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KSP spots stolen vehicle and recovers it in 3 minutes

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One lane of I-65 northbound was shut down Tuesday as officials worked to recover a stolen vehicle.

Earlier that day, officials say that Matthew Noe stole a white pickup from an Upton IGA parking lot. Trooper Scotty Sharp says troopers quickly spotted the stolen vehicle and pursued Noe. Noe eventually stopped near the Western Kentucky Parkway interchange, leaving the vehicle stranded. After searching for nearly an hour, troopers discovered Noe hiding on Springfield Road. Noe was charged with fleeing and evading, theft by unlawful taking over $10,000, as well as other charges. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

Larue County publishes their “Return 2020” plan

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Larue County Schools has released their return to school plan.

The plan, which was approved by the Board of Education on Monday, includes many of the same measures other schools have seen, including social distancing in classrooms and required facemasks, all in an effort to keep students and staff safe. Superintendent David Raleigh says that the district will also offer online learning for students when Larue County returns to school on August 24th.

EPD: large number of car thefts reported

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The Elizabethtown Police Department is making citizens aware of an increase in car thefts over the last month.

Officer Chris Denham says the department has seen 21 vehicles stolen, with only 3 of the vehicles being recovered. Denhan encourages citizens to not leave cars unlocked, or to leave keys and valuables inside. One neighborhood was victim to 4 stolen vehicles in one night, all being caught on camera.

As always, tips on these or other crimes can be reported anonymously to Hardin County Crimestoppers.

COVID cases continue to rise in KY

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Kentucky’s rolling, 7-day average shows the state is seeing an uptick in Coronavirus cases.

Yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear announced 518 new cases of the virus in the Commonwealth. Fourteen of those cases were from children 5 years or younger. 3 new deaths were also announced, bringing the state’s total number of deaths to 677. The state’s positivity rate sits at 4.92%. Locally, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department announced 45 new cases, 26 of which were from Hardin county. 13 cases locally are hospitalized.

Meade County moves back to school date

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Just 2 weeks away from their start day, a local school district has changed the day students return. Meade County Schools announced Tuesday that the district is shifting course, with the Board of Education approving the new start date of August 25th. In a Facebook video posted yesterday morning, new Superintendent Mark Martin outlined the reason for the change.

“We must adjust to the virus,” he said, “the virus won’t adjust to us.”

Like many other district’s, meade will offer online, as well as in-person instruction when school returns. Meade county will return to school the same day as Elizabethtown Independent Schools, but at 50% capacity as part of a phased return.