radioNOVO News for Frankfort: August 10, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 08/10/26          THE OPERATORS OF A LOUISVILLE CITY GARBAGE TRUCK WILL NOT FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE TRAGIC DEATH OF 35-YEAR OLD TYRAH ADAMS EARLIER THIS YEAR.            JEFFERSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD OF CONVICTION AFTER THE UNHOUSED WOMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A HYDRAULIC CLAW FEBRUARY 12TH.  SHE WAS SLEEPING AMID A PILE OF GARBAGE THE TRUCK OPERATORS WERE CLEARING .          ADAMS’ FAMILY HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY, WHICH REMAINS ONGOING ALONGSIDE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.                          THE KENTUCKY BLOOD CENTER IS ISSUING AN URGENT CALL FOR DONORS, WARNING IT CANNOT FULLY MEET LOCAL HOSPITAL ORDERS DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW INVENTORY. A RECENT FORTY PERCENT SPIKE IN TRANSFUSIONS COMBINED WITH POOR SUMMER TURNOUT HAS DEPLETED SUPPLIES, WITH O-NEGATIVE AND O-POSITIVE TYPES IN SHORTEST SUPPLY. IF YOU CAN DONATE, THERE ARE BLOOD COLLECTION CENTERS IN LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, CORBIN, FRANKFORT, PIKEVILLE, OR SOMERSET.          CINDERELLA’S CLOSET IS HOLDING A DISCOUNT DRESS SALE ON AUGUST 21ST AND 22ND AT MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 130 HOLMES STREET IN FRANKFORT. LOCAL YOUNG WOMEN CAN PURCHASE NEW AND GENTLY USED FORMAL DRESSES FOR UNDER FIFTEEN DOLLARS, WITH SHOES AND JEWELRY AVAILABLE FOR JUST TWO DOLLARS.