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Friday January 23, 2026
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Fandomfest – the largest Comic Con in the region – is returning to the downtown Louisville this summer for what the event’s producers call the flagship of their multi-city tour.
For their 10th year serving the Anime, Comic Book, Pop Culture, Movie, TV, Scifi, Horror, Literary, Arts crowd, Fandomfest will fill the halls of the KY International Convention Center at 221 S Fourth St in downtown Louisville from August 7th through 9th. The event has come a long way since their humble 2005 “Fright Night” beginnings.
As usual, the event kicks off with the Fandomfest Parade, in which community participation is encouraged. Inside the exhibit hall, the fun continues with celebrity appearances by the likes of Billie Piper, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Josh McDermitt, and many more. Great photo ops with sports legends like Ric Flair, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, and “Charlie Hustle” himself, Pete Rose. Fans of AMC’s Comic Book Men and the Jay and Silent Bob franchise will have the opportunity to see Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
In addition to all of the celebrity photo ops and panels, the event is packed with other events including the many vendor spaces where fans can purchase memorabilia, Cosplay World, Gaming Life, and the Fantasmagorical Film Fest.
For more information and tickets, visit the official event page at fandomfest.com.
FOP Head Calls Out Sensationalists, Liars, Race-Baiters, Criminal Element
River City Fraternal Order of Police union president Dave Mutchler has released an open letter to the people of Kentuckiana. On behalf of FOP Lodge 614, Mutchler acknowledged that the vast majority of area residents support the officers while a vocal minority “continues to assault and demonize us” – something for which the USMC veteran said officers would no longer stand on the sidelines.
Mutchler began his career with the Louisville Division of Police in 1997 before being deployed with his United States Marine Corps infantry company to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2003. Upon returning, he resumed his post as a patrol officer before being promoted to Sergeant in the LMPD’s 7th Division, where he was later selected to lead the Flex Platoon. Following his stint in the 7th division, Mutchler then went on to work with the Inspections and Compliance Unit as the Court Liaison Sergeant. He was elected to serve as the President of RCFOP Lodge 614 in 2009.614.
Full text of Dave Mutchler’s open letter: Continue reading
Event allows area residents to properly and safely dispose of prescription drugs, found narcotics, and more.
Southwest Louisville Drug Toss
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
6pm To 8pm
7219 Dixie Highway – Southwest Government Center
Don’t flush them!
Don’t throw them in the garbage!
Don’t leave them lying around your home!
Drive by the louisville metro police department’s 3rd patrol division and toss them.
Will take you less than a minute to drive through and give them a toss, you won’t even have to get out of your car. No questions asked!
This event is sponsored by your Southwest Louisville Metro Councilpersons: Rick Blackwell, David Yates, Vicki Welch, Cindi Fowler And Marianne Butler and the Louisville Metro Police Department 3rd Patrol Division.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by an LMPD officer over the weekend as 35 year old Deng Manyoun.
Manyoun, who apparently fit the description of a suspect who had just assaulted a woman, is shown on surveillance video walking unsteadily down the sidewalk when the LMPD unit pulls on scene and the officer exits his vehicle. In the video (below), the officer appears to remain calm although Manyoun seems to be aggressively and act agitated before walking out of frame and returning with a metal flag pole, which he begins swinging at the officer. As he was being attacked, the officer fired his service weapon at the pole-wielding suspect, injuring him. Manyoun later died at University Hospital as a result of his wounds.
Despite video evidence to the contrary, several so-called eye witnesses were reported as having claimed that Manyoun was unarmed and did not attack the officer or that the officer behaved aggressively and had his hand on his sidearm as soon as he exited the vehicle.
LMPD Chief Steve Conrad defended the officer’s actions, stating that it was an act of self defense. Conrad also said that he did not believe that Manyoun could not speak or understand English. Continue reading
One Fatality Reported, Second Man Rescued
One person is dead at the scene of a trench rescue underway on Dixie Highway. After hours of recovery work by rescue crews, the second man has been extricated from the collapsed trench.
The report was received shortly after after 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Teams from seven different fire stations are on scene as the rescue progresses in the 13000 block of Dixie Highway, between Pendleton Road and Watson Lane.
Assistant PRP Fire Chief Dan Vanover said that he estimated the trench in which the two men were trapped was approximately 8 to 10 feet deep. He went on to say that the surviving man was covered with debris up to his waist, but that he was conscious, communicating with rescue workers, and even helping to remove some of the debris that was trapping him. The two men were working for a contractor to install sewer lines in the area.
One area resident told us that crews have been working to install the sewer lines in anticipation of the building of a discount store and pharmacy nearby. He also said that the club in front of the collapsed trench had notified some of their employees that they would not be opening for business today, as crews were expected to be on scene as late as midnight. However, when we spoke with Vanover, he told us that he expected that crews were 30-45 minutes from extricating the trapped individual. That individual was rescued from the collapsed trench just before 7PM. Continue reading
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Louisville Field Division, and Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) are requesting assistance from the public for information regarding an explosives theft.
The theft was discovered and reported to law enforcement on Monday, April 13. It is believed this theft occurred between Friday, April 10, and Monday, April 13, at a construction site near the Norton Commons community in Louisville.
The stolen explosives are described as Dyno Nobel Unimax dynamite, which is packaged in a cylindrical wrapper measuring approximately 2 inches by 16 inches, and the other is Dyno AP emulsion, also packaged in a cylindrical wrapper measuring approximately 1¼ inches by 8 inches.
Photos of similar items
Anyone with any information about the stolen explosives should contact ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477) or (502) 753-3400; or the LMPD at (502) 574-LMPD (-5673). ATF is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of the explosives and/or the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the theft.
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating violations of the federal firearms and explosives laws and regulations. More information about ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Louisville this week, according to multiple sources, including White House Deputy Press Secretary. Eric Schultz.
Obama will reportedly speak about the economy – including e-commerce – here before traveling to to Utah for a similar speech the following day. This will be the President’s first visit to Louisville since his stops during the 2008 campaign cycle – unsuccessful visits, since his opponent won the Kentucky vote in both 2008 and 2012.
Further details about the President’s visit are not currently available. Be sure to keep an eye on Louisville Dispatch Traffic Report to avoid traffic jams caused by the Commander in Chief’s visit.