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Hannah Saad
WKMS Asst. News DirectorHannah Saad is the Assistant News Director for WKMS. Originally from Michigan, Hannah earned her bachelor’s degree in news media from The University of Alabama in 2021. Hannah moved to western Kentucky in the summer of 2021 to start the next chapter of her life after graduation. Prior to joining WKMS in March 2023, Hannah was a news reporter at The Paducah Sun. Her goal at WKMS is to share the stories of the region from those who call it home. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys exploring local restaurants, sports photography, painting, and spending time with her fiancé and two dogs.
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Kim Michele Richardson, author of the New York Times bestselling book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, is underwriting the initiative called Courthouses Reading Across Kentucky & Beyond.
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Protect Our Schools KY officially launched last week to oppose Amendment 2, which would change Kentucky’s Constitution to allow tax dollars to go toward private and charter schools.
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul spoke about inflation, veteran support, mental health and homelessness during a visit to western Kentucky on Monday. Paul advocated for making it illegal for people to sleep on the streets.
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A dozen western Kentucky counties observed a total solar eclipse on Monday – the last that the Commonwealth will see in the 21st century. Other parts of the state, like Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green, saw over 90% of the sun blocked by the moon.
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State officials are anticipating over 150,000 people will visit western Kentucky to witness the total eclipse. They also expect over 1 million people to travel through the Commonwealth on their way to other viewing destinations in states like Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
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The office’s rollout of this modernized technology system is expected to be supported by appropriations of $5 million over each of the next two fiscal years under the GOP proposed budget.
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Kentucky counties calculated to be in the path of totality include McCracken, Ballard, Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Crittenden, Union, Webster and Henderson.
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In a press release, Auditor Mike Harmon said the APA office had identified two possible reasons why those recipients received payments erroneously.
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The State of Local News report, an annual publication from Northwestern University’s Local News Initiative, found that the United States will have lost one-third of its newspapers since 2005 by the end of next year.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reflected on his campaign Wednesday and outlined some of his goals for the next four years. He spoke the day after we won re-election to a second term in office.