WQXE News

Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 4 took part in a high-speed chase, eventually arresting a Louisville man on Tuesday.

A KSP Post 4 Trooper observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near the 96 mile marker of I-65, with radar clocking the vehicle as going 111 mph in a 70 mph zone. As the Trooper pulled behind the vehicle, it put on the flashers and accelerated, passing several vehicles and almost leaving the roadway when exiting at the 105 exit. The subject pulled into a gas station and did several circles around the gas pumps before stopping at a pump. The subject, Christopher Shonkwiler, refused to exit the car and was tased as a result. Investigation, as well as a confession from Shonkwiler, showed that the vehicle was stolen, and a firearm was present in the vehicle.

Shonkwiler faces several traffic offenses, as well as charges of fleeing or evading police and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

Elizabethtown Independent Schools will be returning to the classroom, albeit virtually, beginning tomorrow. Superintendent Kelli Bush also notes that teachers and other staff are ready to put the months of planning into practice, and that the virtual experience should now be smoother than it was in the spring.

Elizabethtown students weren’t the only ones to log on Tuesday morning. Meade and Breckinridge County students kicked off their year virtually as well.

Hardin County students in Group B started back Tuesday as well.

In an effort to assist those returning to school via online learning, the City of Elizabethtown has added internet access at local area parks and recreation locations.

Inman says those going to Pritchard Community Center will be required to wear a face covering, and socially distance while there. The wi-fi connections are free to use.