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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Republican Congressman James Comer won re-election this week for a sixth term serving Kentucky’s First Congressional District. But signs seem to be pointing toward the GOP lawmaker hitting the campaign trail again soon in a potential bid to be Kentucky’s next governor. -
WKMS has a roundup of results from the 2026 Election for Kentucky's westernmost counties from federal, state and local races. -
As Murray State University leaders work on preparing a budget for the next fiscal year, the school’s board of regents on Friday signed off on the hirings of two people who will oversee finances and procurement procedures on an interim basis. -
Researchers from the University of Louisville updated far western Kentucky residents on Thursday about where a project studying potential community exposures to hazardous substances emitted from some of Calvert City’s chemical plants stands a year after some of the initial data collections began. -
The election for Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District pits Republican Congressman James Comer against Democrat John “Drew” Williams, a construction worker from Marshall County. -
One of far western Kentucky’s only contested state legislative races is for District 3 – which covers Livingston County and part of McCracken County. The Republican incumbent, realtor Randy Bridges, is running for his fifth term in office, and is facing a challenge from Democratic small business owner Michael McVicker. -
WKMS provides readers and listeners in far western Kentucky with coverage of contested races for Congress, the state legislature and several local leadership offices that are up for grabs on Nov. 3. -
Three candidates are vying to become the next judge-executive in Calloway County. -
A death row inmate housed at the Kentucky State Penitentiary died last week in what appears to be a suicide, according to a spokesperson for the state’s Justice & Public Safety Cabinet. -
Plaintiffs’ attorney says Department of Energy will reimburse company for settlement costs
