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KSP reminds motorists to move over for emergency vehicles

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Kentucky State Police Post Four is joining a multi-state effort to remind residents to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles. 

KSP Post Four is participating in the 6-State Trooper Project, a coordinated effort involving state police agencies in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia running now through July 26 to promote compliance with move over laws and help reduce roadside crashes involving law enforcement officers, emergency responders, and service workers.

According to a release from the KSP, Kentucky’s Move Over Law passed in 2003 requires motorists to move to the adjacent lane when approaching an emergency or public safety vehicle with flashing lights. Motorists must slow down and use caution if they are unable to change lanes.

The KSP is urging all drivers and passengers to help keep everyone on Kentucky roadways safe and to stay alert, slow down, move over, and obey the law. Failure to follow the Move Over Law may result in fines, jail time, or both.

Drivers may report dangerous driving behavior to their local KSP post. Visit the KSP’s website for more information on the 6-State Trooper Project.

Cruisin’ the Heartland Festival hits the E-Town streets beginning Thursday

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An Elizabethtown summertime staple is coming up this week as the annual Cruisin’ the Heartland Festival takes to the streets.

“We kick it off on Thursday, July 24, with a movie at the State Theater,” said City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “This year we will be showing Smokey and the Bandit, which is a fantastic, classic car movie. I mean, everyone remembers the Trans Ams with the t-tops.”

The box office opens at 6 p.m. on Thursday and tickets, which include popcorn and a drink, are $5.

The Cruisin’ the Heartland Car Show will be held at Freeman Lake Park on Friday.

“That event starts at 2 p.m.,” Pyles said. “We will have registration. You can bring your car out and get it judged and be part of the car show, but you don’t have to have a car to come to that.”

The free Cruisin’ Car Show Concert, featuring The Checkmates, will begin at the Freeman Lake Park bandstand at 4 p.m. Friday.

Downtown streets will close for Saturday festivities beginning at 6 a.m. The swap meet area and breakfast at the Historic State Theater open at 8. Events on the State Theater parking lot stage begin at 11 a.m. with the Quicksie Watermelon Eating Contest.

“We’ll also have Aaron Hart’s magic show later in the day,” Pyles said. “We’ll have a Not-So Newlywed Game show, classic trivia, and then our concert this year features Carabou, which is a Louisville-based band and they play all the hits from the years gone by, so we’re excited about that.”

Visit www.etownevents.com for a full schedule of events and activities.

Col. Holstead takes over as Fort Knox Garrison commander

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The Fort Knox Garrison is under new leadership.

Colonel David Holstead replaced Colonel Christopher Ricci as the Fort Knox Garrison commander during a change of command ceremony at the Waybur Theater Friday.

According to a release from Fort Knox, Holstead was commissioned as an armor officer and most recently served as the chief of current operations for V Corps Forward in Poznań, Poland. Holstead “will be charged with providing quality on-post services for soldiers and their families, as well as overseeing infrastructure projects, maintaining environmental stewardship, and ensuring the safety and security of those who live and work on Fort Knox.”

Holstead told the Quicksie Morning Show he is no stranger to the area.

“I’ve been here four times to Fort Knox,” Holstead said. “As recently as two years ago, I was at HRC. We love bourbon. We love horses. We love Louisville. We love this area, so I’m excited to be back here and be the Garrison commander of the place where I started my journey 25 years ago as an armor officer.”

Colonel Ricci will be moving from Fort Knox to Fort Benning, where he will serve as the director of the U.S. Army Futures Command’s Maneuver Requisitions Division.

KYTC reminding residents to look out for text scam

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning residents that a scam involving phony texts posing as the cabinet has not gone away. 

The KYTC says the scam messages warn customers of unpaid traffic tickets and say that a “DMV violation” will be reported and “driving privileges” will be suspended if payment is not sent immediately. The text includes a link that is formatted to look similar to Kentucky government website addresses.

The KYTC is still working on having fraudulent websites related to the scam taken down. In the meantime, the cabinet is reminding residents that they do not collect traffic ticket fines or notify customers of violations via text. If you see text messages using phrases such as “KDOT” or “DMV” they are not from the KYTC, and be wary of links made to look like the KYTC’s website drive.ky.gov.

If you receive a suspicious text message, never click the link. If you did or provided personal or financial information, contact your bank immediately. You can report the text to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov, or you can report it to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office at ag.ky.gov.

Kentucky unemployment sees slight decline in June

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Kentucky’s unemployment rate in June was very slightly down from where it was the year prior.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for June was 4.9 percent. That is down a tick from both May of this year and June of 2024 when the average was reported at 5 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average came in higher in June than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw a decrease of 702 people from May to June, bringing the civilian labor force to about 2,190,000.

The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Educational and Health Services, Other Services, and Financial Activities sectors saw increases in June. No change was seen in the Information Services and Leisure and Hospitality sectors. Decreases were seen in the Mining and Logging, Government, Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, and Construction sectors.

Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.