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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Louisville’s new buffer zone ordinance violates free speech and religious freedom, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by two pro-life organizations.

View Comments LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Jefferson County Attorney’s office says lawyers for The Courier Journal have misstated the record in their fight to get hundreds of thousands of documents from the disbanded Louisville Metro Police Explorer program for youths interested in law enforcement.  And County Attorney Mike O’Connell’s office is asking for permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief defending his offices honor in The Courier Journals suit.  But Courier Journal atto...

Louisville officials have reached a settlement with Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities that would cut into a rate increase proposed by the two major energy companies. The deal needs to be approved by the Public Service Commission, which is still set to take up the case next week. But the settlement, announced Monday afternoon by the Jefferson County Attorneys Office, decreases the revenue requirement LG&E and KU had pushed for by nearly $60 million and will save consumers a signi...

The settlement decreases the requested revenue requirement by 37%, from $161.1 million to $101.5 million.

Louisville, LG&E agree to reduce rate increase, keep service charge flat Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 19, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript UP FRIDAY AND IS OPEN TO EVERYONE LOVELL AND LG&E HAVE AGREED TO A NEW RATE REQUEST THAT WILL LOWER THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASE UTILITY. LOWERING ITS REVENUE REQUIREMENT BY NEARLY 60 MILLION DOLLARS AS PART OF THE DEAL. IT STILL MEANS A SIX TO SEVEN PERCE...

Rates are likely going up in the near future on your bills from Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. But if theres a silver lining, it could have been worse. Louisville Metro and other groups that opposed the energy companies initial rate increase proposal since it was filed last year reached a settlement with LG&E and KU late Monday afternoon. The deal came a week ahead of a hearing with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, which will approve or deny the bid, and the new rat...

7 Real Problems for the ‘Real Housewives’ Stars, Including Jen Shah The “reality” of the drama on Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise is debatable. But much of the Housewives’ offscreen trouble is all too real. Jen Shah, one of the reality sensation’s newest stars, was arrested just four months after making her debut on the premiere of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. But she isn’t alone: Many other Housewives—and their husbands—have rap sheets and mugshots. RHONY fans...

“Show-Me ID App” detects fake IDs to crack down on underage drinking New app checks for fake IDs By Isabelle Hanson | April 5, 2021 at 11:55 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 11:55 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A new app can detect fake ID’s in seconds. It’s one way Missouri’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control hopes to crack down on underage drinking while driving to make the roads safer for all drivers. “Just having it right there at your fingertips is perf...

Theres a way to get vaccinated fast, though.  Patients often miss their appointments and providers are able to pull more vaccine than planned out of vials, leaving "leftover" doses that need to be used before they expire. Luckily, each vaccine provider in Knox County has been able to give the extra shots to someone nearby, and not a single dose has gone to waste because an arm wasnt available.  Some do that by using "standby" lists.  Here are all the places in Knox County with leftover lists...