radioNOVO News for Frankfort: August 7, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 08/07/26          KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY LEADERS UPDATED STATE LAWMAKERS WEDNESDAY ON RECENT CAMPUS SUCCESSES AND MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. K-S-U PRESIDENT KOFFI AKAKPO REPORTED RECORD-BREAKING GRADUATING CLASSES IN RECENT YEARS AS THE UNIVERSITY TRANSITIONS TO A POLYTECHNIC FOCUS.  ON CAMPUS, HE NOTED THREE RECENT CENTRAL A-C UNIT FAILURES THAT WILL COST UP TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO REPAIR.          A WARNING.......... KIND OF............ ISSUED TO LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS THIS WEEK BY THE CHAIRMAN OF RACING LOUISVILLE F-C............ THE GOUP WILL BE FORCED TO ACT IF GAME ATTENDANCE DOESN'T IMPROVE. JOHN NEACE MADE THE COMMENTS AT A DOWNTOWN EVENT WHEN ASKED ABOUT KEEPING THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE TEAM IN LOUISVILLE. A METRO COUNCIL MEMBER IN ATTENDANCE SAYS THE COMMENTS WERE A COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION FOR THE TEAM.           TWO MEN ARE DEAD FOLLOWING AN EARLY MORNING CRASH INVOLVING A FEDEX TRACTOR-TRAILER IN LOUISVILLE. POLICE SAY THE TRUCK MISSED A CURVE ON THE INTERSTATE 65 RAMP TO I-264 THURSDAY, CROSSING LANES AND CRASHING HEAD-ON INTO A ROCK WALL.  THE VICTIMS' IDENTITIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.