radioNOVO News for Frankfort: August 17, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 08/17/26          LEXINGTON POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN IN CONNECTION WITH SATURDAY'S FATAL MASS SHOOTING AT A CITY PARK.          JAMETRIUS GRIFFIN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND FOUR COUNTS OF ASSAULT AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTED DURING THE EAST END CELEBRATION AT CHARLES YOUNG PARK. AUTHORITIES SAY 16-YEAR-OLD DI'ZHON ROBERTSON WAS KILLED IN THE SHOOTING.           FOUR OTHERS—INCLUDING A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND A 14-YEAR-OLD—WERE INJURED AND REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. GRIFFIN IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE FAYETTE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.         MAJOR CHANGES ARE UNDERWAY AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY AS CLASSES RESUME FOLLOWING A SWEEPING STATE REFORM LAW.  SENATE BILL 185 TRANSITIONS THE STATE'S ONLY PUBLIC HBCU INTO A POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, RAISING ADMISSION STANDARDS AND SHUTTERING SEVERAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, KSU STUDENTS AND ALUMNI ARE PUSHING BACK, FILING FEDERAL LAWSUITS THAT CLAIM THE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THREATENS THE UNIVERSITY'S HISTORIC MISSION.