Frankfort, Kentucky

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• Duplex fire that killed 4 is ruled accidental
  

  MOUNT STERLING, Ky. A blaze that killed three children and a teenager in a duplex on Christmas Eve started accidentally, according to the state fire marshal's office.

• Stumbo Endorsed for KY House Speaker
  

  The death toll rises in Israeli strike on a U.N. school filled with refugees. PHOTOS: Israel's Attack in Gaza In response to militant rockets, Israel rains missiles, bombs on Gaza targets.

• Kentucky Forestry Agency Needs Public Input
  

  FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Whether you live in a large city or in the foothills of Appalachia, you can have a say in the pertinent issues facing Kentucky's forests.

• City still contends fire commission wrong
  

  The city has repaid the Kentucky Fire Commission $12,000 for what the board ruled as improperly awarded training pay to firefighters " but a schedule has been set for the legal appeal in Franklin Circuit Court.

• Frankfort Faces: Welcomed with a smile
  

  Nancy Oliver washes dishes behind the counter at Waffle House. Nancy said he enjoys being able to serve people and make them smile.

• Beshear Thinks Lawmakers Can Balance Budget
  

  Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday he's ready to strike a deal with Kentucky lawmakers on balancing the state budget.

• A sizzling success
  

  Partygoers dance at the Shelter Sizzler Wednesday at the Frankfort Convention Center.

• Stumbo challenges Richards for House leadership
  

  House Democrats will elect new leaders when they come back to Frankfort on Tuesday.

• Nashville performer by night
  

  Jazmine laughs with her mother, Julia Kays, while putting on eye shadow at a rest area just outside of Nashville.

• City Commission switch at midnight
  

  The new crop of city commissioners and mayor-elect Gippy Graham will take office tonight at midnight - but the five board members have already taken their oaths, officials say.

• Four stations going off the air
  

  Four area broadcast TV stations will go off the air in Frankfort at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday " WAVE, WDKY, WLKY and WHAS.

• Detailing arrives at your front door
  

  Toning products line the back of Unique Mobile Detaila s van. How would you like to have your car washed while you go grocery shopping? Or what about fixing that nasty scratch while you get your hair cut? That ...

• A wave of her wand
  

  At the end of the school day, Josephine Garner, 56, right, waits for students who need to cross Wapping Street.

• No home for the holidays
  

  Contractor Dennis Oa Connell works on the Habitat for Humanity home at 323 E. Third St.

• Frankfort safety center opens
  

  FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A new $12 million public safety building in Frankfort that became a top campaign issue last fall has opened.

• Twitter - Suggestion for schools and government
  

  I couldn't think of an easier way, without making a lot of phone calls, to get this to the decision makers of Frankfort and Franklin County governments and the school systems.

• Through the stained glass
  

  Cooper Cecil, 9, Christopher's son, looks at some pieces Christopher Cecil started working on and never finished inside Christopher's studio in the basement of their home.

• Workers get first peek at emergency response software
  

  The Emergency Operations Center on the third-floor of Frankfort's new Public Safety building was occupied for the first time Monday for a training session with emergency officials since coming online Friday.

• Man indicted on drug charges shortly after he leaves jail
  

  A Frankfort man has been indicted on drug and alcohol charges " not long after he bonded himself out of jail for other drug offenses, prosecutors say.

City Description

Frankfort is a city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population, it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States. Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties. In 1786 James Wilkinson purchased the 260-acre (1.1 km) tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River that is now downtown Frankfort. He was an early promoter to make Frankfort the country's capital. Wilkinson is called by some the father of Frankfort. The town of Frankfort probably received its name from an event that took place in 1780s when Indians attacked a group of pioneers from Bryan’s Station who were making salt at a ford in the Kentucky River. One of the pioneers, Stephen Frank, was killed and the crossing became known as “Frank’s Ford.” Later this name was shortened to Frankfort. After Kentucky became a state, five commissioners were appointed on June 20, 1792, to choose a location for the state capital. They were John Allen and John Edwards (both from Bourbon County), Henry Lee (Mason

City Contained By:

• Franklin County
• Kentucky

City Contains:

• Kentucky Governor's Mansion

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 38.849821655 km squared

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