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In the first major joint meeting of the community’s two local governments since new administrations took office in January, the Frankfort Board of Commissioners and Franklin County Fiscal Court met Tuesday night at the Frankfort Plant Board to begin talks about the current state of the local…

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Friday was National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the Frankfort/Franklin County chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a memorial rally on the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse Thursday morning to remind the community that the capital city isn’t immune to the effe…

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The head of the commission that manages the state’s opioid-settlement money said Wednesday that the panel will “explore the possibility” of committing “no less than $42 million” to developing a treatment of opioid-use disorder with the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which is not legal in the Uni…

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Donovan Rypkema, consultant with PlaceEconomics, will present the findings from a historic preservation impact study his agency completed in Frankfort earlier this year on Thursday, June 22 at 5 p.m. at the Paul Sawyier Public Library.

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In a brief meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents Thursday afternoon, it was announced that interim President Dr. Ronald A. Johnson would be transitioned out of the leadership role at the university, and be named senior presidential advisor to incoming leader Dr. Koffi Akakpo.

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A new era begins at Kentucky State University. Tuesday at 5 p.m. the Board of Regents voted 6-4 in favor of Dr. Koffi Akakpo the current Bluegrass Community and Technical College president, to be the first full-time head of the university since the resignation of Christopher Brown in 2021.

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Mero Street was covered in a sea of emergency response vehicles Wednesday after a caller reported an active shooter in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shortly before 3 p.m. The caller allegedly said they heard shots fired.

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On Saturday, Kentucky State University Board of Regents Chair Tammi Dukes announced that the school would be holding a series of four presidential forums Tuesday-Thursday for faculty, staff, students, and community stakeholders on-campus at the Extension Office Building or via Zoom.

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Senior year of high school is a little bit of everything — exciting, chaotic, stressful, and even sentimental. As a student, the choices in front of you can seem daunting and sometimes more than you can handle. 

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With the national COVID emergency guidelines having expired on Thursday, the final oversights from federal, state and local governments as well as health agencies will also end or be greatly reduced after more than three years.

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Sunday’s announcement from Gov. Andy Beshear on Twitter that Virginia Moore, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH), had passed away on Saturday came as a shock to a state that had become used to her beaming smile and comforting presence during …

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After a nearly three-hour meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky State University Board of Regents unanimously approved the Presidential Search Committee’s suggested trio of candidates.

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Gov. Andy Beshear's Everybody Counts career and education initiative will kick off its first-ever Franklin County Schools Senior Signing Day on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at Franklin County High School (FCHS), located at 1100 E. Main St., and is open t…

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Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear are asking Kentucky artists, photographers, and designers to submit their best works for the next installation for the rotating Team Kentucky Gallery lining the halls of the Capitol.

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Former Kentucky State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown’s awarding of over $138,000 in bonuses to executive staff members has been a major bombshell finding in the wake of the state’s audit of the institution.

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The Kentucky State Board of Regents met again this week on Monday and Wednesday to discuss further steps that were deemed necessary to continue effective operations in alignment with the requirements of House Bill 250, the bailout measure that passed during the 2022 legislative session.

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In a press conference on the Capitol grounds Wednesday, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray announced the establishment of Kentucky Work Zone Safety Week, reminding drivers that “you play a role in work zone safety.”

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In a forum hosted by the Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials at Kentucky State University's Bradford Hall, seven of the 12 GOP hopefuls — Robert DeVore, Auditor Mike Harmon, Somerset Mayor Alan Keck, David Cooper, Eric Deters, Jacob Clark and Robbie Smith — and lone Democrat Geo…

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Echoing sentiments from past meetings and town hall discussions in the wake of the school’s recent audit report and the build up to the appointment of a new president, Kentucky State University’s Board of Regents met Wednesday for a marathon seven-and-a-half-hour session that saw the regents…

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Tuesday morning saw a flurry of activity for the Kentucky State University Board of Regents Finance & Administration Committee, who were presented findings from recent internal and external audits in the wake of the Auditor of Public Accounts assessment of the university’s finances.

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Making cash payments for court fees and fines is more convenient. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has expanded ePay, the judicial branch’s online payment service, so people can pay cash at select retail registers statewide.  

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In a special-called meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents on Thursday (the 20th meeting since the board members were appointed less than a year ago), interim president Dr. Ronald A. Johnson and acting executive vice president for finance and administration Dr. Daarel E. B…

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On Wednesday afternoon, Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) Mike Harmon released a 117-page report detailing his office’s special investigation into the financial practices at Kentucky State University during the tenure of controversial former president M. Christopher Brown II between …