6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (246+ words) Kentucky lawmakers unanimously passed a bill increasing penalties for child grooming, including felony charges for younger victims. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Child grooming could soon carry harsher penalties in Kentucky after lawmakers unanimously approved a bill aimed at protecting minors from…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (189+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky lawmakers are moving to strengthen state laws involving child sexual exploitation. The Kentucky House of Representatives approved House Bill 366 this week. The bill expands current law to include computer-generated images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors....

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (249+ words) Kentucky lawmakers push for tougher penalties on illegal street racing'wdrb.com State legislators are hoping they can do with House Bill 425 what they couldn't do with House Bill 465 last year and what an ordinance in Louisville already does. - Significant shift…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (551+ words) House Bill 4 comes after several recent grooming allegations involving Kentucky teachers, coaches and educators, intensifying calls for stronger protections for children. House Bill 4 requires prosecutors to prove intent and a pattern of inappropriate behavior between minors and'adults in positions of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (203+ words) A chilly start under partly cloudy skies.. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky couple is suing a baby formula company, claiming their baby was hospitalized after drinking it. ByHeart's infant formula is at the center of a nationwide recall after it…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) Scattered snow bursts, a few slick roads possible. An active-duty U.S. Marine has been arrested on accusations of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday. William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (926+ words) Toasty, not humid. Plenty of sun. As conservatives mourn Kirk's death, the group appears poised to remain a MAGA juggernaut as it plots its future without Kirk at the helm. The group's board announced Thursday that Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) Dangerous heat continues with an isolated storm. Viewer discretion is advised. The Lyndon Police Department has released body camera footage Wednesday, June 25, 2025, of the moments that led up to an explosion in a hotel room last week. GRAPHIC WARNING | You…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (422+ words) Heat and humidity continue with a stray storm. . Partly cloudy with muggy conditions. One of the Kentucky couples who were plaintiffs in the case are reflecting on their fight. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's now been 10 years since a landmark Supreme…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (293+ words) Clouds increasing late in the day with temperatures around seasonal norms.. The child's mother, Zeinab Abdi, admitted to hitting the girl "in the head with a hammer for an unknown amount of times." Pictured: this frame grab taken from video…...