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Annual Hike, Bike and Paddle taking place on Memorial Day

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Thousands of people will be heading down to Waterfront Park later this month as part of the Healthy Hometown Movement.

The 15th annual Mayor's Hike, Bike, and Paddle will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28.

There will also be a Healthy Marketplace with nutritional snacks, free children's activities and information booths.

Activities begin at 8:30 in the morning of Memorial Day. The cycling, paddling, and walking events kick-off at 10 o'clock.

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Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin has fired her grandson after his arrest

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin has fired her grandson from her office after his arrest earlier this month for an assault on an ex-girlfriend.

Flanked by her two sons, Shanklin read a two minute statement announcing the firing of 28-year-old Gary La'mont Bohler.

"I have been in the dark on a lot of things that have come to light but I want you to know that I have raised all of my children to be accountable and sometimes family can disappoint us more than the outside world, sometimes people let you down," said Shanklin.

Bohler was arrested after he missed a court appearance for the assault earlier this month. That charge was a misdemeanor. However, a WAVE 3 check on court records found six felony arrests in the last seven years for Bohler for things like drug trafficking, possession and robbery. Most of those charges were dismissed.

Merger between Louisville Water Company and MSD possible

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The merger of the Louisville Water Company and Metro Sewer District could save the metro as much as $14 to $24 million annually.

Tuesday afternoon a task force released it's findings for merger after working with national consulting group Black and Veatch. It follows a state audit of MSD that found significant management and business problems.

In a series of phases over several years, Louisville Water Company and MSD would merge and Metro Public Works would partner to a degree to help reduce operations costs.

The merger would cut costs for rate payers in the long run but, initially they're will be start up needs of about $900,000 that customers will likely see. The other big question is will the merger cause possible layoffs?

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Big bargains in a small neighborhood store

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Dollar General seems to be the new Starbucks with new stores popping up on every street corner. The company recently opened store number 10,000 with 625 more planned for construction.

Unlike the Starbucks chain, customers won't spend high prices on coffee or anything else in the stores including top brand items recently added along with coolers to now sell milk and eggs and other basic need perishables.

Tawn Earnest is Senior Director of Corporate Communications at Dollar General. She says the economy has been a driving force for new customers to the store.  

"Saving money never goes out of style," Earnest said. "Our company has built a model more relevant than others because we focused on keeping prices low."

She says even though stores are small, Dollar General has more retail locations across the country than any other retailer in America.

Free junk drop-off this weekend

Free junk drop-off this weekend

Louisville Metro residents have the chance to do some spring cleaning and get rid of bulk waste.

Metro Governments will be hosting the only free Junk Drop-Off Day this Sunday, May 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Waste Management Landfill on the Outer Loop.

This is the time to get rid of items not accepted to regular garbage collection such as appliances, furniture and mattresses.

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Man who rear-ended police car charged

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The driver who struck a Louisville Metro Police cruiser that was making a traffic stop late Monday has been identified as a 28-year-old Louisville man.

According to the arrest report, Branden Ewing was heading northbound on Bardstown Road at Watterson Trail around 9:50 p.m. when he rear-ended the police car, one of two that was involved in a traffic stop.

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Both Ewing and the officer went to the hospital with minor injuries.

Ewing was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, three counts of wanton endangerment, and failure to give right-of-way to emergency vehicles..

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