Cancer survivors and their supporters walked laps around Kentucky State University's Exum Center this weekend during the annual Franklin County Relay For Life
A wet week is ahead for Frankfort.
Area teens looking for something free, fun and new to do next Friday night should drop in for a dip at the Juniper Hill Aquatic Center. The facility will host its first-ever High School Swim Bash from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Frankfort Fire and EMS and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday:
In some of the most sought-out destinations across the country, adults are free to walk in certain areas of the city with an alcoholic beverage in hand.
The following people were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Franklin County Circuit Court:
The following people entered pleas Friday in Franklin County Circuit Court:
The following people were sentenced Friday in Franklin County Circuit Court:
At the Kentucky Jailers Association Summer Conference, Franklin County Deputy Jailer Sgt. Ashley Mulder was awarded the Deputy Jailer of the Year (Award of Merit).
A majority of Capital Day School fourth- through eighth-grade students qualified for the prestigious Duke University Talent Identification Program.
Franklin County Judge-Executive Huston Wells said Friday that the fiscal court has not made an official decision on funding for a new animal shelter for the Franklin County Humane Society.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 11:03 p.m. June 13 to correct that the city commission added $20,000 to the Downtown Frankfort Inc. budget of $45,500.
Almost 20 years to the day that he started working with the Frankfort Police Department, Chuck Adams stood before a crowd of officers Thursday and had his wife, Becky, pin the badge of "Chief" upon his chest.
A divided Franklin County Fiscal Court passed a budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year Thursday night, with opponents protesting its use of reserve funds.
In the past 18 months, four new barrel warehouses have sprung up and the bottling hall is near completion, as Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its $1.2 billion infrastructure investment with the largest expansion since the repeal of Prohibition.
No one was injured or inside a residence on Grant Street when it caught fire Wednesday night.
Kentucky State University will give every first-time and full-time freshman a new laptop computer starting with the fall semester.
Paramedics and emergency medical technicians are allowed to drive ambulances with sirens and lights on when transporting patients to hospitals and responding to emergencies.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Frankfort Fire and EMS and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday:
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Frankfort Fire and EMS and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday:
The 2020 General Assembly is nearly seven months away, but lawmakers have begun drafting legislation to be considered during the session.
Local kids will have a chance to stay outside and have fun a little later than usual because of the "Longest Day of Play" next week.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 3:29 p.m. on June 13 to clarify that the spring floor will be installed once the business can gain community support through sponsorships and that while Nicole Carlton does not have college cheering experience there are a few instructors at GEM CATS t…
Investors Heritage Life Insurance Co. was ranked the fastest-growing U.S. life insurer with a Life and Annuity focus in 2018, based on total-filed life, annuity and accident and health direct premiums, according to a new report from S&P Global.
Registration for the youth music competition at the 14th annual Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival is now open.
Gov. Matt Bevin appointed a Frankfort resident as a member of the Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council recently.
Last year, 52 children died in the U.S. after being left in a hot car, an increase of 21% over the previous year. Kentucky State Police said three of those cases happened in the commonwealth.
Franklin County Relay For Life hosted its Survivor Dinner Tuesday night at First Christian Church.
Frankfort city commissioners could select the city’s next top cop this week, officials said.
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The Frankfort Independent Schools board Monday unanimously approved a new technology plan.
Volunteers and cancer survivors will walk a few laps this weekend at Franklin County's Relay for Life celebration, the American Cancer Society's signature fundraiser.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Frankfort Fire and EMS and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Monday:
Would VFW and Buddha murals been allowed under new city ordinance? Read what city planner has to say
Would controversial murals on the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4075 and a downtown building have been allowed under Frankfort's new mural ordinance?
The city of Frankfort will look at temporarily lowering the fee to upgrade to larger garbage cans and use overflow bags in light of a recent suspension of paper recycling.
Frankfort city commissioners not only voted Monday to ban bicycles on the 140 acres surrounding the Civil War battle site of Fort Hill but also requested an official investigation of how construction began on a multiuse trail in the park without city officials' knowledge.
The Frankfort Independent Schools board Monday approved further negotiations with Franklin County Schools for the services of a part-time mechanic.
Frankfort firefighters and police officers responded Monday afternoon to a fire inside an apartment building on Sequoyah Trail.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Frankfort Fire and EMS and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend:
Emily Davis, the winner of ReForest Frankfort's recent logo contest, said she entered the contest at the suggestion of her art teacher Janis Kirstein.
About 40 Second Street School eighth grade students visited the nation's capital last week.
The Frankfort/Franklin County Branch of the NAACP is sponsoring its annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W. Broadway St.
Unless legislators can lessen pension obligations for the state’s health departments, residents in some counties may see cuts in services, the Kentucky health commissioner warned this week. Fortunately, thanks to advance measures — in particular, an increase in the health tax rate last year …
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents on Thursday approved an addendum to the president’s contract.
A local teen singer who secured a semifinalist spot in the Pigeon Forge Path To Fame talent competition earlier this year will compete in the final round this month.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 9 p.m. Monday, June 10, with additional details.
As Micah Sparrow, 8, walked his 2-month-old heifer, Star, around the paddock Saturday, his family looked on proudly.
Franklin County Schools will probably not release students early on the last day of school in the future.
