The Murray State News

Health department reports second COVID-19 death in Calloway, Beshear announces highest number of cases in Kentucky

July 19, 2020

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Andy Beshear announced the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in a single day for Kentucky...

Death and Life

September 7, 2016

By Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The week before classes started I had a family member pass away from an injury. I was devastated, and it...

Fire being investigated as arson, four left dead

November 20, 2015

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Police are still investigating the Tuesday night house fire on Highway 121 that left four dead. No new...

In Brief

October 9, 2015

[ezcol_1half] Former Custodian Dies William “Bill” Alan Brien, 58, of Benton, Kentucky died at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein...

Shooting off campus results in one death

September 11, 2015

Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer An 18-year-old former high school class president with goals of transferring to Murray State died Wednesday night...

Carter’s memory, legacy honored by University

February 20, 2015

Supporter. Encourager. Racer. Last Friday, Murray State lost icon James Carter. Carter, vice president of Institutional Advancement died while undergoing...

Student dies during Fall Break

October 14, 2014

In an email to the Board of Regents Oct. 6, President Bob Davies announced the death of a Murray State student. Paige Porupski, senior from Pittsburgh,...

Life can end in 10 seconds or less

September 5, 2014

I saw a video of a car crash on YouTube when I was in middle school. I’ll never forget it. It was a ten-second video of an SUV driving down an icy freeway....

WHAT WE LOST – Death, destruction affect students hours away

November 22, 2013

Students anxiously followed Sunday night’s storms that tore through the region, leaving several dead and many without homes – concerned for friends...