An 82-year-old woman became the second COVID-19-related death in Franklin County on Friday.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 289 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday bringing the total number of cases in the state to 10,977.
LEXINGTON — While the city of Lexington has not seen the level of violence that Louisville has during protests this week, there have been some isolated incidents and one from earlier this week has now led to three arrests.
The use of no-knock warrants by police has been brought to the forefront after a Louisville woman was killed by police in a raid.
SHELBYVILLE — An Indiana man faces murder and other charges stemming from the discovery of a New York woman’s body in a Shelby County creek.
The For The People Coalition is hosting a march today at 5 p.m. from the Old Capitol on Broadway Street to the Capitol. The event will last until 7 p.m.Â
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Thursday:
Franklin County Schools announced the 13 winners of Teacher of the Year awards for 2019-20 on Friday.
The Frankfort JCPenney is not included on a list of stores to close this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan.
The talk was about more than COVID-19 at Gov. Andy Beshear's press conference Thursday.
His junior season he played with Spire Academy in Ohio, a team that featured guard LaMelo Ball and Rocket Watts. That left Isaiah Jackson to fill a role while Ball, who played overseas last year and should be a top five pick in the NBA draft, and Watts, who averaged 9.0 points per game at Mi…
Gov. Andy Beshear waited until a memorial service for George Floyd had concluded before holding an abbreviated press conference Thursday regarding COVID-19.
Ken Carroll, the son of retiring state Sen. and former Gov. Julian Carroll, wants to take his father’s place.
All Things Hemp in Downtown Frankfort is temporarily closed.
In the weeks leading up to the June 23 primary election, The State Journal will be asking candidates running for local and General Assembly seats to complete a short questionnaire.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:24 p.m. on June 4 to confirm the age and gender of the victim.
Katie Rose, who graduated from Franklin County last month, was awarded the Bert Hawkins Memorial Scholarship by the scholarship’s board of directors.
Frankfort’s Downtown YMCA was not reopened this week by the YMCA of Central Kentucky, and that’s left some local swimmers high and dry.
Plans are being made, guidelines are being issued and followed, all with the hope of having a high school fall sports season.
In the weeks leading up to the June 23 primary election, The State Journal is asking a weekly question to each Frankfort City Commission and mayoral candidate.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Wednesday:
Scheduled for August and September, the Kentucky Senior Games have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The weight of what Gerry Seavo James saw on the Capitol Grounds on May 24 hit him on the drive home.
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 265 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday bringing the total case count in the state to 10,410.
In the weeks leading up to the June 23 primary election, The State Journal is asking a weekly question to each Frankfort City Commission and mayoral candidate.
Frankfort High's Gabriel Langley-Boaventura has been named a Semper Fidelis All-American in football by the United States Marine Corps.
In May, the Emergency Community Food Pantry of Franklin County organized a virtual monetary drive to replace two major food donation drives it typically does during the month — one with the U.S. Postal Service and the second an Interfaith Food Drive with local churches.
Police arrested a second suspect in a May 20 robbery which stemmed from a drug deal.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Tuesday:
The high school tennis season might have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but state's tennis players were honored by the Kentucky High School Tennis Coaches Association (KYHSTCA), which named an all-state team Tuesday.
Gov. Andy Beshear said there were 155 newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Kentucky on Tuesday bringing the total to 10,185.
Eighteen of Franklin County’s 67 confirmed COVID-19 cases are Frankfort Care and Rehabilitation residents, according to a news release from the facility.
MURRAY — In wake of the tensions across the country, an assistant football coach at Murray State University is asking the city of Murray to remove a Confederate Memorial.
A Franklin County Circuit Court grand jury indicted a Richmond man for allegedly trying to run over a man in his front yard.
The following indictments were also returned by a Franklin County Circuit Court grand jury Tuesday:
A Frankfort man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge after his gun discharged and killed a man in a neighboring apartment in April.
For 18 years Independence Day in Frankfort has begun with the Great Buffalo Chase 5K. Due to COVID-19, Buffalo Trace Distillery has decided that this year’s race, which benefits VFW Post 4075, will be run virtually.
With students out of class for summer break, much uncertainty remains about how, when and if students will resume in-person instruction in the fall.
Front-runner Amy McGrath debated her two most prominent challengers Monday night on KET in the only scheduled debate among Democrats who want take on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this fall.Â
The number of Kentuckians diagnosed with COVID-19 reached 10,000 on Monday.
LEXINGTON — Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops doesn’t have the capacity to keep an eye on each and every member of his team but trusts the Wildcats are doing what it takes to stay focused amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A "large portion" of Franklin County's 23 new COVID-19 cases are in a long-term care facility experiencing an outbreak.Â
Frankfort High’s student council came to life in a big way this past school year, and two FHS council officers will be serving on the state level.
The officers involved in a May 2 shooting of a Frankfort man are back to regular duty.Â
Franklin County Schools will continue with its bulk feeding program throughout the summer.
Thai Smile is currently open Monday through Friday, but the restaurant is plenty busy on Saturday.
State Journal reporters take to social media for this weekly feature in which we ask for your opinions on a variety of topics — some weighty, some light.
Michael Taylor, Kentucky Market president for CareSource, a multi-state managed care plan, announced a donation of $90,000 to the Frankfort First Foundation for the REOPEN Frankfort Grant Fund that supports small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department over the weekend:
A Frankfort race relations group will not be intimidated or stand idly by after the governor was hanged in effigy last week.
Some Kentucky school superintendents say they wouldn't be able to re-open schools under suggested state guidelines that require social distancing on school buses, rely on children to wear masks and will disrupt the normal class structure of upper grades.
