Justin Hicks
Data ReporterJustin Hicks is a data reporter serving the Kentucky Public Radio network as well as LPM's daily newsroom and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.
He's especially passionate about using data to uncover issues that disproportionally affect rural and Appalachian communities.
Email Justin at jhicks@lpm.org.
-
A local public art leader is taking a stand over the handling of a damaged statue, but he says he's more concerned about the government's approach than what happens to the art. -
At least 19 people have died due to severe weather passing through Kentucky last weekend. -
Volunteers are out en masse helping people recover from tornado damage in Kentucky as another round of strong storms looms. -
The Kentucky Housing Corporation says the state stands to lose nearly half its funding for federal housing programs if Congress agrees to the Trump administration's proposed budget. -
Organizations penned a letter to Congress saying federal cuts are putting their towns at risk. -
New coal mine safety requirements from the Mine Safety and Health Administration were supposed to take effect this month until a federal court blocked the rollout. -
The state tapped AshBritt to clean up eastern Kentucky in 2022. Allegations of misconduct followed. Now, they’ll help clean up Louisville. -
It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community gathered over the weekend to remember those who lost their lives in one of the worst mining accidents of the past half century. -
Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest mine disaster in more than half a century at the Upper Big Branch mine. Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom's Justin Hicks recently interviewed survivor Stanley "Goose" Stewart at his home in West Virginia. -
A steel industry conference in Kentucky this week brought together business leaders coincidentally as President Donald Trump announced varying tariffs across the globe. There were mixed reactions, but everyone agreed the volatility is challenging.
