Kentucky part of $220 million settlement with GM
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced a $220 million nationwide settlement with General Motors (GM) over allegation...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Frankfort, Kentucky. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Franklin. Associated ZIP codes: 40601, 40602, 40603, 40604, 40618, 40619, 40620, 40621, 40622.
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Lawmaker proposing amendment on property tax relief
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – State Sen. Gex Williams, R-Verona, will propose a constitutional amendment for the 2027 Legislative Session that would give Kentucky...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Kentucky voters to decide limits on governor’s pardon power
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Along with candidates for various state and local offices, voters on Tuesday will also decide on a proposed amendment to Kentucky’s...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Kentucky reminds drivers to check child safety seats 1 MIN READ
FRANKFORT, Ky. — To help keep all children on Kentucky roadways safe, Team Kentucky is joining other states across the nation to remind drivers traveling...
Oct 28, 2026Open source
Kentucky's capital city will remove its Flock cameras next year
The city of Frankfort, Kentucky, won't be using its nearly 20 Flock cameras next year.
Oct 14, 2026Open source
Beshear appoints two longtime supporters to UK Board of Trustees
FRANKFORT – Gov. Andy Beshear has filled two vacancies on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees with longtime supporters as he works to exercise m...
Jul 6, 2026Open source
Kentucky Historical Society marks America’s 250th with Frankfort Fourth of July event
The event featured historical programming designed to give attendees a look into the past.
Jul 5, 2026Open source
We handed Frankfort a win on Kentucky’s housing crisis. It wasn’t enough
Kentucky suffers a shortage of more than 200,000 homes and the vast majority of that gap is a lack of housing for low-income households.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
City of Frankfort fights Alzheimer's disparity with Unity in the Community event
According to University of Kentucky medical research, Frankfort once identified as having one of the nation's highest rates of Alzheimer's disease among Afri...
Jun 7, 2026Open source
Kentucky AG Russell Coleman asks Supreme Court to block mail-order abortion pills
FILE - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman speaks in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
May 9, 2026Open source
Hundreds of employees at the University of Kentucky will be laid off, federal notices show
Employees at the University of Kentucky, including 926 food service workers, are facing layoffs, according to federally-required notices.
May 6, 2026Open source
GOP Constitutional Officers challenge rulings on governor’s appointment power
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky’s Republican Constitutional Officers are asking the State Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decisions on the State Fa...
Jul 19, 2026Open source
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Virginia Derby to remain Kentucky Derby qualifying race for third straight year
The Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs Racetrack has retained its designation as an official qualifying race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Nov 5, 2026Open source
UTC Women Lose 61-50 At Western Kentucky
Two days after starting its season with a 41-point win over UVA Wise in the Roundhouse, Chattanooga hit the road for a battle against Western Kentucky. Playi...
Nov 5, 2026Open source
Gallrein and Barr hold the line for Republicans, Currin surprises on election night in Northern Kentucky
Republicans largely held the line in Northern Kentucky on election night, even as Democrats flipped seats across the nation.
Nov 5, 2026Open source
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Frankfort is in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Region: Kentucky
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40601, 40602, 40603, 40604, 40618, 40619, 40620, 40621, 40622
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Virginia Derby to remain Kentucky Derby qualifying race for third straight year
The Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs Racetrack has retained its designation as an official qualifying race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Nov 5, 2026Open source
UTC Women Lose 61-50 At Western Kentucky
Two days after starting its season with a 41-point win over UVA Wise in the Roundhouse, Chattanooga hit the road for a battle against Western Kentucky. Playi...
Nov 5, 2026Open source
Gallrein and Barr hold the line for Republicans, Currin surprises on election night in Northern Kentucky
Republicans largely held the line in Northern Kentucky on election night, even as Democrats flipped seats across the nation.
Nov 5, 2026Open source
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Frankfort probably got its name from an event in the 1780s, when Native Americans attacked settlers from Bryan Station on their way to make salt at Mann's Lick. The pioneer Stephen Frank was killed at the Kentucky River, and settlers called the crossing Frank's Ford, later shortened to Frankfort. In 1786 James Wilkinson bought 260 acres on the north bank of the river, which became downtown, and promoted the town as a capital, expecting farm goods to be shipped down the Kentucky River to the Ohio, the Mississippi and New Orleans.
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After Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792, five commissioners were appointed on June 20, 1792, to choose a capital: John Allen and John Edwards of Bourbon County, Henry Lee of Mason, Thomas Kennedy of Madison and Robert Todd of Fayette. Several towns competed, and early histories say Frankfort won with an offer that included Andrew Holmes's log house as the capitol for seven years, town lots, fifty pounds' worth of locks and hinges, ten boxes of glass, 1,500 pounds of nails and $3,000 in gold. Frankfort had a post office by 1794, with Daniel Weisiger as postmaster, and on October 1, 1794, he sent the first quarterly account to Washington. The Virginia lawyer and statesman John Brown built his home in the town. Sources Wikipedia: Frankfort, Kentucky
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38.1928310, -84.8806100
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