John P. Wise
Director of Digital Media
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John P. Wise is an Emmy and Murrow Award-winning news veteran who manages the digital team at WAVE 3 News in Louisville.
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The mother of a teen shot and killed by a drive-by shooter at his bus stop Wednesday morning prayed with community supporters 12 hours later.
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One child was killed and two others were wounded in a drive-by shooting at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday morning.
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The FBI’s Louisville office announced Friday that it has discovered an “item of interest” on its fourth day of digging in a Nelson County subdivision.
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Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci are at it again.
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A man whose 3-month-old son died after ingesting a lethal amount of meth was found guilty of felony neglect and could face up to 40 years in prison.
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The man who caused a crash that killed an LMPD detective who was performing a traffic stop was watching porn on his cellphone at the time of the fiery collision, according to newly obtained documents.
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Parents of several high school seniors say their kids will not be allowed to walk across the stage for their commencement ceremony Friday.
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Breonna Taylor’s mother called out Black Lives Matter Louisville and Kentucky Rep. Attica Scott, using the word “fraud” to describe both in a Facebook post.
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Two teen boys shot in Panama City Beach, Fla., overnight were from the Louisville area, WAVE 3 News has learned.
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The man once charged with attempted murder of a police officer the night of the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment had his charges dropped Monday.
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Brett Hankison was one of three LMPD officers who fired their weapons at Taylor’s apartment last year, leaving the 26-year-old woman bleeding to death in the hallway of her Louisville apartment.
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The three grand jurors who disputed several crucial points in Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s decision not to indict any of the LMPD officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death are now trying to get him impeached.
Brett Hankison was one of three LMPD officers who fired their weapons at Taylor’s apartment last year, leaving the 26-year-old woman bleeding to death in the hallway of her Louisville apartment.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., offered a clear rebuke of the efforts to overturn the presidential election that Democratic challenger Joe Biden won easily over Donald Trump.
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that “in many ways” this year’s general election was stolen by President-elect Joe Biden, according to multiple reports.
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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that winter sports practices can resume next week.
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Unhappy with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s decision not to directly charge any of the three Louisville Metro police officers involved in Taylor’s death, her mother, Tamika Palmer, requested a special prosecutor.
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Homicide victim was named in warrant that sent officers to Breonna Taylor’s home
The former LMPD officer who was fired following the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment is named in an unrelated lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.
A third person from the grand jury that heard the state’s investigation into the LMPD shooting death of Breonna Taylor is now coming forward.
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A person found a pile of discarded USPS mail, including 112 absentee ballots for the upcoming election, on Thursday.
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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell and challenger Amy McGrath will debate for the first and only time before the November election.
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The grand jury recording of the state’s presentation of the Breonna Taylor case was released Friday.
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Brett Hankison, the former LMPD detective involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid, pleaded not guilty during his telephone arraignment Monday.
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Police and protesters clashed on city streets in the Highlands and downtown Louisville on Wednesday following a grand jury’s decision to clear two of the three police officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
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LMPD Sgt. Jon Mattingly, one of three officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting death, confirmed to WAVE 3 News that he sent a strongly-worded email to his department colleagues early Tuesday morning.
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The family of Breonna Taylor and the City of Louisville have reached a $12 million settlement, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
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The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two missing children.
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Louisville lawyer Sam Aguiar, one of the attorneys representing Breonna Taylor’s family, said local law enforcement had tried to offer Taylor’s ex-boyfriend a plea deal in exchange for him naming Taylor as a co-defendant in a drug case.
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Two bench warrants have been issued for a central figure in the Breonna Taylor case, sources told WAVE 3 News on Wednesday.
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A billboard depicting a central figure in America’s racial reckoning has been vandalized in Louisville.
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The Taylor shooting was one of several police-involved deaths of black citizens that have sparked a civil reckoning across America in recent months.
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Led by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, the city's Metro Government has filed a lawsuit against its Metro Council members in an attempt to block two law enforcement leaders from testifying in open court about the recent unrest across the city.
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A University of Kentucky faculty group wrote a letter to UK President Dr. Eli Capilouto asking him to consider its 10-point plan to make “an immediate impact on racial equality” at the university.
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New research out Wednesday shows Kentuckians have been drunk for approximately seven full days during 11 weeks of lockdown.
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The legal petition was prompted by reports of extensive traffic delays around the Expo Center, which served as the sole polling location in Jefferson Co.
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday morning that LMPD Det. Brett Hankison will be fired.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron opened his highly-anticipated news conference Thursday by saying he would not be sharing any new details about the Breonna Taylor case.
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LMPD on Wednesday released officer body-camera video of its encounter with a “distressed” man holding a gun the previous evening.
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LMPD officials on Tuesday released new surveillance video that they said shows David McAtee firing a gun before he was shot dead by law enforcement officers.
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One of the LMPD officers currently on administrative leave for her alleged role in the David McAtee shooting apparently posted a Facebook message that’s getting passed around social media.
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Monday announced there was no officer body camera video of the shooting that killed a popular owner of a barbecue restaurant early Monday morning.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday morning that he has called the Kentucky National Guard to Louisville.
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Seven people were shot during protests that lasted into early Friday morning in downtown Louisville.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday responded to the news of the man who was fired from his job after video surfaced that allegedly showed the man participating in a hanging effigy of Beshear over the weekend.
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and LMPD Chief Steve Conrad on Thursday announced they have requested the FBI and the U.S. Attorney to review the findings of the LMPD Public Integrity Unit’s investigation into the Breonna Taylor case, once it is complete.
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Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday said he will not “be the fastest” governor to try to steer his state back to normal operations.
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A man whose 15-year prison sentence was commuted by former Gov. Matt Bevin on Bevin’s way out of office last fall is now the subject of additional accusations.
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A new Facebook group celebrating Gov. Andy Beshear is giving Kentuckians exactly what they need right now -- laughter.