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The Murray State News

The Murray State News

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 was arraigned virtually from the Calloway County...

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 scene of an early morning murder-suicide on Tuesday,...

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 Chestnut Street on Tuesday, March 16.  Local...

(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 for COVID-19 since Aug. 1. On Wednesday, Aug....

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 of COVID-19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new executive...

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 calling for the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue...

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 today as Gabriel Parker entered into a plea agreement. Parker...

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 16, E:60 told former Murray State point guard Ja...

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 around. The email claims that the recipient...

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, of Murray was charged with two counts of murder,...

Photo courtesy of Murray State University

Bob Jackson named interim president

August 7, 2018

Blake Sandlin Sports Editor [email protected] The Murray State Board of Regents named Robert (Bob) Jackson interim university president on Tuesday. Jackson replaces Bob Davies, who...

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