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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Kentucky students were slightly above the national average in both 4th and 8th grade reading, marking the first improvements in those areas since the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Kentucky’s Amendment 1 seeks to add constitutional language to ban noncitizens from voting in all local and state elections, but state officials say it’s already against the law. -
According to data from the Kentucky Department for Public Health, there’s been a sharp rise in infections during August, with over 4,000 positive COVID-19 tests recorded across the state during August. -
What did it take for tiny Smiths Grove, Kentucky to get its first traffic light? One word...Buc-ee's. Known for brisket, fudge, and beaver nuggets, Texas-based Buc-ee's cut the ribbon Monday on its 53,000 square foot travel center in Warren County. -
Governor Andy Beshear announced the state will receive billions of dollars from the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program to bring broadband internet to residents. -
Anyone who lost power following severe weather across Kentucky might be eligible for disaster reimbursement during the month of May. The program is to help offset any loss of food for residents who lost power following the storms. -
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.
