This year's Click It or Ticket enforcement effort, coordinated by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), resulted in citations to 21,348 motorists for not buckling up.  

The annual campaign, supported by more than 240 state and local law enforcement agencies, was held May 23 until June 5.

The campaign's main objective was to encourage seat belt usage through enforcement of Kentucky's seat belt law. In the process, officers at 825 traffic safety checkpoints throughout the commonwealth also made 1,347 drunken driving arrests, 1,381 felony arrests, and 1,156 drug arrests. They recovered 80 stolen vehicles and apprehended 2,003 fugitives. They also cited 10,995 drivers for speeding, 579 for reckless driving and 6,859 people for having no proof of automobile insurance.

In the wake of this week's conclusion in the Casey Anthony murder trial in Florida, Kentucky State Rep. Richard Henderson is pre-filing legislation that would make it a felony for those who fail to report children 12 and under who have been missing more than 12 hours.

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"My bill will hopefully help us avoid situations like Casey's daughter Caylee, whose disappearance went unreported for so long," said Rep. Henderson, D-Jeffersonville.  "I want to make sure that parents, guardians or anyone who is responsible for a child understands there are serious repercussions if they choose to delay filing a report."

House Speaker Greg Stumbo called Rep. Henderson's proposal "a very good idea."

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (FOX19) - As he prepares for the largest event of his young career, Northern Kentucky University alumnus Chris Ryan has been recognized as a "rising star" by Partnership Activation, a leading sports industry trade publication.

"I am truly excited to be recognized as a rising star by Partnership Activation," Ryan said. "It's a great honor both personally and professionally to be included with such a great group of my peers within the sports community from across the country. I'd like to thank NKU professors Joe Cobbs and Tom Gamble for the nomination and I look forward to an exciting summer here at Kentucky Speedway."

Ryan, who received his B.S. in sports business in 2006, has spent six years with the Kentucky Speedway sales team and is currently an account executive with the organization. He began his career at Kentucky Speedway as an intern while attending NKU.