Thanks so much for joining us
here on this Independence Day.
We are all over the map with evs
taking place this afternoon but
kicking things off in Crescent .
Its 4th of July festival is happening
right now at the Peterson Juvene
House there on South Peterson A.
and our Jim Stratman has a
front row seat to it all.
Yes, good afternoon Brooke.
Yes, we are very excited we are out here.
It's a party atmosphere already as the
celebration is kicking off here at the
Peterson Dumanel House here in Creston Hill.
And you can see behind me we soy
art vendors, we got a craft ven.
This is just one section of the
festival going on right now.
As you can see plenty of people
out here selling their wares.
Some great looking woodwork the.
Ooh and some tasty macaroons
just a little bit further on.
Ooh those look tasty.
Now, one thing that you're going
to notice when you come out to
the Peterson Dubanel House is
just how much there is to do.
Obviously,
we're just showing you a small section of it.
But actually going on right now,
we have a pet contest happening
a little bit further down.
We know some military vehicles are going
to be showing up a little bit later on
to give a display for some of the people.
And we really have events going on all day
long leading up to the firework display,
which will be happening later
tonight around 10:00 PM.
Brooke,
there's just so much happening at this point,
you can just tell that.
Everybody out here is having a great time.
I'm heading back down towards this where
some of the games are for the k,
plenty of friendly activities,
plenty of food.
This is going to be just one of the many
places to be today out in Louise
to help help celebrate the 4th of July.
We are going to be hanging out
here for a little bit longer,
Brooke,
just to take in a little bit
more of the atmosphere,
but for now we'll go ahead
and pass it on back to you.
All right, Jim, thanks so much.
You know, across the river in Jeffersonville,
it's 4th of July Parade just
wrapped up here at noon.
The sidewalks filled with people
sitting in their lawn chairs, everyone
with the waving their American flags.
Things kicked off right around 10:00 this
morning with grand marshals leading the way.
More than 50 entries kicked offe
route from Spring Street to Federal Ave.
near Water Park.
Gotta love the enthusiasm there.
Well you are taking a live lookw
at Waterfront Park where in just
about 5 hours thousands of peope
will gather for the Waterfront k
in Louisville Orchestras 4th of
July event and WHAS 11 is a spo.
Starting at 5:00 o'clock check
out the food trucks,
all the kids activities
including instrument making.
There will be bouncy houses and
everything kicks off at 8:00 o'k
with that live performance by te
global orchestra led by Teddy Abrams.
The fireworks launched at 10
with sound from the Louisville
Orchestra playing in the backgr.
If you want to want to watch
a donut eating contest today,
there's only one place to go.
That's Paris Town.
The crashers will be playing in
the Zambellis.
You know them as the family behind Thunder.
They're in charge of the firewos
and the first ever Kentucky anda
donut hole eating championship will be
held with the winner taking home 1000 bucks.
Doors open at 5:00 this evening.
There are plenty of 4th of July
celebrations and fireworks shows
happening out there tonight.
To find out where they are near,
just text the word fireworks
to 582-7290 and we'll send you
a direct link to your phone.
In other news,
police are investigating 4 shoos
since last night around Louisvi.
One man's dead, a woman criticay
injured and three others hurt.
The most recent happened in
Shively at 3:30 this morning.
A woman in her mid 30s was shot on Ralph Ave.
and remains in critical conditi.
If you know anything,
that tip line for Shively PD is
448-6181. Then around at 2:30 this morning,
LMPD said a man died after a
shooting on Craig and Straighter
avenues in the Jacobs neighborh.
All parties accounted for
there after a few minutes.
Right before that happened,
a man was found shot on S 26th .
and taken to the hospital.
And lastly,
police are also investigating a
double shooting on West Broadway
Around 6:30 last night near S 22nd Street.
Police said they found a man sht
in the parking lot of a business
while looking for witnesses.
Officers then found a woman acrs
the street who too had been sho.
Both are expected to survive.
If you saw anything regarding
these shootings,
you can always stay anonymous
and call 574 LMPD.
A lawyer for a man accused of killing
his mother is asking for a third
competency hearing In his case,
this happened while Gavin Perkis
appeared before a judge Monday.
He was first accused of that murder in 2018,
but his initial charge was dropped after
he was found incompetent to stand trial.
Perkins was admitted to Central
State Hospital instead and
was released just last month.
But the Attorney General's office stepped in,
charged him with murder again,
leading to his arrest.
A judge did order another mental evaluation,
but that could take up to a year to get.
For now,
Perkins remains in jail on
half a billion dollars bond.
The family of 35 year old Ashley Yates,
who was shot at Westport
Village over the weekend,
is speaking out about the
dangers of domestic violence.
Yates died at the hospital after police
found her outside of her workple
at the shopping center off her ,
her brother describing her as a
pure soul who lived in the mome.
While police say the case
is effectively closed,
Yates family has a message to
share in their moment of grief,
our Isaac and Martinez,
reports
Ashley Yates. His family says te
way her life was taken is a tra,
but her brother says he's using
this time not to be angry,
rather to celebrate all the
hearts his big sister touched.
Today is a gift. Today is a gif.
That's why we call it the presi.
They're the words Andrew Thompsn
carries on from his big sister.o
she has this tattoo on her right arm.
Two more written on his arm.
La Familia. That's something I t
to share with her for forever.
It's been an indescribable
last few days for Thompson,
who's put on a strong face for his family.
They love their Aunt Ash, so it sucks
that they will be deprived of time. With
her, Ashley Yates. His life was
tragically taken by gun violenc,
Thompson shedding light on the situation,
telling me his sister was also a
victim of domestic violence. Asy
had every reason to leave.
The person that did this.
Her life was threatened
before and she was stuck in
a cycle and kept going back.
To this individual,
and he will have to answer to
that same God for what he's don.
Thompson tells me he's taking ts
time to encourage people struggg
and abusive relationships to reh
out, and if you need help, ask for it.
That doesn't. Doesn't have to be you.
And I'm told there will be a vigil held here
at Westport Village sometime this week.
We'll be sure to keep you posted on the
details at WHAS eleven.com in Louisville.
Isaiah Kim, Martinez WHAS 11 on your side.
And Ashley's brother did tell us that
memorial for her is this Thursday from
6:00 to 8:00 PM over at Westport Village,
across from Wild Eggs.
The family has also set up a God
Me page to cover funeral costs and help
the Center for Women and Famili,
which helps women struggling
to leave abusive relationships.
That link is online right now.
Well, if you were someone you l,
feels threatened by your partne,
the National Domestic Violence
Hotline can help you 24/7.
You can call that number on your screen.
That's an 800 number at
799-7233.
We've all been impacted by her humor,
her, her personality and her wi.
Loved ones and fellow police
officers remembering fallen,
tell city Police Sergeant Heather Glenn.
She was shot and killed inside Perry County
Memorial Hospital early Monday morning.
Police said Sergeant Glenn was
investigating a domestic dispute between
a woman and a suspect, Sean Hub.
While the woman was at the hospl
being treated for injuries,
Hubert showed up and police said
Sergeant Glenn then confronted m
and during a struggle he shot h.
Other officers returned
fire and killing Hubert.
Tell City is a small community,
and those at last night's vigil
said even if they hadn't met he,
they knew her.
And I've never heard one bad thg
about her. She's been a great person.
She was a great teammate,
a great neighbor and great polie
officer in our community definiy
has lost a good one.
Sergeant Glenn followed
in her father's footsteps,
we're told, who was also a Serg.
She was the first fulltime
female police officer.