radioNOVO News for Frankfort: August 12, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 08/12/26          THOUSANDS OF LOUISVILLE-AREA CUSTOMERS REMAIN WITHOUT POWER AFTER THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION YESTERDAY LAST EVENING.             ACCORDING TO THE LG&E OUTAGE MAP, SOME 84-HUNDRED CUSTOMERS STATEWIDE REMAIN IN THE DARK THIS MORNING.  BOURBON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES ARE THE HARDEST HIT, WITH 16-HUNDRED AND 25-HUNDRED CUSTOMERS STILL WITHOUT POWER.  THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 OUTAGES.  NO TIMELINE FOR FULL RESTORATION OF SERVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY LG&E.            A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE TIES HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE F-B-I'S TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES LIST. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR GREGORY HENDERSON JR. IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ANIMAL FIGHTING CHARGES. HENDERSON ESCAPED A FEDERAL RAID ON AUGUST 31, 2023. THE F-B-I IS OFFERING UP TO $1 MILLION FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO HIS ARREST          JUVENILE BLACK BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS KENTUCKY AS YOUNG MALES SEARCH FOR FOOD AND TERRITORY. WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ADVISE EVERYONE TO REMOVE OUTDOOR FOOD SOURCES, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BLACK BEAR, AND NEVER RUN IF APPROACHED. INSTEAD, STAND YOUR GROUND, MAKE NOISE, AND REPORT ANY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR DIRECTLY TO KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE.  FEEDING BLACK BEARS COULD RESULT IN A $1000 FINE AND THE KILLING OF THE ANIMAL.