Jun 4 Arts and Culture Massive Sculpture Inspired by 1974 Tornado on Display 21c Museum unveils a large sculpture Friday night that was built to fit in its atrium as part of the Louisville Visual Art Festival focusing on glass. It’s by artist Anne Peabody, who has her own ideas about Wheel of Fortune — and it has nothing to do with a game show. It’s her name […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jun 4 Arts and Culture Massive Sculpture Inspired by 1974 Tornado on Display Elizabeth Kramer
Apr 2 Local News April 3, 1974 Remembered April 3 marks the 35th anniversary of the super outbreak of tornados that killed more than 300 people in the U.S. The twisters claimed the lives of more than 70 people in Kentucky, with a death toll of 31 in the Ohio River town of Brandenburg. WAVE television meteorologist Tom Wills was on duty when […] By Rick Howlett Apr 2 Local News April 3, 1974 Remembered Rick Howlett
Apr 2 State of Affairs 35 Years Since the 1974 Tornadoes It's one of those where-were-you-when-it-happened moments. Throughout the afternoon and evening of April 3, a super outbreak of 148 tornadoes tore through 13 states and as far north as Ontario, Canada. The twister that touched down in Louisville destroyed part of the fairgrounds, injured 207 people, destroyed or damaged thousands of others. On the eve of the storm's 35th anniversary, we'll look back at that day with journalist Glen Bastin and meteorologist Tom Wills, who covered the tornado as it happened. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Apr 2 State of Affairs 35 Years Since the 1974 Tornadoes Laura Ellis