Story by Ava Chuppe Contributing writer am.chuppe@gmail.com Kentucky lawmakers have proposed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. If passed, the bill would make resetting clocks every six months obsolete. The bill, prefiled on Monday, July 1 with the Kentucky General Assembly, is sponsored by Republican Reps. Bart Rowland of Tompkinsville and Brandon Reed Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu The Racer rifle team will make their 33rd appearance in the NCAA Rifle Championships on March 8-9 in hopes of winning its first national title since 1987. What’s ahead: Murray State earned the fifth seed out of eight teams selected to Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With holidays come and gone, tough non-conference contests played and money games completed, it can mean only one thing: It’s OVC basketball time. Murray State women’s basketball replicated its 2017-2018 non-conference start by going 4-7 to start the season. While the record may not show it, the program, Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Sara Loncarevic Contributing writer sloncarevic@murraystate.edu The Murray State volleyball team will take on the University of Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, Nov. 30. The Racers learned their opponent and destination on Sunday, Nov. 25 on the selection show on ESPNU. The Read More
During the Murray State and University of Kentucky football game around 2 p.m., four-year-old Marco Lee Shemwell was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Jacob Heill, 18. Shemwell and his family were waiting to cross the road when Lexington Police Sgt. Stephen Yoder says the vehicle possibly veered off the road slightly. Shemwell Read More
It was your typical college football game. Murray State was losing 41-3 to Kentucky and the game was going along as normal. It wasn’t until around 7:37 in the fourth quarter that all of a sudden, a horse costume that seemed to be occupied by two people trotted around the field with the Kentucky Wildcat. Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Murray State escaped Lexington, Kentucky with its pride intact and a big paycheck despite suffering a 48-10 loss. “Obviously we came up here for one purpose, and that was to win,” Head Coach Mitch Stewart said. “That’s what you do as a coach and as a team. They Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Murray State’s football team will look to rebound from an 0-2 season start when it meets in-state opponent UK on Saturday. This week, the Racers will look to use what they learned against the University Central Arkansas in hopes of knocking off a resurgent UK team. Murray State Read More