Rick Howlett
Rick has been a member of the WFPL News team since 2001 and has covered numerous beats and events over the years. Most recently he’s been tracking the Indiana General Assembly and the region’s passion for sports, especially college basketball.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he spoke to Donald Trump Wednesday and congratulated the president-elect on his victory in…
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United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was in Louisville Monday to accept the Brandies Medal, awarded by the University of Louisville.It’s named…
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Louisville has been chosen for a federal pilot program aimed at attacking the city’s heroin and prescription opioid problem.The program, led by the U.S.…
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WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has filed a lawsuit against the University of Louisville Foundation, the latest step in an ongoing…
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will be honored this week by the University of Louisville law school.Kagan will receive the 2016 Brandeis Medal.…
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Kentucky’s attorney general is suing health care and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for allegedly failing to disclose the potential risks…
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he still supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, despite the latest firestorm that has…
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A central Kentucky college officially closes on Monday, after 85 years of operation.Officials at St. Catharine College near Springfield announced in June…
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The first meeting of the reconstituted University of Louisville Board of Trustees has ended with the job status of school President James Ramsey…
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After years of planning, fundraising and a legal battle with the state, the Ark Encounter theme park opens to the public Thursday near Williamstown, in…