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Fire being investigated as arson, four left dead

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Police are still investigating the Tuesday night house fire on Highway 121 that left four dead. No new information regarding the fire has been released,  state Trooper Jay Thomas said Thursday. A Murray State student called the fire into the Murray Police Department. The Kentucky State Police arrived on the scene Read More

Students in the dark about Regents arson

The general consensus for the open investigation on the Regents Residential College arson case is that no one should panic. According to the report Public Safety and Emergency Management released to students via email Oct. 16, an arson case was under investigation. The email did not detail when or in what way arson was committed, Read More

Arrest made on local arson case

Murray Police and Kentucky State Police officers made an arrest Wednesday in connection with an arson and attempted arson, which were in close proximity to Murray State’s campus last week. The arson occurred on Hamilton Avenue, located approximately a half a mile off of the University’s campus near the College of Education. The Murray State Read More

Defense fights to appeal indictment

Austin Ramsey News Editor Gail Minger occupied a seat in the far corner of the Calloway County Circuit Courtroom Monday morning, but her mind was elsewhere. Minger’s thoughts were with her son, Michael, who died in Hester Residential College 13 years ago when a fire was set outside his fourth-floor dorm room, trapping him inside. Read More

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