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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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Blotter: At 2:44 p.m. Wednesday, deputies, city and county firefighters and EMS responded to an injury motor vehicle accident on Evergreen Road. A caller reported a single-vehicle accident and said the car had rolled over in a ditch ... Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/04/pol…
“There are more than 800 kids impacted by incarceration (in Frankfort/Franklin County),” Snow said. “There are 400 kids in the KRUSH program. They don’t do anything after school unless they play sports.” Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/04/boy…
CARTOON: AI, can you embody human qualities? Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/car…
Beshear goes national with podcast Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/04/bes…
Book tour brings Kyle Macy to Frankfort on Sept. 30 Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/04/boo…
An opening gallery reception for photographers Tom Baril and Mark Cornelison will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the Grand Theatre, 308 St. Clair St. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/04/pho…
Democrats all over America are trying to fix their party. Last month, in 30 hours in the heart of rural Kentucky and its largest city, crowds of 200 Democrats came together, and they had many ideas, from fighting to talking to listening. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/gue…
Editorial: Free Life Jacket Loaner Station is a great idea Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/edi…
Blotter: At 8:17 p.m., officers took an assault report on Meadowview Drive. A caller reported a male “grabbed his face and went to kiss the caller and pushed the caller to the ground.” Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/pol…
Hilen Invitational draws state’s best; Franklin County girls golf team places fifth Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/03/hil…
This year’s honored guest at the Frankfort Interfaith Council’s annual Community Picnic will be Amy Nance Snow, co-founder and executive director of the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation ... state-journal.com/2025/09/02/sno…
A project that has been in the works for quite a few years got closer to fruition Tuesday as the City of Frankfort officially broke ground on Fire Station 1. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/pho…
An argument in the Walmart parking lot led to the arrest of a Buckner man Friday night. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/03/man…
The butterfly greenhouse at Wilson Plant Co. will host a monarch butterfly tag and release event from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/08/29/mon…
On Friday, from 5-7 p.m. an opening reception for the PhotoVoice exhibit will be held at Yes Arts. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/08/29/pho…
Kentucky State used explosive second-half plays to pull away from rival Central State, earning a 34-24 victory in the Detroit Football Classic on Saturday at Ford Field. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/ken…
Before the 2024-25 school year, FBLA had been absent from Frankfort High for several years. It came back in a big way last school year with three FHS students qualifying the FBLA National Leadership Conference. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/new…
Western Hills’ football team lost at East Jessamine 44-13 Friday night. Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/02/wes…
Guest columnist: Foreign drug pricing models leave patients, economic growth behind Read more at: state-journal.com/2025/09/01/gue…
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