LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Former Kentucky State representative Charles Booker teased that he is “strongly considering” running for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022.Booker previously ran for a Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate primaries back in 2020, facing off against Amy McGrath in challenging then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McGrath won the nomination in June.As a guest speaker on “Connections with Renee Shaw” on KET Sunday, Booker said he is extremely humbled to see people from his hometown of Louisville and across the state asking him if he plans to run for office.“I...…LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Former Kentucky State representative Charles Booker teased that he is “strongly considering” running for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022.Booker previously ran for a Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate primaries back in 2020, facing off against Amy McGrath in challenging then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McGrath won the nomination in June.As a guest speaker on “Connections with Renee Shaw” on KET Sunday, Booker said he is extremely humbled to see people from his hometown of Louisville and across the state asking him if he plans to run for office.“I...WW…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A group of protesters gathered outside of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home on Saturday in response to comments made following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Following Ginsburg’s death on Friday night, McConnell’s office issued a statement mourning Justice Ginsburg, but also announcing a new nominee by President Trump would receive a vote on the U.S. Senate.“In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia’s death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the...…LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A group of protesters gathered outside of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home on Saturday in response to comments made following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Following Ginsburg’s death on Friday night, McConnell’s office issued a statement mourning Justice Ginsburg, but also announcing a new nominee by President Trump would receive a vote on the U.S. Senate.“In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia’s death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the...WW…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Anti-gun violence advocate and community activist Christopher 2X has reported that the first half of 2020 has been a record year in terms of criminal shootings and homicides in the city of Louisville.The number of gun violence cases in the city has risen during times of COVID-19, protests and civil unrest, in comparison to numbers from the first half of 2019.“It’s mind boggling for a lot of folks who thought COVID and the social justice awareness issues would at least make this whole thing – put a pause on [shootings], that’s not the case,” 2X said. In the...…LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Anti-gun violence advocate and community activist Christopher 2X has reported that the first half of 2020 has been a record year in terms of criminal shootings and homicides in the city of Louisville.The number of gun violence cases in the city has risen during times of COVID-19, protests and civil unrest, in comparison to numbers from the first half of 2019.“It’s mind boggling for a lot of folks who thought COVID and the social justice awareness issues would at least make this whole thing – put a pause on [shootings], that’s not the case,” 2X said. In the...WW…