A nearly 50-year-old independent movie theater in Louisville is at the end of its run. Village 8’s last day in business is July 5th. WFPL arts and culture reporter Stephanie Wolf has this farewell to an institution that meant a lot to many locals.

Almost all legal abortions are now effectively banned in Kentucky, after the United States Supreme Court decided to uphold the Mississippi law banning abortion at 15 weeks. The decision Friday overturned the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, by ending federal protections for abortion access and granting states the power to limit or ban it.

WFPL’s Jonese Franklin spoke with University of Louisville law professor Sam Marcosson after the decision became public.

New movie ‘Elvis’ features clothing fit for a king made in Southern Indiana by 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

This is where it all began for My Morning Jacket. The rock band formed in Louisville in the late '90s.

The band was set to Louisville for its first hometown concerts in six years before Jim James tested positive for COVID-19. James spoke with WFPL arts and culture reporter Stephanie Wolf before that diagnosis.

Father’s Day will mark a new beginning for a Southern Indiana man after kidney transplant by 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

“Color My World With Love” follows the budding romance of two young people who have Down syndrome, and a protective mother who fears heartache. Lead actor David DeSanctis, of Louisville, told WFPL's Stephanie Wolf he’s “always loved love stories. It moves me.”

Home incarceration is more common than ever in Louisville – where its seen as a way to keep people out of jail.

But the deaths of more than forty people on home incarceration discovered by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting show the dark side of this growing practice. Jared Bennett has more.

Last month, a screenshot of a homophobic school assignment went viral on social media. It came from Christian Academy of Louisville, a private, Christian school that’s been around since 1976. WFPL’s Jess Clark talked to several LGBTQ former students who say the homophobia they experienced at the school has affected them for years after graduation.

In ‘Journeys To Freedom,’ actors depict stories of escape across the Ohio River by 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

June doesn't just bring warmer weather and summer vacation, it also marks the beginning of hurricane season. On the latest edition of Science Behind the Forecast, WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew talks with WFPL's Bill Burton about her predictions for this hurricane season.