Big Lewie | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: April 16, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 04/16/26          A WOMAN CHARGED IN A DECADES-OLD KENTUCKY INFANT DEATH CASE IS OUT ON BOND. 55-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER CUMMINS OF VIRGINIA WAS RELEASED AFTER PROSECUTORS LOWERED HER BOND FROM ONE MILLION TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.  CUMMINS IS CHARGED WITH THE 1991 DEATH OF A NEWBORN FOUND AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY. THE REDUCTION FOLLOWS EXPERT CLAIMS THAT KEY FORENSIC EVIDENCE IS UNRELIABLE. CUMMINS MAINTAINS THE BABY WAS STILLBORN.  A HEARING IS SET FOR MAY 14TH.          NEWLY RELEASED STATE RECORDS SHOW OFFICIALS FEARED A GANG RIOT LAST NOVEMBER AT KENTUCKY STATE PENITENTIARY IN EDDYVILLE AFTER AN OFFICER ALLEGEDLY PLANTED CONTRABAND TATTOO NEEDLES IN INMATE CELLS. AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPORT SAYS INMATES SOUGHT REVENGE ON THE GUARD, AND AT LEAST ONE ASSAULTED HIM, SENDING HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS ONGOING.          LOUISVILLE WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE ON THE ROAD TO THE 2028 OLYMPICS. USA GYMNASTICS ANNOUNCING THE CITY WILL HOST THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS AT THE KFC YUM! CENTER JUNE 16TH THROUGH 19TH. THE EVENT CAPS 15 DAYS OF MAJOR GYMNASTICS COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVITIES ACROSS DOWNTOWN, AS ATHLETES COMPETE FOR A SPOT ON TEAM USA BOUND FOR LOS ANGELES.