WUHU 107 | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: May 5, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 05/05/26          A FRANKFORT WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING OFFICERS DURING A BURGLARY CALL LAST SATURDAY EVENING.            POLICE SAY TAYLOR DOWNEY RESISTED ARREST ON CROSSHILL DRIVE AND KICKED MULTIPLE OFFICERS WHILE BEING PLACED IN A CRUISER. ACCORDING TO CITATIONS, DOWNEY LATER THREATENED AN OFFICER’S FAMILY AND ATTEMPTED TO BITE STAFF AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL. SHE NOW FACES CHARGES OF FELONY ASSAULT, TERRORISTIC THREATS, AND D-U-I. DOWNEY IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH BOND.          KENTUCKY’S LABOR MARKET IS SEEING WIDESPREAD GAINS, WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FALLING IN ALL BUT ONE OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S 120 COUNTIES OVER THE LAST YEAR. NEW DATA SHOWS WOODFORD COUNTY HOLDS THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT 3.3%, WHILE WOLFE COUNTY REMAINS THE HIGHEST AT 11.1%. STATE OFFICIALS NOTE THAT WHILE MOST REGIONS SAW SIGNIFICANT DROPS SINCE FEBRUARY 2025, WOLFE COUNTY WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO SEE ITS RATE STAY THE SAME.          A LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DETECTIVE IS APPEALING A TWO-DAY SUSPENSION AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF MAKING "DEFAMATORY" COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF PAUL HUMPHREY SUSPENDED TATE MASON FOR VIOLATING CONDUCT POLICIES DURING A CITY MEETING IN WORTHINGTON HILLS LAST YEAR, AFTER MASON MADE INSULTING COMMENTS ABOUT HIS FELLOW LMPD OFFICERS, AS HE PROMOTED A CONTROVERSIAL, AND NOW-ABANDONED, TRAFFIC STOP BONUS PROGRAM.