to compete for the Scripps Cup.

Crime

A man is dead after a stabbing in the Jacobs neighborhood Tuesday morning.

Man dies in stabbing in Jacobs neighborhood

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM EDT
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By Derek Brightwell
A man is dead after a stabbing in the Jacobs neighborhood Tuesday morning.

Crime

A man is dead after a shooting just outside the Park DuValle neighborhood just after midnight...

Man killed in shooting just outside Park DuValle neighborhood identified

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM EDT
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By Derek Brightwell
A man is dead after a shooting just outside the Park DuValle neighborhood just after midnight on Tuesday, May 27.

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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery South East (KVCSE)

‘My dad sacrificed his life’: remembering fallen service members on Memorial Day

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM EDT
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By Amelia Lee
“We have Memorial Day annually, but the families of the fallen, it’s every day for them," Navy Chaplain Josh Holland said.

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Memorial display set up on Keavy Drive.

“Unless you’re here, pictures do this no justice”: Tornado recovery continues on Memorial Day

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM EDT
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By Grason Passmore
People lay flowers in front of the new memorial cross display on Keavy Road, a short distance from the Sunshine Hills Subdivision, which was devastated by the tornado.

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Clark County

Homeowners in Southern Indiana have been left to handle damage from spring flooding as state...

‘Who’s to blame?’: Southern Indiana flood victims still waiting for aid

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM EDT
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By Logan Perrone and Brandon Jent
Nearly two months after some of the worst flooding to ever hit Southern Indiana, Ralph Swank’s home is just an empty brick shell. Swank is one of the many flood victims in Southern Indiana as a whole, who are still waiting for help.

News

22 new names added to Ky. memorial for fallen servicemen and women

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM EDT
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By Alyssa Williams
Memorial Day can carry a lot of weight for the families of the servicemen and women who’ve lost their lives in the line of duty or in line of duty related incidents.

Bullitt County

Bullitt County firefighters deployed to London to provide relief to local first responders

Bullitt County firefighters deployed to London to provide relief to local first responders

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM EDT
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By Fernando Garcia-Franceschini
A strike team of Bullitt County firefighters is assisting first responders in Laurel County after an EF-4 tornado destroyed parts of the small town of London.

Crystal Rogers Disappearance

Steven Lawson is charged with tampering with physical evidence in the Crystal Rogers...

First suspect in Crystal Rogers’ murder to go on trial Tuesday

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM EDT
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By Alena Noakes
Steven Lawson, the last person charged in the disappearance and death of Crystal Rogers, will be the first to stand trial on Tuesday.

Crystal Rogers Disappearance

Crystal Rogers, a mother of five, went missing July 3, 2015, in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Looking back at Crystal Rogers’ disappearance, presumed murder nearly 10 years later

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM EDT
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By Maira Ansari and Samantha Murray
The trial of Steven Lawson, one of the men charged in the case of Crystal Rogers' presumed murder, begins Tuesday, May 27.

News

Advocates try to tamp down rumors following a shooting nearby the newly opened Algonquin Park...

Louisville council member urges calm after shots were fired near new pool

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Advocates sought to soothe public fears following a shooting near the newly opened Algonquin Park Pool.

Local

Memorial Day service at Cave Hill National Cemetery on May 26, 2025.

Memorial Day services across Louisville, southern Indiana honor fallen services members

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff and Samantha Murray
Services held at Cave Hill Cemetery, Memorial Gardens in Shively and New Albany National Cemetery honored the ultimate sacrifice of troops who died serving the U.S. military.

University of Louisville

Officials gathered Wednesday to make an announcement for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA...

College World Series regionals set, Louisville to Vanderbilt, UK to Clemson

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM EDT
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By Derek Brightwell
The College World Series field is set and now every team knows where they will be headed for the regional matchups.

News

Thousands of people came out to the Waterfront Park for the Mayor’s annual Hike, Bike and...

Thousands attend annual Mayor’s Hike, Bike and Paddle event

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM EDT
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By Kierstin Foote
The main event consisted of a four-mile walk from the Great Lawn along the Ohio River east to RiverPark Place and back, a paddle down the Ohio River, and a bike ride through downtown Louisville.

Louisville Metro

Veterans and their families will join with the community at an annual Memorial Day Ceremony to...

Two military aviators enshrined at Patriots Peace Memorial

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM EDT
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By Derek Brightwell
Veterans and their families will join with the community at an annual Memorial Day Ceremony to honor and remember those who have died while serving in the nation’s armed forces.
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