The Frankfort State Journal

09/28/2025

CARTOON: No costume needed

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09/27/2025

"One of the most fun sections we print each year, Frankfort’s Faves gives folks the opportunity to vote for their favorite local businesses, individuals and service providers in more than 100 categories — divided into five sections: Services, Food & Drink, People, Out & About and Shopping."

Read the Frankfort's Faves results in today's print issue of The State Journal

Read more of the editorial at: https://state-journal.com/2025/09/26/editorial-frankforts-faves-peoples-choice-awards-results-are-in/

09/27/2025

Franklin County Schools is staying in a good place after passing its working budget for fiscal year 2026.

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Franklin County Schools is staying in a good place after passing its working budget for fiscal year 2026. The FCS Board of Education passed the budget in a special-called meeting Monday. The budget is $93.1 million, down from $93.9 million last year. TrendingFPD: Frankfort man pointed gun at Kroger....

09/27/2025

Henry Thomas has made a big impact at Western Hills in a short amount of time. A freshman serving on the technology help desk, Thomas was named the Franklin County Schools Student Champion of the Month for September.

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Henry Thomas has made a big impact at Western Hills in a short amount of time. A freshman serving on the technology help desk, Thomas was named the Franklin County Schools Student Champion of the Month for September. Thomas been selected as the WesBanco Student of the Week. TrendingFPD: Frankfort ma...

09/27/2025

When the Frankfort Cemetery grounds crew arrived at work Friday, the staff made a disturbing discovery. Six gravesites had been run over and the headstones knocked off their foundations.

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When the Frankfort Cemetery grounds crew arrived at work Friday, the staff made a disturbing discovery. Six gravesites had been run over and the headstones knocked off their foundations. Gary Fields, the cemetery’s office administrator, doesn’t think the incident is an intentional act of vandali...

09/27/2025

At 2:45 p.m. Thursday, officers, city fire and EMS responded to an injury motor vehicle accident on Capital Avenue. A caller reported a two-vehicle accident involving a school van and a Jeep. Seven children and two adults were onboard the van and three people were transported to the hospital.

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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 1:08 a.m., county firefighters and EMS responded to a trauma call on Shenandoah Drive. A caller reported a 59-year...

09/27/2025

A Frankfort man is accused of shooting another male following a night of drinking early Friday.

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A Frankfort man is accused of shooting another male following a night of drinking early Friday. Frankfort police were dispatched to the former Blue Bonnet on Holmes Street at 12:23 a.m. after the male victim reported he had been shot in his right arm and torso, was bleeding and needed immediate medi...

09/27/2025

Read the results of the 2025 Frankfort’s Faves contest in a special section inside today’s issue of The State Journal.

09/27/2025

CARTOON: Where’s the indoor pool?

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09/26/2025

"President Donald Trump has weaponized fear all of his life. Trump wants to be feared, particularly by those he is demonizing. David Remnick, Editor of The New Yorker, states in an Aug. 3 article that Trump was 'from his formative years, a spoiled bully.'”

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President Donald Trump has weaponized fear all of his life. Trump wants to be feared, particularly by those he is demonizing. David Remnick, Editor of The New Yorker, states in an Aug. 3 article that Trump was “from his formative years, a spoiled bully.” He has gone after “immigrants, universi...

09/26/2025

On Tuesday, Kentucky State University’s School of Business and Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy hosted its annual Federal Reserve Luncheon, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Louisville Branch, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

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On Tuesday, Kentucky State University’s School of Business and Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy hosted its annual Federal Reserve Luncheon, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Louisville Branch, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. More than 200 peo...

09/26/2025

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.”

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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 Wednesday: • At 12:45 a.m., city firefighters and EMS were called to a possible structure fire at New Young Hall on South Univers...