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. Follow him on Twitter @jacob_noah or email him at Jacob.martin@wku.edu.
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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. -
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. -
Five soldiers stationed at the Ft. Campbell military base died after what was described as an inflight emergency. The U.S. Department of Defense said the crash was not a result of hostile fire. -
Kinney was selected by the Kentucky Department of Education to take over for Jason Glass. She assumes the role on Sept. 30. -
Mammoth Valley Park is currently open to guests with a grand opening scheduled for August 3. -
The LGBTQ+ Truck Driver Network is working to recruit and support drivers as the U.S. trucking industry battles a growing driver shortage. -
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams plans to continue the state’s partnership with ERIC, a multi-state voter information exchange used to combat voter fraud and clean voter rolls. -
Two Kentucky educational cooperatives will receive $16.9 million to train, employ, and retain mental health counselors in school districts across western and central Kentucky. -
The name of the long-awaited facility in Bowling Green was announced on Wednesday by Gov. Andy Beshear and local leaders. Kentucky’s fifth veterans nursing home will be known as the Robert E. Spiller Veterans Center.
