A massive flood, caused by days of unrelenting rain, sent the Kentucky River surging over its banks, inundating most of the 200-plus-acre distillery grounds on its main campus in Frankfort.
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Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded.
The distillery will remain closed to visitors through Friday, April 11, with the hopes of reopening soon.
Inundated rivers have posed the latest threat from persistent storms that have killed at least 23 people since last week as they doused the region with heavy rain and spawned destructive tornadoes.
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The Kentucky River crested dangerously close to the 51 feet of water the city's floodwall system is designed to withstand.
Buffalo Trace, located on the Kentucky River in Frankfort, is predicting 2026's production will beat 2025's numbers before leveling off in 2027, as reported from our partners at Louisville Business First.
The collision happened early Sunday morning.
The city of Frankfort is looking into the stability of a cliffside after a massive rockslide last week, reported by LEX18.
The Carrollton-Prestonville bridge had limited heavier vehicles before the July 28 repair work.
Keith Kaiser pedals his way across the Kentucky countryside on railroad tracks.