radioNOVO News for Frankfort: June 23, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 06/23/26          THE CAPITAL AVENUE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS REPAIRS CONTINUE ON THE 1938 STRUCTURE.            THE BRIDGE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TO ALL VEHICLES STARTING AT 7 P-M THIS FRIDAY, AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL 6AM ON MONDAY, JUNE 29TH.  A SIGNED DETOUR WILL ROUTE MOTORISTS AROUND THE AREA.  ALL WORK ON THE BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THIS WINTER.            LOUISVILLE’S METRO COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE HAS ADVANCED A ROUGHLY $1.1 BILLION CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27.  THE AMENDED PLAN KEEPS OVERALL SPENDING STABLE COMPARED TO MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG’S APRIL PROPOSAL, BUT TRIMS 6.2 MILLION IN NEW BORROWING.           THE FULL METRO COUNCIL WILL CAST A FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET THIS THURSDAY, BEFORE IT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1ST.          SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WILL NOT VOTE IN THE SENATE THIS WEEK AS HE RECOVERS FROM AN UNDISCLOSED HEALTH ISSUE.  HIS SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE 84-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF ON STATE AND FEDERAL ISSUES FOLLOWING HIS HOSPITALIZATION ON JUNE 14TH, HOWEVER NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON HIS CONDITION OR WHETHER HE IS STILL HOSPITALIZED.