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The Murray State News

Students’ car windows shatter in residential college parking lots during high winds on March 3 (Emma Fisher/The News).

High winds cause damage to student vehicles

Caroline Blakeman, Contributing Writer March 16, 2023

A strong storm system ripped through the University on March 3, resulting in damage across campus that included visible destruction to student vehicles. Several...

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']

Prepare for possible snow days ahead

Prepare for possible snow days ahead

November 15, 2018

Story by Alexis Schindler, Staff writer  Predicted snow caused several closures across western Kentucky. On Nov. 14, students, faculty and staff...

Photo by Jenny Rohl/TheNews

Murray residents encouraged to report potholes

January 31, 2017

Story by Michelle Hawks, Contributing writer Murray residents have noticed a growing number of potholes within the city, which Keith Todd, public information...

McKenna Dosier/TheNews

University prepares for winter weather

January 18, 2017

Story by Michelle Hawks, Contributing writer As the spring semester begins and students return to campus, they’ll notice the heat has been turned...

Maintenance concerns due to weather

Maintenance concerns due to weather

March 3, 2016

Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer When the Spring 2016 semester began, maintenance problems across campus were brought to students’ attention...

Emily Harris/The News
Due to winter storm Jonas, President Davies declared university delays and closure to ensure student safety. During the storm, Murray received more than four and a half inches of snow.

First week of classes brings first snow closure

January 28, 2016

Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Murray State students received an email at 3 p.m. Thursday, stating “Winter Weather Update – University...

University delays classes, more winter weather ahead

University delays classes, more winter weather ahead

January 20, 2016

Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer Murray State operated on a 2-hour delay today, Jan. 20, after being hit with snow last night. Starting off...

McKenna Dosier/The News
Despite dry conditions the Carraways still expect to make a profit from the fall harvest.

Bad weather won’t stop harvest

November 6, 2015

Story by McKenna Dosier, Contributing writer Heavy rains at the beginning of the summer and the lack of rain toward the end of the summer threw...

Weather doesn’t hold back track and field home meet

April 10, 2015

The Racer track and field team battled the weather April 3 at the third annual Margaret Simmons Invitational. The meet was scheduled to start at noon,...

Photo Courtesy of Dave Winder
A golf player competes in a tournament last fall.

Golf tournaments cut short

March 12, 2015

Both men’s and women’s golf were forced to cut their tournaments short this week due to inclement weather. The women, who played one round of the...

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