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This Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Radcliff teenager Rosalyn Velazquez.

“She went missing on August 24, 2020,” said Detective Kenneth Mattingly with the Radcliff Police Department. “There was an extensive search done. Search warrants were filed, phone records were received, and a lot of Facebook activity, stuff like that, which the social media stuff is something that we still actively monitor and still follow up on on a regular basis.”

Mattingly says the RPD is still committed to the case.

“It is still very much an active investigation, and any lead that we receive is being followed up on appropriately,” Mattingly said.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children continues to support the investigation, and the most recent age-enhanced photo of Velazquez can be found on the RPD’s Facebook page.

“If anybody has information, they can contact the Radcliff Police Department at 270-351-4477, or if they want to leave an anonymous tip or anonymous information, they can contact our anonymous tip line at 270-351-TIPS,” Mattingly said.

More information can also be found on the Bring Rosalyn Home Facebook page.

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision in Meade County Thursday.

According to KSP Post Four, at around 10:30 a.m. on August 21 troopers from Post Four and the KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division responded to a request from Meade County Dispatch to assist with the investigation of a crash near the 14,000 block of U.S. 60.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a tractor-trailer operated by Marshall Morgan of Guston was travelling east on U.S. 60 when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the center line, striking a pickup truck operated by Glenda Ricketts of Shepherdsville.

A passenger in the pickup, 80-year-old Jerry Ricketts of Shepherdsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner’s Office. Glenda Ricketts and Morgan were both transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

The KSP’s investigation is ongoing.

Hardin County/Ninth Judicial Circuit Commonwealth’s Attorney Shane Young is receiving some special recognition.

Young received the 2025 Outstanding Commonwealth’s Attorney Award at the Kentucky Prosecutors Conference in Lexington Wednesday.

“Personally, it’s gratifying, but really, I think it’s a reflection on what the office does,” Young said. “Not just me, but I have seven other prosecutors that work with me, and I’ve been lucky enough to assemble what I think is probably the most talented group of commonwealth’s attorneys in the state, and they’ve actually stuck with me.”

Young said to him the job means “bringing justice to victims, and then keeping the community safe.”

“Me and Teresa relocated there 20-something years ago, and our kids grew up there, and waking up every morning and making sure your kids are safe, and that your parents are safe, and that your family’s safe, is something really easy to work at,” Young said.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said in a release: “Shane has never shied away from a challenge. There was no hesitation on Shane’s part when he took on a decade-old murder case and ultimately secured three convictions. On behalf of our office, the people of Nelson County, and the family of Crystal Rogers, we are grateful for his dedication and tireless pursuit of justice.”

Young said the Bardstown cases are another testament to his team.

“There’s a lot of people involved in that besides me, especially my wife Teresa Young and Jim Lesousky, who is a prosecutor at Louisville, and my office with me not being there a lot has continued to operate and continue to deliver consistent justice to Hardin County on their own, and I think that’s a good reflection of the talent that’s working out of the office,” Young said.

Young was elected to his third term as commonwealth’s attorney in 2024.