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Frankfort, Kentucky is located in Franklin County. Zip codes in Frankfort, KY include 40619, 40603, and 40602. More Frankfort information.

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1 hr ago | The Courier-Journal

Audit finds 'significant improvements' in management of Passport Health Plan

Audit's key findings * Passport members' satisfaction with services has consistently remained high and providers appear pleased * Passport did not properly oversee subcontractors * Passport did not fully document certain payments.

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10 hrs ago | WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Traffic stop leads to felony arrest

Around 8:30 Tuesday morning, a trooper pulled a vehicle over on I-65, driven by 23-year-old Darious M. Weatherspoon of Frankfort, Kentucky.

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17 hrs ago | The Advocate Online

Body found in Hustonville identified as missing man

Officials have identified the body found in a Lincoln County barn Friday as Clint Disken, a man missing since early March who was last seen with the suspect in a Danville double homicide.

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23 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa

News briefs from around Kentucky at 2:58 a.m. EDT

Susan Matthews told the Messenger-Inquirer that she is turning a former country club near the William H. Natcher Parking into Kentucky Music Park.

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Mon May 28, 2012

WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

Convicted killer seeks new trial

Lawyers for convicted killer Fred Furnish will argue this week that the Kentucky Death Row inmate deserves a new trial because lawyers at his trail nearly 13 years ago were ineffective.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

Eastern Kentucky colleges want coal-funded scholarships

Gov. Steve Beshear could keep alive a proposal to use coal severance tax dollars for college scholarships that failed to gain traction in the General Assembly earlier this year.

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Sat May 26, 2012

WAVE-TV Louisville

Volunteers restore graves at site of disabled home

Volunteers in Frankfort last week placed small American flags near hundreds of nearly forgotten graves at the site of a shuttered state home for mentally and developmentally disabled Kentuckians.

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State Journal

High temps in store for holiday

Leah McGaughey, 2, plugs her nose as Lydia Sandifer dunks her under water while playing in the pool at her grandparents' house on Peaks Mill Road Friday.

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The Tennessean

2 female state workers fired for sex with male inmate

You are in charge of your own financial future, and here are some things you can do, both large and... FRANKFORT, Ky.

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Fri May 25, 2012

State Journal

Archery Park set for open house

The new Archery Park at Cove Spring offers three separate ranges including a practice range, NASP range and 3D range.

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Thu May 24, 2012

The Advocate Online

Missing man was last seen with murder suspect

State police are asking for help finding a missing local man who was last seen with the suspect in a double murder committed Monday in Danville.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Friends from Frankfort launch gaming convention in Lexington

Games, including Magic: The Gathering, will be the focus of the inaugural Forge Gaming and Comic Book Convention this weekend.

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State Journal

May's the man to beat

Mayoral candidate Kyle Thompson shares a laugh with supporter Jon Sutphin as they watch the primary election results come in Tuesday.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Cybergrass

Bluegrass Legend Bobby Osborne on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour

Frankfort, KY -- Buffalo Trace Distillery announces a partnership with Michael Johnathon's WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour to celebrate Kentucky Music by bringing two Kentucky favorites together for a double-broadcast production on June 23, 2012.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Four men are charged in connection with two fires behind Georgetown business

Three Georgetown men and one Lexington man were arrested Wednesday in connection with two fires deliberately set behind a strip center, Kentucky State Police said.

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WDRB-TV Louisville

KY State Police say new device revolutionizes crime scene investigations

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A thief stashes $40,000 in diamond rings in his pants as an accomplice tries to block the view.

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West Kentucky News

Ballard Memorial Energy Team wins statewide Competition

At the May Fiscal Court meeting, Bettie Sue Wright informed the magistrates that the Ballard Memorial Energy Team won a statewide competition and will represent Kentucky in Washington D.C. on June 22, 2012 to attend the 32nd Annual Youth Awards Program for Energy.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Lexington Herald-Leader

May, Thompson will face off for Frankfort mayor in November

City commissioner and former mayor Bill May will face Kyle Thompson, a former assistant county attorney in Franklin County, for the Frankfort mayor's office in the fall.

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Kentucky State Police

KSP Post 11 Announces the 2011 Trooper and Detective of the Year

The Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, announces that Trooper Tony Dingess has been selected as the 2011 Post 11 Trooper of the Year and Detective Doug Boyd is the 2011 Post 11 Detective of the Year.

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People

Loretta Lynn Married Just Shy of 16, Not at 13, as Long Claimed

PEOPLE Top 5 are the most-viewed stories on the site over the past three days, updated every 60 minutes One of country's greatest legends - that Loretta Lynn was married at 13 - has been shot down by a new report that the Coal Miner's Daughter, believed to be 77, is really three years older than she claims to be.

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