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Dannis Seay/ photo courtesy of Calloway County Jail

Former Murray State cheerleader enters guilty plea

Jill Smith, Co-EIC/News Editor August 30, 2023

Former Murray State cheerleader Dannis Seay entered an Alford plea Wednesday in regard to a 2019 first-degree rape charge. Seay entered an Alford plea,...

Screenshot taken from Calloway County Circuit Court virtual meeting.

Sotomayor pleads not guilty in Townsend murder

May 4, 2021

Staff Report Julius Sotomayor, the man charged in the death of Murray State senior Sarah Townsend, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, May 4.  Sotomayor...

Local law enforcement arrived to the 1500 block of Chestnut Street on March 16 after reports of shots fired. (Photo courtesy of Gage Johnson/TheNews)

Apparent murder-suicide nearby rattles campus

March 17, 2021

Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief [email protected] At first glance, it appears the home in the 1500 block of Chestnut Street that was the...

Local law enforcement arrived at the 1500 block of Chestnut Street this morning after reports of shots fired. (Photo courtesy of Gage Johnson/TheNews)

Campus temporarily locked down after nearby shooting

March 16, 2021

Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Murray State’s campus was locked down this morning after reports of shots fired near...

(Elizabeth Erwin/The News)

Multiple Murray State student and faculty COVID-19 cases reported

August 19, 2020

Addison Watson Assistant News Editor [email protected] Fourteen students and four faculty members at Murray State have tested positive...

Gov. Andy Beshear discusses mask effectiveness during a press conference on July 9.

Beshear requires masks, Calloway gets 100th case

July 9, 2020

Elizabeth Erwin Public Relations Manager [email protected] On July 9, as the Calloway County Health Department confirmed its 100th case...

Photo courtesy of WKMS.org.

Murray State University supports the removal of Confederate statue

June 18, 2020

Paige Bold Contributing Writer  [email protected]    Murray State’s administration is one of the many members of the community...

Gabriel Parker enters the Marshall County Circuit courtroom on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 for a brief motion hearing. (Photo courtesy of Dave Thompson/The Paducah Sun)

Parker pleads guilty to 2018 Marshall County High School shooting

April 28, 2020

Addison Watson Staff Writer [email protected] The families affected by the 2018 Marshall County High School shooting received some closure...

Ja Morant was selected as the No. 2 overall draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Morant headed to the Memphis Grizzlies

June 20, 2019

Gage Johnson Sports Editor [email protected] Bri Hunter Contributing Writer [email protected]   On Sunday, June...

MPD: Email scam affecting Murray residents

MPD: Email scam affecting Murray residents

March 6, 2019

Press release courtesy of Murray Police Department The Murray Police Department would like to make everyone aware of an email scam that has been going...

GALLERY: Heavy rainfall floods parts of Murray

February 23, 2019

Staff report Readers submitted these photos capturing flooding across Murray-Calloway County on Saturday. [slideshow_deploy id='182813']

(Photo courtesy of Calloway County Jail)

Murray man arrested in double murder

February 8, 2019

Press release courtesy of Murray Police Department Murray Police arrested a man last night in connection to a double homicide. Shannon Scott, 51,...

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