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Negotiations Ongoing to Continue Cave-In-Rock Ferry Service
MARION, Ky. (WEVV) — Team Kentucky and the Illinois Department of Transportation remains committed to supporting the Ohio River Ferry Authority and its mission to oversee operations of the Cave-In-Rock Ferry. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) understands the importance of the link the Ferry offers between Kentucky and Illinois,...
Contract talks ongoing to keep Cave-in-Rock Ferry open
PADUCAH, Ky. (KT) – Last-minute negotiations continue between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), its partner the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Ohio River Ferry Authority, to keep the Cave-In-Rock Ferry operating, after the contact expires on June 30. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry connects KY-91 in Crittenden County, Ky., with...
Negotiations Ongoing to Continue Cave-In-Rock Ferry Service Potential expiration of agreement on July 1 could impact ferry service
MARION, Ky. (June 24, 2024) – Team Kentucky and our partners at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) remain committed to supporting the Ohio River Ferry Authority (Ferry Authority) and its mission to oversee operations of the Cave-in-Rock Ferry. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recognizes the importance of maintaining a vital transportation link between Kentucky and Illinois via the Cave-in-Rock Ferry.
Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal collision in Crittenden County
Marion, Ky. (06/20/2024) – Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal wreck that killed an Illinois man in Crittenden County. At approximately 10:54 p.m. Wednesday, the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office contacted KSP Post 2 Madisonville to investigate a single-vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation revealed that Shawn G. Colman,...
Indictments handed down in April case of drugs, stolen truck
A Marion man has been indicted on drug and other charges stemming from an April traffic stop in Lyon County. The Lyon County Grand Jury handed down the indictments against 33-year-old Jacob R. Walker of Marion, after he and his passenger, 35-year-old Mika R. Kitrel of Metropolis, were stopped driving an allegedly stolen truck.
Illinois man killed in semi crash in Crittenden County
A semi crash along US 60 in Crittenden County claimed the life of an Illinois man. Kentucky State Police said that the crash occurred at about 11 p.m. near the Rush Creek Bridge at the Marion eastern city limit. Troopers said 61-year-old Shawn G. Colman of Clay County, Illinois was driving a tractor-trailer when the truck struck a utility pole and overturned. The Crittenden County Coroner pronounced Colman dead at the scene.
U.S. 60 reopened after deadly semi crash in Crittenden County, KY
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A man died in a tractor-trailer crash late Wednesday night in Crittenden County. Shawn G. Colman, 61, of Louisville was driving a 2025 Kenworth tractor-trailer eastbound on US 60 (Sturgis Road) at the east edge of Marion, Ky. when his vehicle left the right should of the road, struck a power pole and overturned, according to Kentucky State Police.
Semi crash restricts U.S. 60 in Crittenden County traffic
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KY — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 reports a semi crash on U.S. 60, Sturgis Road, restricts traffic to one lane at the east edge of Marion in Crittenden County; it is estimated to be closed until 6:45 a.m. The crash caused several downed power lines...
One person dead after single-vehicle collision in Crittenden
MARION, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – One person is dead following a single-car crash in Crittenden County on Wednesday, June 19 according to Kentucky State Police. Shawn G. Colman, 61, of Louisville, IL, died in a single-vehicle accident on US-60 late Wednesday night. The crash occurred around 10:54 p.m....
Cave-in-Rock ferry service in jeopardy pending a new funding agreement
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is advising travelers of a potential disruption to the Cave-in-Rock ferry service beginning July 1, 2024, in the event a new agreement cannot be reached between the ferry operator and the Ohio River Ferry Authority before June 30, 2024. Travelers...
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