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Sotomayor pleads not guilty in Townsend murder

Staff Report Julius Sotomayor, the man charged in the death of Murray State senior Sarah Townsend, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, May 4.  Sotomayor was arraigned virtually from the Calloway County Jail in front of Judge Jamie Jameson in the Calloway County Circuit Court.  Shannon Powers, an attorney with the Department of Public Advocacy, was Read More

Apparent murder-suicide nearby rattles campus

Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu At first glance, it appears the home in the 1500 block of Chestnut Street that was the scene of an early morning murder-suicide on Tuesday, March 16, is part of the Murray State campus.  However, the single-family home, even though just feet away from Elizabeth Residential College, is a privately-owned residence.  Read More

Campus temporarily locked down after nearby shooting

Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State’s campus was locked down this morning after reports of shots fired near Chestnut Street on Tuesday, March 16.  Local law enforcement arrived at the private property near campus in between Elizabeth Residential College and the Baptist Campus Ministry building on campus after reports of shots being fired. At 7:46 Read More

Beshear requires masks, Calloway gets 100th case

Elizabeth Erwin Public Relations Manager eerwin1@murraystate.edu On July 9, as the Calloway County Health Department confirmed its 100th case of COVID-19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new executive order requiring Kentuckians to wear masks. The executive order comes as other states across the country adopt mask requirements to combat a national increase of coronavirus cases. Read More

Morant headed to the Memphis Grizzlies

Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Bri Hunter Contributing Writer briannahunter5@gmail.com   On Sunday, June 16, E:60 told former Murray State point guard Ja Morant’s story. After being selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Morant knows where he will get to continue that story. The all-time assists leader for the Racers Read More

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