Franklin County, KY

Frankfort Police discovered the body of a 53-year-old man in his friend’s vehicle parked on West Campbell Street Saturday after the friend walked to the police station to report the incident because his phone was not working. According to police reports, Martin Green, of Frankfort, was found unresponsive and not...

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:. Friday. • At 1:19 a.m., officers took a theft report on Langford Avenue. A caller reported someone stole her house keys. • At 1:57...

Earlier this month the Franklin County Health Department Board of Health announced its home health agency will close on June 30 due to expenses exceeding the revenue generated by the program. The agency, which is not accepting any new patients before it closes, provides in-home services for illness, injury and...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)– The Franklin County Humane Society is awarded a $10,000 grant from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels to help expand and modernize its surgical center. The Franklin County Humane Society serves Frankfort and Franklin County. HOKC is awarding $2.1 million in grants to 275 non-profits, which would impact...

Franklin County’s Bennett Myers has learned there’s more to life than baseball. That hasn’t kept him from excelling at the sport. Myers, who just completed his junior year, has been selected as the Traditional Bank Spring Sports Athlete of the Year. He is the son of Denise and James Myers.

The Franklin County Humane Society recently received a $10,000 donation from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) to expand and modernize its surgical center. In 2021, HOKC will award $2.1 million in grants supporting 275 non-profits, impacting close to 3.7 million Kentuckians. Grants are made possible through donations from contributing Kentucky Colonels from throughout the Commonwealth and around the world who chose to exercise this honor in a meaningful way.

Franklin County Health Department officials are combing through backlogged coronavirus cases to fix discrepancies. For instance, the health department’s current COVID-19 case count to-date is 4,104. The state is reporting 80 additional Franklin County virus cases. “We have a regional team in-house right now working through the backlogged cases —...

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:. • At 12:08 a.m., county firefighters were called to a ground fire on Benson Valley Road. • At 4:18 a.m., city firefighters and EMS responded...

Larissa Tillman didn’t graduate from high school with her class. “I didn’t think high school was important back then,” she said. But as the years went by she had a change of heart about education, and when her older son appeared to be heading down the same path she had taken, Tillman knew she had to do something.

Seven Western Hills players and four Franklin County players were named to all-academic teams by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association. Those named first team had a grade-point average of 3.75-4.0 while those on the second team had a GPA between 3.50-3.74 and those receiving honorable mention had a GPA between 3.25-3.49. The GPAs were through the 2020 fall semester.

Franklin County’s Brady Hockensmith, who recently completed his junior year, took part in the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association’s Junior East-West Showcase/All-Star Game at Centre College earlier this month. The event was held in conjunction with the Prep Baseball Report. Hockensmith, a right-handed pitcher and utility player, batted leadoff...

The way our community develops is critical to our success. Frankfort and Franklin County boast some of the best the commonwealth has to offer, such as history, horses, bourbon, the river, natural beauty and a vibrant community. We want a future to unfold that protects and promotes our strengths while seeking to improve our shortcomings.

The Franklin County Fire Department is coming to rescue of the Capital City Activity Center. Starting June 26, FCFD will be collecting canned and non-perishable food items at each of its six fire stations throughout the county. The donations will be taken to the local senior center for distribution. Drop-off...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 9:04 a.m. on June 18 to add that the Class A felony does not include an aggravating circumstance. A Frankfort man who was indicted on a murder charge by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury last month is behind bars at the Franklin County Regional Jail.

A large youth residential treatment facility has selected Franklin County, expecting to add around 70 new jobs when it opens in an estimated year and a half to two years from now, per a brief presentation made to the Kentucky Capital Development Corp. board Tuesday. Russ Salsman, a consultant on...