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BREAKING NEWS: Ransomware attack against Canvas prompts shutdown during finals week.
The 2026 staff senate election results
The 2026 staff senate election results
If accepted, Resolution 90-26-R2 would introduce secure card ID checks during non-operational hours.
University considering proposal for 24/7 library access
Screenshot of Foltz during the livestream.
Foltz speaks on cost of living adjustment, wage increase at budget town hall
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
Graphic by MacKenzie Rogers/The News
BREAKING NEWS: Ransomware attack against Canvas prompts shutdown during finals week.
Campus police respond to gunfire at Tap 216
Campus police respond to gunfire at Tap 216
University removes penalties for late timesheet reporting
University removes penalties for late timesheet reporting
Graphic by MacKenzie Rogers/The News
Murray State to close classes during winter storm
Murray State Police parked outside Waterfield Library
BREAKING: Bomb threat at Murray State
Campus crime rate stays steady this semester
Campus crime rate stays steady this semester
Campus police respond to gunfire at Tap 216
Campus police respond to gunfire at Tap 216
Graphic by River Murt/The News
Sex extortions, scams slam campus
Calloway County Jail
Owen pressured minor, victim says
Security camera footage
Three Murray men charged after scooter, backpack thefts
Provided by Kade Gambill
SGA awards senators at final meeting of the year
Provided by Kade Gambill
University addressees student questions regarding Dunker AI
Provided by Kade Gambill
Student Senate passes new resolutions for library access, campus event
Provided by Kade Gambill
Foltz answers questions at Student Senate meeting
Provided by Kade Gambill
SGA announces vacancies in organization, applications open
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
Campus union demands GOP stop tenure attacks
Campus union demands GOP stop tenure attacks
The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business a week after Winter Storm Fern, with a wet floor sign on the sidewalk
Students reflect snowed-in experience
Photo provided by Layne Miller
Operations to resume over weekend, classes on Monday
Graphic by MacKenzie Rogers/The News
Murray State to define AI policy soon
Screenshot of Foltz during the livestream.
Foltz speaks on cost of living adjustment, wage increase at budget town hall
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
AUDIO: What does HB 490 really mean for faculty at Murray State?
Foltz prepares for the Presidential Investiture.
New VP of finance engages students ahead of budget town hall
Ron Patterson speaks with Gray Hawkins of The Murray State News.
Patterson outlines priorities as first year concludes
University removes penalties for late timesheet reporting
University removes penalties for late timesheet reporting
Racer Baseball drops final tournament games by one, ends their 2026 season
Kainen Jorge hits a double to right field.
Jorge’s three RBI day helps baseball beat Indiana State
Nic Schutte and Parker Airhart celebrate after Schutte throws a complete game in the Racers' win.
Baseball advances in MVC tourney behind Schutte’s complete game
Freshman catcher Allie Waldron smiles while crossing home plate.
Softball clinches MVC tournament after three straight wins
Racer Baseball scores nine runs in offense-heavy win against Memphis
The Racers celebrate as they walk onto the court after Belmont calls a timeout.
A look at the 2026-27 transfer portal, so far
Junior guard Haven Ford shoots over a Terrapin defender.
PHOTOS: Women’s basketball season ends in NCAA Tournament
Haven Ford pulling up for a mid-range jump shot over a Maryland defender.
Historic women’s basketball season ends against Maryland
The Racers celebrate as they walk onto the court after Belmont calls a timeout.
Murray State accepts NIT bid, plays Nevada in first round
The Racers celebrate with the MVC regular season champion trophy.
Women’s basketball headed to Chapel Hill for NCAA Tournament
Racer One and jockey Breece Mohon lead the team out of the starting gate.
PHOTOS: Homecoming 2025
Football looks ahead to Youngstown State
Football looks ahead to Youngstown State
Senior running back Jawaun Northington and sophomore wide receiver Cam Bullock running a play.
Football scores a season high 32 points at home
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jim Ogle makes a pass downfield.
Murray State falls short in conference battle at South Dakota
Murray State runs out of the Jack Wolf Starting Gate before kickoff.
Football to open conference play with road trip
Racer Baseball drops final tournament games by one, ends their 2026 season
Kainen Jorge hits a double to right field.
Jorge’s three RBI day helps baseball beat Indiana State
Nic Schutte and Parker Airhart celebrate after Schutte throws a complete game in the Racers' win.
Baseball advances in MVC tourney behind Schutte’s complete game
Racer Baseball scores nine runs in offense-heavy win against Memphis
Racer Baseball Goes 0-4 over the Weekend
Racer Baseball Goes 0-4 over the Weekend
Graphic by MacKenzie Rogers/The News
Breaking: soccer coach leaving Murray State
The team watches as the Flames take one of their penalty kicks.
PHOTOS: Soccer’s season ends in PK shootout with Flames
Freshman Addison Howell, senior Mary Hardy and freshman Ava Wilson celebrate after Hardy scored in the first half.
Soccer falls to UIC in MVC Semifinal
Soccer earns 10 awards, Hardy named Player of the Year
Junior Ava Roberson, graduate student Chloe Barnthouse and sophomore Lia Manuel sitting on Cutchin Field.
Robertson rallies for soccer’s third-straight win
Photo courtesy of Racers Athletics
Rifle claims sixth straight OVC title
Rifle rattles Jacksonville State on home range
Rifle rattles Jacksonville State on home range
Rifle scores 4709 at UT Martin
Rifle finishes eighth in fifth straight NCAA appearance
Rifle defeats UT Martin in NCAA Qualifier
Junior Katherine Weir hits her second shot on the playoff hole.
Women’s golf erases deficit to claim conference title
Sophomore Tina Von Arx chips onto the green.
PHOTOS: Women’s golf finish second in Weaver Invitational
A look at Murray State men's golf
A look at Murray State men’s golf
Redshirt sophomore Trey Wall hits a shot from the fairway.
Men’s golf finishes fourth, Albans earns eighth in Arkansas
Junior Patti Patterson reads a green at last year's Weaver Invitational.
Patterson Takes Second and Racers Take Fourth in Ohio
Women's cross-country exceeds expectations at conference championship
Women’s cross-country exceeds expectations at conference championship
Cross Country opens with top finishes
Cross Country opens with top finishes
Cross country teams wrap up season at NCAA Southeast Regionals
Cross Country places ninth and 11th at MVC Championships
Cross Country squads strong on the road
Freshman catcher Allie Waldron smiles while crossing home plate.
Softball clinches MVC tournament after three straight wins
Sophomore outfielder Kynadee Warner slides into home and scores the first run of the game.
PHOTOS: Softball goes 1-1 in doubleheader
Freshman catcher Allie Waldron smiles while crossing home plate.
Racer softball strives for consistency ahead of Valley tournament
Senior pitcher Bre Haislip pitching in the 2nd inning.
Softball Goes 2-1 Over the Weekend, Defeats Bradley in Home Series
Sophomore Outfield Kynadee Warner and senior Infield Ailey Schyck discussing Austin Peay's pitcher.
Racers softball tries to find momentum
Women’s head coach Rechelle Turner looks toward the bench in disappointment during the Racers’ game against the Belmont Bruins.
Opinion: What’s the wage gap at Murray State?
Redshirt sophomore quarterback DJ Williams tucks the ball and runs for a first down.
Commentary: Offense shines, defense falters
Murray State's time in the OVC is coming to a close and it is time for the university to make a move elsewhere. Photo courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics.
Jakob’s Take: Murray State’s time in the OVC is up
Kobe Bryant walks through a tunnel to the locker room in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. (Photo courtesy of @TopDawgEnt/Twitter)
Lakers legend gone too soon: Kobe Bryant, daughter and seven others killed in helicopter crash
Gauging Gage: Student-athletes can profit off of their likeness: Here’s what the NCAA isn’t telling us
Gauging Gage: Student-athletes can profit off of their likeness: Here’s what the NCAA isn’t telling us
Head Coach Steve Prohm, frustrated after fourth straight loss, answers questions at the postgame press conference.
Drake defeats Murray State 55-45, Racers’ late rally comes up short”
Sport Calendar and Scores at a glance
Yantko unveils CFSB Center renovation plans
Yantko unveils CFSB Center renovation plans
Redshirt freshman guard Zoe Stewart defends an Indiana State player.
Former women’s basketball player arrested
Senior sprinter Lucia Herrero Yanez running a relay during a Murray State home meet.
Student athletes battle through mental illness
Tennis competes at ITA Ohio Valley Regionals
Tennis Extends MVC Win Streak to 16
Tennis Extends MVC Win Streak to 16
Tennis Wins 15th Straight MVC Match
Campigotto picks up 100th career win as Tennis concludes fall season
The Murray State tennis team following their win over Valparaiso. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.
Tennis bring home three MVC titles at Fall Championships
Track earns three top three finishes in South Carolina
Track earns three top three finishes in South Carolina
Racers set 4x400M and 800M School Records in Nashville
Track and Field earn top finishes and school record in weekend travels
Sophomore thrower Alexis Meloche won the javelin event at the Jim Green Invitational hosted by UK. Photo courtesy of Ben Nichols.
Track and field preps for conference meet
A pair of Racer runners compete in the Kentucky Invitational. (Photo courtesy of UK Athletic Media Relations)
Track finishes outdoor season at Kentucky Invitational
Head Coach David Schwepker high-fiving his team.
Volleyball closes season without MVC Tourney bid
Senior hitter Ella Vogel completes right side hit.
Volleyball struggles in homecoming weekend road games
Senior middle blocker Haidi Miliou and junior outside hitter Alexa Watts block a hit from Illinois State.
Volleyball struggles in mid-season road conference play
The Racers celebrate after scoring a point.
PHOTOS: Racers beat the Redbirds in five game battle
Junior Paige Brock, freshman Halle Forester, and senior Federica Nuccio celebrate a point.
Volleyball hits double digit losing streak after weekend on the road
Junior McKenna Ice and freshman Harper Horton begin their duel in the fencing club's practice room.
It is time to take a stab at fencing
The Murray State Men's club volleyball team
Men’s club volleyball on third season, building a legacy
Sports Spotlight: Rowing makes memories with every stroke
Sports Spotlight: Rowing makes memories with every stroke
Racer Band marches in the Homecoming Parade.
Sports Spotlight: A backstage look at Racer Band
Don’t want to be a couch potato? Go to the park
Don’t want to be a couch potato? Go to the park
Todd Hill conducts a performance for the Murray State centennial gala.
Murray State music professor Todd Hill set to retire after 20-year career
Lovett Live student-run concert series brings Kentucky cellist to campus
Lovett Live student-run concert series brings Kentucky cellist to campus
From Left: Miracle Schmidt and Jasmine Muench from the Honors Student Council's 2025 All Campus Sing performance.
All Campus Sing fosters inclusion, community
Murray's Dairy Queen is only open from March 1 to Oct. 31 every year, and it's one of the few remaining walk-up counters left in the country. Every year, Murray State students and community members flock to the DQ to get sweet treats throughout the summer.
A sure sign of spring in the MKY
Photo provided by Wes Standifer Honey bees crawl on a fragment of the beehive removed from Lovett Auditorium’s men’s restroom.
Beehive removed from Lovett Auditorium by local beekeepers
Sports editor Riley Staton edits an audio file for The Shoes Up Report.
AUDIO: The Shoes Up Report
Sophomore outfielder Kynadee Warner slides into home and scores the first run of the game.
PHOTOS: Softball goes 1-1 in doubleheader
Sophomore Tina Von Arx chips onto the green.
PHOTOS: Women’s golf finish second in Weaver Invitational
Natalie Gardner represents PRSSA and Murray State cheerleading at the cookout.
PHOTOS: Pattersons host cookout, ice cream social as part of inauguration celebration
Freshman Pitcher Hailey Brereton and sophomore Infield Kenley Minor high fiving before the inning starts.
PHOTOS: Racers Softball falls to Governors
Sophomore outfielder Kynadee Warner slides into home and scores the first run of the game.
PHOTOS: Softball goes 1-1 in doubleheader
Sophomore Tina Von Arx chips onto the green.
PHOTOS: Women’s golf finish second in Weaver Invitational
Natalie Gardner represents PRSSA and Murray State cheerleading at the cookout.
PHOTOS: Pattersons host cookout, ice cream social as part of inauguration celebration
Freshman Pitcher Hailey Brereton and sophomore Infield Kenley Minor high fiving before the inning starts.
PHOTOS: Racers Softball falls to Governors
Junior guard Haven Ford shoots over a Terrapin defender.
PHOTOS: Women’s basketball season ends in NCAA Tournament
VIDEO: The last rivalry game
VIDEO: Sigma Phi Epsilon Riff Off
VIDEO: Activists rally in support of international students
VIDEO: 16 Minutes with River Murt
VIDEO: 16 Minutes with River Murt
VIDEO: A look back behind the scenes of Racer Band
Zach Simmons and MacKenzie Rogers served as the top editors for 2025-26.
Farewell letters from our graduating editors
Ainsley Beatty welcomes Lindsey Hopper into the Murray State News newsroom.
Student news makes for an informed world
Letisha Usher plays with Barbara Philips's "anti-fascist" golden retrievers at a No Kings Protest in Murray, on March 28, 2026.
OPINION: Why are there no students at No Kings?
OPINION: Shoes up or down? Racer year in review
OPINION: Shoes up or down? Racer year in review
EDITORIAL: New Dunker AI raises concerns about use of University finances
EDITORIAL: New Dunker AI raises concerns about use of University finances
Ainsley Beatty welcomes Lindsey Hopper into the Murray State News newsroom.
Student news makes for an informed world
EDITORIAL: New Dunker AI raises concerns about use of University finances
EDITORIAL: New Dunker AI raises concerns about use of University finances
Photo of Todd Snider from his Instagram account @toddsniderlive.
The News Reviews: ‘Crank It, We’re Doomed’
An image of a Hawaiian sunset created by Adobe's AI program, Adobe Firefly.
Our View: AI Can Not Replace the Brain
Our view: Twitter Blue risks safety of users
Our view: Twitter Blue risks safety of users
Professor urges campus community to report worrying viral trend rhetoric
Professor urges campus community to report worrying viral trend rhetoric
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor 11/14/19
Letter to Editor 10-24-19
Letter to Editor 10-24-19
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The Murray State News
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Jenny Rohl // The News Senior forward Jeffery Moss signs with international agent for pro basketball.

Moss signs with pro agent

April 13, 2016

Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor Former Racer basketball player, senior forward Jeffery Moss has signed Dr. Andras Nemeth for representation...

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