radioNOVO News for Frankfort: July 2, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/02/26          MOTORISTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR OVERNIGHT DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 64 EAST STARTING MONDAY. THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET SAYS ALTERNATING LANE CLOSURES WILL OCCUR NIGHTLY FROM SEVEN P.M. TO SIX A.M. BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 58. THE DISRUPTIONS WILL LAST THROUGH JULY 21ST FOR PAVING OPERATIONS, AND DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME.          TEXAS-BASED BUTTRY & BROWN DEVELOPMENT IS SUING THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL AFTER MEMBERS BLOCKED PLANS FOR A NEW SOUTHEASTERN LOUISVILLE GROCERY STORE. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THE COUNCIL USED INACCURATE TRAFFIC INFORMATION TO DENY THE REZONING. MEANWHILE, A GROUP OF LOCAL NEIGHBORS HAS FILED A MOTION TO INTERVENE, CITING THEIR CONCERNS OVER NOISE AND SAFETY.          NEWLY RELEASED EMERGENCY RADIO TRAFFIC REVEALS THAT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT HIS WASHINGTON, DC HOME BEFORE HIS HOSPITALIZATION LAST MONTH. THE 84-YEAR-OLD WAS ADMITTED ON JUNE 14TH, THOUGH HIS OFFICE HAS KEPT SPECIFIC DETAILS OF HIS ILLNESS TIGHTLY GUARDED. MCCONNELL IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION THIS FALL, AND STAFF SAY HE'S RECOVERING AND WORKING REMOTELY.