Directors from Louisville Fringe Festival and Derby City Playwrights say the collaboration felt right because their missions align: to foster local talent, particularly artists whose work and ideas might exist outside the mainstream.

Med students and residents aren’t sure they want to begin their careers as OB-GYNs in Kentucky anymore, now that the state has an abortion ban on the books.

Louisville Metro is facing allegations of discrimination, retaliation in civil lawsuit by 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

A "plane pause" from "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

The rhythm of Shakespeare’s work may be as important as the words themselves. So what happens when something keeps disrupting that flow? Something like low-flying air traffic? WFPL arts and culture reporter Stephanie Wolf has this story of how Kentucky Shakespeare has incorporated the constant drone of planes into shows.

Some state lawmakers see frozen embryos as people. Doctors and patients are worried about what that means for the future of IVF without federal abortion protections.

If you have asthma, you may have noticed that it seems worse during thunderstorms. Well, it’s not your imagination. Listen to the latest edition of “Science Behind the Forecast” with WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew and WFPL's Bill Burton to learn more about thunderstorm asthma.

Plans to transform a major Louisville road are in the works. The Preston Corridor could see changes aimed at improving bus service and pedestrian safety.

WFPL’s Jacob Munoz reports on what’s in the works for one of the city’s busiest roadways.

Louisville’s only youth detention facility was shut down in 2020 due to budget cuts. The building is now getting a second life as a space for kids who’ve been arrested to cool off and access resources.

Thrash and punk metal music is known for being aggressive; But one Louisville band strives for positivity—and chaos. WFPL’s Michael J. Collins says the members of Belushi Speed Ball are educators with an edge.