Jacob Martin
Reporter | WKU Public RadioJacob Martin is a Reporter at WKU Public Radio. He joined the newsroom from Kansas City, where he covered the city’s underserved communities and general assignments at NPR member station, KCUR. A Louisville native, he spent seven years living in Brooklyn, New York before moving back to Kentucky. Email him at Jacob.martin@wku.edu.
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The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center announced a multi-million dollar building that will offer additional space and resources for the performing arts center. -
Hank Plona will be the 17th head men's basketball coach of the Western Kentucky University men's basketball program, the university announced Tuesday. -
The Anchor Project received funding from the Kentucky General Assembly to address mental health and addiction services. -
No injuries have been reported but fire investigators with the BGFD will lead are working to determine the cause of the blaze -
Several hundred protesters gathered outside before and during the event. Rittenhouse spoke for roughly 20 minutes recounting the story of how he killed two people and wounded a third at the Black Lives Matter Protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. -
Kyle Rittenhouse will be the guest speaker of the WKU chapter of Turning Point USA, a right-wing national organization. His visit to WKU has been criticized by a WKU faculty, students, student organizations; civil rights groups and community members. -
Daviess County Public School system received four grants through the Kentucky Office of Refugees to fund six refugee advocates who will assist in bridging the new students and families and the DCPS. -
A right-wing student organization announced Kyle Rittenhouse would be a guest speaker at an event on WKU's campus. The announcement has caused concern for some faculty, students, and community members. -
For Kentucky farmers who deal with the stress and anxiety of life on the farm, sometimes limited resources can be available for mental health issues. An initiative through the Department of Agriculture is working to change that. -
Patti Minter held a formal campaign kickoff event Thursday night in downtown Bowling Green. She’s challenging incumbent mayor Todd Alcott, who has held the position since 2021.
