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 former Graves County Middle School teacher who’s been accused of grooming a student was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury. This comes after a judge previously dismissed the criminal charges against her earlier this month.
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Three years after a hospital in Paris, Tennessee, stopped offering childbirth services, officials announced plans Tuesday to bring its labor and delivery unit back next year. -
At a special called meeting Friday, Murray State University’s Board of Regents authorized President Ron Patterson to launch two Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) – a move the school leader said would create additional revenue streams for both the university and Racer Athletics. -
Amid a rise in alpha-gal syndrome, some Kentuckians are trying out an exotic beef alternative: ostrich. That includes a former cattle farmer who is now raising ostriches, and a restaurant owner dishing up alpha-gal friendly meals for his customers. -
Nearly a year after Kentucky State Police arrested Jason Shelby – a former Murray High School teacher who was being investigated for alleged sexual relations with a former student – he entered on Tuesday a special type of guilty plea in the criminal case against him.
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Murray State University President Ron Patterson on Friday announced a change to the school’s leadership structure, along with the creation of a new role geared toward workforce development and external partnerships. -
Nearly 50 people packed into a McCracken County courtroom Wednesday evening to tell the state’s Public Service Commission to reject a proposal from a private water and sewer utility that would see their residential customers’ monthly rates climb to over $100 per month. -
The Kentucky Public Service Commission is holding a meeting in Paducah in early September for the public to weigh in on proposed rate increases from a private sewer and water provider that would see many customers’ monthly bills take a big hike.
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State health officials have confirmed an ongoing measles outbreak in Kentucky – the largest in the commonwealth in 35 years. The majority of those cases are stemming from western Kentucky. A local doctor shares about the highly contagious disease and how people can protect themselves during this outbreak. -
A now-former Graves County Middle School teacher was arrested late last week after officials with the western Kentucky school received allegations of the employee having inappropriate relationships with a student.
