A federal government shutdown is causing a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major U.S. airports. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is among the airports that will see flight reductions starting Friday. The cuts are intended to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay during the shutdown.

UPS has released the names of the crew members on board the plane that crashed at the Louisville Airport.The crew members aboard UPS Flight 2976 were identified as Captain Richard Wartenberg, who is from Independence,

SDF in Louisville, which just experienced a major plane crash, is on the list. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the cuts are due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have now been working without pay for 36 days during the government shutdown.

A UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, causing a large fire that sent a plume of smoke high into the sky.