The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Monday:
The right lane of Interstate 64 East in Franklin County will be closed from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday.
In one of its shortest regular meetings to date, the Frankfort City Commission on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of a former candidate for city commission to the Frankfort-Franklin County Planning Commission.
Frankfort Independent Schools will open Monday with in-person instruction, but there will be a stipulation.
Franklin County has seen increase in 26 new cases of COVID-19 since Thursday’s report from the Franklin County Health Department.
Two properties that are planned to become a restaurant and rooftop deck along St. Clair Mall were awarded certificates of appropriateness for their respective projects by Frankfort's Architectural Review Board.
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to launch an initiative to help owners find the ideal next homes for their horses.
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:
When Patrick Rupinen was looking for an Eagle Scout project, he ended up at a familiar place.
Fair season struck Franklin County once again, giving the community five nights of thrilling rides, food, entertainment and family fun.
Four-year-old Rex Purvis waited patiently while being properly fitted for a free bicycle helmet at Kid’s Safety Day at Frankfort Regional Medical Center on Saturday.
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 7:10 p.m. to include KSU Acting President Clara Stamps' confirmation of Graham's termination, as well as Stamps' statement indicating that she did not tell Graham that his termination resulted from CPE's review of the university.
The hazy sky conditions in Kentucky that have also led to sunrises and sunsets to be reddish-orange in color, are due to wildfires that have been taking place hundreds and thousands of miles away.
The speaker’s list has expanded for the political speaking portion of the 141st Fancy Farm Picnic in western Kentucky on Aug. 7, but there are others who have declined to appear.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court voiced its approval to spending its allocation of funds from the Cleaner Water Program for the Prevention Park/Twilight Trail pump station project at its meeting Friday.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Thursday:
Franklin County saw unemployment rates rise from May to June.
The Franklin County Humane Society is edging closer to its $1.6 million goal to fund a new animal shelter.
Damian Logan, known locally as Christian rapper King Dame, began making music in 2012 but fell away from it for a while before restarting again three years ago.
Franklin County has five fewer active cases of COVID-19 than it did Tuesday.
Tommy Haynes wasn’t looking for a job, but he was interested in finding a new way to help the community.
Former Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown did not speak on Tuesday at his final board of regents meeting. He resigned from the university’s top post in a letter dated July 15 and quickly left.
On Thursday, July 29, the Colonel Daniel Boone Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host Sue Kelly Ballard, the 2017 DAR Woman in the Arts, speaking on Rebecca Boone, the wife of the chapter's namesake.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Wednesday:
Aryany Rodriguez, of Frankfort, received a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Berea College in June.
Four students from Frankfort were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Berea College.
M. Christopher Brown II’s resignation as president of Kentucky State University has drawn headlines throughout the state and country.
Shortly after news broke of Kentucky State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown II’s resignation amid questions about the school’s finances and several lawsuits against the university, people involved with the university began talking.
Jennifer Zingg, of Frankfort, was named to the Dean’s List at Kentucky Wesleyan College for the 2021 spring semester.
The Capital City Museum, 325 Ann St., will have its grand reopening on Saturday at 10 a.m. The official ribbon cutting for the reopening will follow on Monday at 10 a.m.
Dr. M. Christopher Brown II resigned as president of Kentucky State University amid financial concerns during a special called meeting Tuesday of the KSU Board of Regents.
A 51-year-old local man was arrested Saturday for allegedly leaving his disabled wife in their vehicle for five days.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Tuesday:
Gov. Andy Beshear called for a “full, independent and transparent” review into Kentucky State University’s finances on Tuesday.
Seven people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury Tuesday on a variety of charges including catalytic converter thefts, armed drug trafficking and organized crime.
Bridge Street will be closed starting Tuesday, July 27 for work related to the TIGER grant project.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Kentucky State University’s Board of Regents wasted no time naming an acting president Tuesday.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center will be hosting its annual “Kid’s Safety Day” on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon in the back parking lot of the hospital.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Monday:
Dr. M. Christopher Brown II resigned effective immediately as Kentucky State University president at a special-called meeting of the KSU Board of Regents Tuesday morning.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that a mandatory vaccination policy will be in place for student-athletes competing in the conference beginning in the 2021-22 school year.
The Franklin County Health Department on Monday reported 21 additional cases of COVID-19 since its last report on Thursday.
Between regent complaints to the governor, a likely audit of college finances and a closed session discussion of personnel action, the stage has been set for one of the most noteworthy meetings of Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II’s tenure.
Rupture of a 4-inch gas mainline on Monday afternoon halted work on Frankfort’s Second Street corridor.
Every week Maximus Breidert and Carter Rollins mow Raymonde Jacques’ yard.
Nearly eight months after a suspicious death occurred on the East side of Lexington, police have a Frankfort suspect booked for murder.
The possible sighting of an escapee from the Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center had three West side schools and the Franklin County Schools Central Office on lockdown briefly Monday morning.
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:
