Hannah Saad
Assistant 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 husband, Alex, and their two dogs.
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A cryptocurrency mining facility in McCracken County could one day be powered by a small modular nuclear reactor under a new business partnership announced Wednesday between an energy tech company and a data center developer. -
Organizers with the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic announced Tuesday that longtime Lexington sports broadcaster Dave “Buzz” Baker will emcee for the 146th edition of the far western Kentucky political gathering. -
WKMS provides readers and listeners with coverage of a competitive Kentucky House race and contested judge-executive races in four counties around western Kentucky. -
The race for Kentucky’s 2nd House District will see incumbent GOP state Rep. Kim Holloway take on Richard Heath – who held the office for more than a decade before she narrowly beat him out for the nomination in the 2024 Republican primary – and a newcomer to state politics in longtime Mayfield City Council member Nate Cox. -
Hundreds of western Kentuckians heard from three Democratic candidates running for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat at a forum hosted Monday by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. -
Murray State University leaders and local officials broke ground Wednesday on a new facility that’s expected to house Kentucky’s first doctorate of veterinary medicine program, and will also provide new spaces for undergraduate veterinary science classes. -
Hoping to vote in Kentucky’s primary elections next month? Time’s running out to get registered. -
Murray State University’s Board of Regents authorized the school to launch a feasibility study Friday that would look into the possibility of creating an entertainment district that would include several Racer Athletics facilities.
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Well over 1,000 people lined up along the front of Paducah’s Bob Noble Park Saturday afternoon to rally against actions the Trump administration has taken over the course of the president’s second term. -
A new community center focused on providing recovery resources for people with substance use disorders and their loved ones opened its doors in Murray on Thursday.
