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Elections signs seen on Olive Boulevard.

Beshear wins over Cameron

Jonah Morgan and Ronan Summers November 7, 2023

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will be back in office for a second term in Kentucky after defeating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Beshear won...

The 2023 Kentucky legislative session is set to conclude today. (Photo courtesy of kentucky.gov)

State lawmakers take on hot button issues

Will Groves, Opinion Editor March 30, 2023

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear veto of anti-trans bill overridden. Senate Bill 150, which easily passed the Kentucky House and Senate by votes of 75-22...

(Photo courtesy of Gov. Beshears Facebook)

Beshear urges vaccination for young children

February 3, 2022

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer [email protected] Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 in a Jan....

The University distributed two KN95 masks to students in response to the latest Omicron variant of COVID-19 (Rebecca Mertins Chodini/The News).

Students return to campus as COVID-19 cases peak – Governor reports highest case count in one day

January 26, 2022

Jill Smith Staff Writer [email protected] Gov. Andy Beshear reported Jan. 21 as the highest COVID-19 positive case report since the beginning...

Murray State students presently are not required to wear masks while outdoors, only when indoors. The mandate can be revised as county, state conditions change. (Joey Reynolds/The News)

Students and faculty mask up to welcome the Fall Semester

August 25, 2021

Dionte Berry News Editor [email protected] As COVID-19 cases decreased and vaccines rolled out, masks came off and it almost felt as though the...

The Calloway County Collective is located at 203 Ash St. and is led by Mary Scott Buck on Facebook. (Graphic courtesy of the Calloway County Collective)

Community group becomes nonprofit organization

May 11, 2021

Erinn Finely Contributing Writer [email protected] One woman decided to start a community group to help combat the pandemic and it has become...

Construction on U.S. 641, which goes through southern Calloway County, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023. (Sam Smith/The News)

Police give tips for distracted driving awareness month

April 23, 2021

Cady Stribling News Editor [email protected] In light of April being National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Murray State Police Chief...

(Paige Bold/The News)

What to know about the distribution pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

April 15, 2021

Staff report The CDC and FDA halted the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, April 13, in order to review six reported...

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

April 8, 2021

The free speech of Kentuckians is under attack and here is why you should care. On March 25, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Kentucky...

President Bob Jackson observed flooding in Murray with Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday, March 3 (Photo courtesy of Bob Jackson)

Beshear, Jackson tour flood damage

March 4, 2021

Staff Report President Bob Jackson joined Gov. Andy Beshear and local government officials on Tuesday, March 2, on an aerial tour of the damage in Calloway...

Stephanie Anderson, assistant professor and faculty adviser for The News, received her COVID-19 vaccine at Walgreens on Wednesday, March 3. (Gage Johnson/The News )

Faculty and staff begin vaccinations

March 4, 2021

Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief [email protected]  Kentucky entered into Phase 1C on Monday, March 1, which allowed all Murray State faculty...

SGA attends virtual rally for higher education

March 4, 2021

 Jakob Milani Staff Writer [email protected] Murray State’s Student Government Association joined around one-hundred other students from...

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