Wilbur Radio | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: July 6, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/06/26          AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN LEXINGTON HAS DISPLACED SIX PEOPLE AND INJURED ONE FIREFIGHTER.          CREWS RESPONDED TO CHARLES AVENUE JUST AFTER 2AM, WHERE A VEHICLE FIRE HAD SPREAD TO A NEARBY HOME. THE FIREFIGHTER WAS HURT WHEN A CEILING COLLAPSED DURING EXTINGUISHMENT EFFORTS. THE CAUSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.          FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND ONE REMAINS MISSING FOLLOWING A BOAT COLLISION ON HERRINGTON LAKE IN MERCER COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT.          FIRST RESPONDERS SAY ONE VICTIM WAS FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL WITH TRAUMATIC INJURIES, WHILE THREE OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO DANVILLE. DIVE TEAMS AND BOATS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING PASSENGER.          KENTUCKY SENIOR U.S. SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL REMAINS HOSPITALIZED NEARLY THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING ADMITTED.          HIS OFFICE SAYS THE 84-YRAR-OLD IS IMPROVING AND WORKING WITH STAFF FROM HIS BED. HOWEVER, CRITICS ARE CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY FOLLOWING LEAKED E-M-S AUDIO INVOLVING A RECENT CARDIAC ARREST CALL AT HIS HOME.