Passport Radio KY | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: May 6, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 05/06/26          A PERRY COUNTY MAN FACING MURDER CHARGES FOR A FATAL A-T-V CRASH HAS NOW PLED GUILTY TO FEDERAL SEX CRIMES. 26-YEAR-OLD NOAH BACK ADMITTED TO TRANSPORTING A MINOR ACROSS STATE LINES FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. BACK IS ALREADY BEHIND BARS FOR THE FEBRUARY WRECK THAT KILLED 16-YEAR-OLD EMILYNN CLARK; PROSECUTORS SAY HE PROVIDED ALCOHOL TO THE UNDERAGE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH. UNDER A PLEA DEAL, BACK FACES UP TO FOURTEEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER UPON HIS RELEASE.          JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS MOVING FORWARD WITH115-MILLION DOLLARS IN BUDGET CUTS TO COMBAT A LOOMING DEFICIT. THE DISTRICT’S NEW 1.7 BILLION DOLLAR TENTATIVE BUDGET SLASHES CENTRAL OFFICE COSTS AND DISTRICT-WIDE EXPENSES BY OVER NINETY MILLION.  WHILE JCPS FELL SHORT OF ITS ORIGINAL SAVINGS GOAL, OFFICIALS SAY THE REDUCTIONS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SHRUNK THE FORECASTED DEFICIT TO 82-MILLION.............. AHEAD OF A FINAL VOTE ON THE PLAN DURING THEIR MAY 12TH MEETING.          AFTER A ONE-YEAR HIATUS, THE CAPITAL EXPO RETURNS TO FRANKFORT FROM JUNE 4TH THROUGH THE 6TH. THIS YEAR’S FREE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL IS MOVINGT TO LAKEVIEW PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME, FEATURING THE "CAPITAL EXPO IDOL" FINALS, A CLASSIC CAR CRUISE-IN, AND A DEDICATED CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL........... ENTIRELY ORGANIZED BY VOLUNTEERS.