The Latest Breaking News from Frankfort

Frankfort get $100K grant to make U.S. 60 safer for pedestrians

Frankfort Mayor Layne Wilkerson said a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the city to hire consultants to study how to make U.S. 60 safer for pedestrians.

WEKU · Mar 2, 2023

Local tourism leaders take their case to Frankfort

Representatives from local tourism agencies and businesses are making their case in Frankfort this week. These tourism officials have been meeting with lawmakers.

WEKU · Feb 28, 2023

Lexington gets initial legislative nod to rehire retired police officers

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton went to Frankfort Wednesday seeking state assistance in boosting the city’s police numbers.

WEKU · Feb 22, 2023

Freshman state legislators start learning the ropes in Frankfort

More than 30 new state lawmakers will come to Frankfort for their first legislative session the first week of January. Many of them were at the state capitol Tuesday for orientation.

WEKU · Dec 14, 2022

Ky. Democratic Party appeals redistricting ruling

Ky. Democratic Party appeals redistricting ruling

WEKU · Dec 1, 2022

Ohio Official Scuttles Legalization Process, Drug Testing Guidelines For NJ Cops, Alberta Has Too Much Weed

Ohio Official Wants To Delay Marijuana Legalization Process Medical marijuana is legal in Ohio though a recreational cannabis legalization measure is expected to reach the ballot in 2023.

Benzinga · Nov 1, 2022

Governor Beshear announces more funding to help victims of violent crimes

Victims of violent crime in the commonwealth are getting some additional help from Frankfort.

WEKU · Oct 31, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview for May 19, 2022

From weeks trapped in a basement shelter in the devastated eastern Ukraine city of Mariupol to safety in Lexington: Valery Kaidanov on the odyssey of her 84-year old mother, Vera Lisen. | After inflation is taken into account, state employee wages have declined over a decade. An analysis of a…

WEKU · May 16, 2022

Bourbon Trail is Kentucky's trifecta of tasting possibilities

“Come Find Bourbon!”

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022