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Student athlete’s emergency response helps other

Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer In a woodworking shop class last week, Kenneth Thomas, an 85-year-old student, accidentally cut his hand on a table saw while building a coffin. Rebecca Morris, senior cross-country runner from Fort Wright, Kentucky, ran to his aid. Morris said when the accident happened it was second nature to her to help. Read More

Former Racer football player dies in car accident

Former Racer football defensive end Adrian Dinkins was killed in a car accident late Tuesday evening in Ridgeland, Miss. Before Murray State, Dinkins played two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College before signing for the 2012 season at Murray State. After one year, Dinkins went back to Mississippi to play for Delta State University. Read More

Student hit on corner of Chestnut Street and Waldrop Drive

A Murray State freshman was struck by a car Wednesday night. At approximately 10:10 p.m. Raquell Verri, from Mayfield, Ky., crossed Chestnut Street in the crosswalk at Waldrop Drive when a car traveling east hit her. The Murray Fire Department and Murray Police Department arrived at the scene of the accident. An ambulance transported Verri Read More

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