Love My Froggy | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: April 21, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 04/21/26          FRANKFORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A DRIVER INVOLVED IN A FATAL HIT-AND-RUN MONDAY NIGHT. A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED JUST AFTER 7:30 P.M. ON AN ACCESS ROAD NEAR COOK OUT OFF U-S 127 SOUTH. INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR A SILVER PASSENGER CAR THAT LIKELY HAS FRESH FRONT-END DAMAGE. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, SHARE IT WITH FRANKFORT POLICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.            THE RACE FOR KENTUCKY GOVERNOR IS ALREADY HEATING UP FOR 2027. DEMOCRAT JACQUELINE COLEMAN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED HER CAMPAIGN IN FRANKFORT MONDAY, CITING HER EXPERIENCE AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S LIEUTENANT GOV.  SHE COULD SEE A PRIMARY CHALLENGE FROM DEMOCRATIC SENIOR ADVISOR ROCKY ADKINS.  MEANWHILE, ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS ARE SAID TO BOTH BE WEIGHING POTENTIAL BIDS FOR GOVERNOR.            A LEXINGTON STAPLE COULD SOON BE REPLACED BY A MASSIVE NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX. DEVELOPERS HAVE FILED FOR A ZONE CHANGE TO BUILD A 325-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON SOUTH BROADWAY, WHICH WOULD COVER ALL PROPERTIES ON CHAIR AVENUE. IF APPROVED, THE MULTI-STORY COMPLEX WOULD DISPLACE THE ORIGINAL TAPROOM OF COUNTRY BOY BREWING. PLANS FOR THE SITE INCLUDE NEARLY 1,000 BEDROOMS AND A 6-STORY PARKING GARAGE TO SUPPORT THE GROWING UNIVERSITY AREA.