Story by Ashley Traylor, News Editor Terror Hits Home Terror struck again but this time it hit closer to home. Two students are dead, 18 others injured and a 15-year-old student remains in custody charged for the shooting rampage on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky. Rick Sanders, Kentucky State Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Sports Editor An explosion on campus at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday afternoon destroyed a section of James H. Richmond Residential Hall. Murray State administration said a gas leak caused the explosion in the southern and eastern wings of Richmond. Large parts of both the second and first floor of the building have Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Sports Editor and Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Former Murray State wide receiver and Memphis, Tennessee, native Kendarian Jennings is in stable condition after being shot twice on Monday night at approximately 11:45 p.m. Former teammate Tay Harris said Jennings was shot once in the back and once in the neck, which Read More
Media Release At approximately 11:24pm on Monday, February 20th , 2017 the Murray Police Department received a call regarding a person having been shot on Welch Court in Murray. Upon arrival officers located a male individual who did have what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. The victim, unnamed at this time, Read More
Staff Report According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), as of noon today the city of Murray placed lane restrictions along the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 641/12th Street. The road will be restricted to one-lane traffic, according to KYTC. Motorists should move to the left lane in the project area. “A crew will be Read More
Story by Connor Jaschen, Editor-in-Chief Update: Murray Police Department has confirmed in a press release there were two victims shot. According to the press release, both were eventually airlifted to unidentified Nashville hospitals. The press release reported police are still looking for a suspect. The Murray Police Department responded to the report of a shooting Read More
Staff Report The Board of Regents authorized a tuition and mandatory fee increase of 4.5 percent for the next fiscal year in a special session this Friday. Dr. Davies, who worked closely in the creation of the new model, said the increase was in order for Murray State to compete with other regional universities and Read More
Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer President Bob Davies announced at the University Hall meeting Thursday that there will be faculty and staff cuts, which will be addressed at the Board of Regents meeting May 13. Davies said he has told departments not to fill open positions because if other jobs are cut, he will Read More