Twin Tiers Magic | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: April 27, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 04/27/26          OVER 100 PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS ARE SAFE TODAY, AFTER AN ATLANTA-BOUND DELTA FLIGHT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LOUISVILLE’S MUHAMMAD ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF YESTERDAY MORNING.            THE PLANE WAS FORCED TO RETURN DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE. WHILE FOUR INCOMING FLIGHTS HAD TO BE DIVERTED DURING THE INSPECTION, AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY OPERATIONS WERE ONLY MINIMALLY IMPACTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AMONG THE 101 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE PLANE.          LOUISVILLE POLICE ARE DECRYING SATURDAY'S TEEN VIOLENCE AFTER FIGHTING FORCED THE EARLY CLOSURE OF THE KROGER FEST-A-VILLE. SEVERAL HUNDRED TEENAGERS SPILLED INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA AFTER SECURITY SHUT DOWN THE WATERFRONT PARK EVENT. TWO TEENS WERE ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING, THEN RELEASED TO THEIR PARENTS. METRO POLICE SAY THEY’RE INCREASING SECURITY TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY REMAINS THE PRIORITY FOR THE REST OF THE DERBY SEASON.          A SALYERSVILLE MAN IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT BY TWO PAINTSVILLE POLICE OFFICERS EARLY SUNDAY. 37-YEAR-OLD SHAWN GAYHEART FLED AND FOUGHT WITH OFFICERS DURING A STOLEN MOTORCYCLE INVESTIGATION ON MAIN STREET. AFTER TASERS PROVED INEFFECTIVE, OFFICERS OPENED FIRE. BOTH A KNIFE AND A GUN WERE RECOVERED AT THE SCENE, AND KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ARE NOW LEADING THE INVESTIGATION.