radioNOVO News for Frankfort: July 28, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/28/26          HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL SOON HAVE A DIRECT PATHWAY INTO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREERS. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER RECEIVED A SEVENTY-NINE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR STATE GRANT TO LAUNCH A NEW E-M-T PROGRAM FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. THE INAUGURAL CLASS WILL FEATURE HANDS-ON SIMULATION TRAINING, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, AND AMBULANCE FIELD INTERNSHIPS.          THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS CONFIRMED A 16.2 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH KENTUCKY-BASED ADDICTION RECOVERY CARE TO RESOLVE MEDICAID FRAUD ALLEGATIONS. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY THE DRUG TREATMENT PROVIDER MISCODED SERVICES AND INFLATED CLINICIAN CREDENTIALS TO SECURE HIGHER STATE REIMBURSEMENTS BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024. THE SETTLEMENT FOLLOWS A WHISTLEBLOWER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED IN 2023.           A FORMER LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS FILED A FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT AGAINST A FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT. MARLON BALL, WHO PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FROM FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CLAIMS OFFICIALS IN GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA, RETALIATED AGAINST HIM AFTER HE REPORTED A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING STUDENTS.