With the City Council’s blessing, the Elizabethtown Police Department will look to acquire new body camera units. Chief Jeremy Thompson and Major Josh Richardson went before the council last night, explaining the need for the new cameras. Thompson also laid out a potential plan for outfitting patrol units with cameras if a new vendor was found.
The department currently has 10 body cameras, first put into use in August of 2019.
A collision involving a dirt bike took place in Grayson county Saturday afternoon.
Around 2 p.m. Saturday, Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 4 responded to a collision on Pleasant View Road involving a dirt bike and a minivan.
The affected portion of the road was closed down to allow Troopers to reconstruct the collision. As of Monday, the collision is still under investigation by law enforcement.
In one of the most anticipated debates in years, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate tonight. The debate, which is being held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, will be moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace. The widely televised and streamed event will begin at 9 p.m.
As a state website aimed at tracking covid-19 cases per school goes live, Hardin County School officials say they will continue to publish their own data on their website.
District spokesperson John Wright says the district originally was going to do away with their reporting, but changed course. Wright says a link to the state’s new reporting website will be included on their own site.
