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Louisville is the top seed in the NCAA tournament after a topsy-turvy season in college basketball, capped by another round of upsets over the weekend. That other team from the Bluegrass State won't even get a chance to defend its national title. While the Big East champion Cardinals surged to the top of the 68-team bracket released Sunday, joined by fellow No. 1 seeds Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga, the school that won it all a year ago was left out of the field. Kentucky was hoping the committee would overlook a dismal performance in the Southeastern Conference tournament, but the...

After dispatching the Villanova Wildcats in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament, the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team had a special guest in their locker room after the victory. The 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton stopped by to congratulate the team and thanks to the Louisville forward Chane Behanan along with CBS Sports Matt Norlander, the photographs of the meeting will live on forever.

SNIPPET: "Washington: A US court has sentenced an Iranian and an American national for their roles in a plot to ship aircraft and its parts to Islamic Republic Iran. While the Iranian citizen Hamid Asefi, 67, was sentenced to 23 months, a US citizen Behzad Karimian, (52), also known as "Tony" Karimian who holds a valid Iranian passport and is employed as a Mesaba Airlines Pilot, was sentenced to 52 months in prison yesterday."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police arrested a New Albany pastor on sodomy charges involving a child. Isram Johnson is the pastor at Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church. According to WLKY's partners at the News and Tribune, he faces three counts of sodomy on a victim under age 14.

LOUISVILLE, Ky — The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth celebrated 200 years of helping others. The order was founded in Bardstown while the War of 1812 raged on and James Madison served as president. A lot has changed over the years, but Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are still serving the poor and helpless. A recent Mass at Louisville's Cathedral of the Assumption focused on the order's work both in the U.S. and overseas.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fire crews battled a blaze in the apartment involved in a SWAT standoff Wednesday afternoon. Metro Police said a man wanted for violent offenses shot at police Wednesday morning leading to a standoff on South Campbell Street. View scene images SWAT was called to the scene in the 400 block of South Campbell Street. Police said the Violent Incident Prevention, Enforcement and Response unit was going to serve warrants on the man at an apartment when the man fired at an officer. Police said the man barricaded himself alone inside a home.

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The comments made by the president of Chick-fil-A has created controversy across the nation. In the wake of the comments, the University of Louisville has been criticized after President John Ramsey and other university officials refused to eat at the restaurant. Dr. Ramsey and Dr. Willihnganz released a statement Wednesday afternoon about the future of the restaurant on campus: "In the past week, we have heard from many people regarding statements by the Chick-fil-A president. We have met with and listened to students, faculty and staff, some of whom supported the statement, some of whom were...

I was in Kentucky this last week. While driving up there I came across at least 10 different trucks hauling military vehicles going North. I even came across them in the small town of Winchester Kentucky, which is where I took the first picture of a Homeland Security armored vehicle. A friend who was driving up the other way through Bowling Green on Interstate 65 to Louisville said he saw about 20 trucks with military vehicles that same day going North too. I was going up Interstate 75 to Lexington Kentucky. I then went on a small road to Winchester...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville police say a Prospect man is getting a tough lesson on ethics that probably can't be found in a book. The Courier-Journal reported that ( http://cjky.it/NyaO4G) campus police arrested Terry J. Davis on Wednesday and charged him with stealing a textbook called "Resolving Ethical Issues" from the University of Louisville's Health Sciences Center.

'I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living hell': Teen faces jail time after lashing out on Twitter and naming the boys who sexually assaulted her. 17-year-old sexual assault victim is facing a jail sentence for tweeting the names of her attackers in anger at their light punishment. Savannah Dietrich named and shamed the boys on the social messaging site, writing: 'There you go, lock me up. I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell.' The Louisville, Kentucky teen told The Courier-Journal she was frustrated by what she feels is a lenient deal for her...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The third suspect in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy faced a judge Tuesday morning. Related U.S. Marshals and Louisville metro police tracked down and arrested Cannon Pendergrass on Monday. Pendergrass, 22, was formally charged Tuesday with in the slaying of 15-year-old Gregory Holt. Pendergrass was the third man arrested in the Holt slaying case and is now facing the same charges as the other two suspects, James Mallory, 29, and Anthony Hogan Jr., 18. Holt was found shot to death inside his home on Clover Street two weeks ago. All three suspects have been in...

This is based on a genealogy table I made. Had a bit more trouble than I should have tracking down the first round results, wth.

(WXYZ) - Ford Motor is stepping up to help the victims of the recent wave of tornadoes. The Ford Motor Company Fund is donating $75,000 to the American Red Cross and the Dare to Care food bank in Louisville. Ford employees are expecting to raise another $25,000 through donations to help their neighbors. The money will be used to help victims of the tornadoes in southern Indiana and Kentucky. Other employees are volunteering their time to help victims rebuild in southern Ohio.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Five people were arrested after police were called to an Occupy Louisville-sponsored protest Saturday. Occupy Louisville called it a day of action at the Chase Bank, and members of the Women in Transition joined the demonstration in the Highlands, asking the bank to issue a moratorium on foreclosures. Protesters said Chase was bailed out by the people, so the bank should return the favor. "We are going to occupy Chase. They are one of the major banks that have foreclosed on people of Louisville. (We're) trying to make a statement," said protester Charlotte Craxton. Metro police were...

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Senate Transportation Committee will consider a bill on Wednesday that would allow slow-moving vehicles without motors to use reflective tape for safety purposes rather than the slow-moving vehicle signs. The bill by Sen. Ken Winters, a Murray Republican, and other senators, would also provide an alternative lighting system. The committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. On Tuesday, two state representatives, Johnny Bell, a Glasgow Democrat, and Ron Crimm, a Louisville Republican, spoke in favor of a similar measure in the House Transportation Committee. Crimm also has a bill that would allow use of lanterns on the...

The "meat horns" (air raid sirens) just went off.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Occupy Louisville protesters are being told that they will no longer be allowed to camp overnight in the city and their tents must be taken down. The issue has come up as protesters negotiate with the city to renew its permit to continue their occupation of Founder's Square Park in downtown Louisville. The group's current permit lasts through Dec. 31. City officials have told protesters that they have until Jan. 2 to remove their tents. Many protesters told The Courier-Journal that the effect of the order will be civil disobedience (http://cjky.it/uKLnov). Mayor Greg Fischer says the city...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A state appeals court has ruled that Kentucky may continue to give official credit for its homeland security to Almighty God. Kentucky’s law establishing the state Office of Homeland Security requires its executive director to publicize a “dependence on Almighty God” in training and educational materials and through a plaque at the entrance to its emergency operations center. By a 2-1 vote Thursday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate’s ruling in 2009 the phrase violates the U.S. and Kentucky constitutions of state-established religion. The law requires the Homeland Security director to post...

Tea Party Says Metro Government Playing Favorites LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Questions have been raised about the 2½-month long special event permit issued to Occupy Louisville. Members of the tea party believe the Metro Government gave the protesters a big break. According to a spokesperson for Metro Public Works that's just not the case, though spokeswoman Lindsay English said the request was unusual. Occupy Louisville continues its occupation of Jefferson Square. For several days the group operated without permit. Now, Occupy Louisville has been given the OK to camp out until 2012. "It was kind of uncharted waters because there had...

A cadre of state, local and federal officials — both Republicans and Democrats represented — got an up-close look at the Sherman Minton Bridge Saturday, agreeing on at least one thing: There’s still no telling how long it’s going to be closed. Indiana Rep. Todd Young was joined by Kentucky Rep. John Yarmuth, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer for the tour. The bridge, which connects New Albany to Louisville over the Ohio River, has been shut down for more than a week after inspectors discovered a critical crack in a tension tie that previously could not be...