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News for Frankfort and Franklin County, Ky. Government, crime, education, features and photos from Kentucky's capital city. Email us: [email protected] state-journal.com Frankfort Kentucky Joined December 2008-
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Letter to the Editor: Local podcast ‘has grown into a movement’ Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/let…
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CARTOON: Hate is the problem Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/car…
KSU has announced its inductees for the KSU Sports Hall of Fame 2025. Ronald T. Banks has been recognized as an inductee. Banks is the “Voice of the Horse.” He has been calling KSU football games for the past four decades. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/ban…
Blotter: At 2:43 a.m. Saturday, officers, deputies, city fire and EMS were called to a fight on St. Clair Street. A caller reported four or five people were fighting near the courthouse. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/pol…
Known for delectable desserts and cookies, weekly menu rotations and its iconic pink boxes, a new Crumbl location — with a Frankfort connection — is opening in Georgetown on Friday. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/loc…
A report of a suspicious person outside an East Main Street business late Sunday led to the arrest of a Lexington man on several felony charges. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/lex…
The first reading of an ordinance relating to an additional transient room tax to provide funding for needed renovations to the Grand Theatre was heard at last week’s fiscal court meeting. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/29/cou…
POLL: Do you plan to attend any of the Bourbon on the Banks festivities this week? VOTE HERE: state-journal.com/polls/poll-do-…
Letter to the Editor: "Why is the Central KY YMCA even in Frankfort if it isn’t meeting the needs of our families? We deserve a true indoor recreational facility — something on par with Georgetown’s Pavilion or Versailles’ Falling Springs." Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/let…
Malachi Moreno seldom played against anyone as tall as himself, but now the 7-foot University of Kentucky freshman is practicing against players not only as tall as him but even stronger than him. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/28/mal…
Break out the broomsticks! Witches Night Out returns to downtown Frankfort from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/28/wit…
The Frankfort Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to appropriate $500,000 to the Franklin Anderson Industrial Development Authority (FAIDA) during a brief special-called meeting on Thursday morning. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/28/cit…
Guest columnist: Kentucky can lead again in addiction treatment Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/gue…
John Arnett: Together or apart Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/joh…
"Too many programs put profit first, leaving patients behind. Kentucky used to stand out in addiction recovery." Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/gue…
"The thing about Frankfort — or any town for that matter — is that if you live here long enough you can legitimately describe a certain street or area of the city by saying, 'It’s where the old (fill in the blank) used to be.'” Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/cha…
At 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to a theft in progress on East Second Street. A caller reported an “intoxicated male took her trash can and she wants it back.” Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/pol…
"Saturn, the jewel of the solar system, has returned to the night sky. The ringed planet rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west." Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/27/blu…
CARTOON: No costume needed Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/25/car…
Franklin County Schools is staying in a good place after passing its working budget for fiscal year 2026. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/26/fra…
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