Murray State University

Stories about Murray State University.

FBI historian will give Sid Easley lecture Sept. 24 at Murray State

by Constance Alexander
September 18, 2019

Douglas Charles will present the third annual Sid Easley Lecture in the Curris Center Ballroom on the Murray State University campus at 7 p.m. The presentation, entitled “The FBI in Time and Place, Then & Now,” is free and open to the public.

Murray’s Briggs and Stratton closing; plant has 600 full-time workers

by WKMS
August 15, 2019

The Milwaukee-based company, which has had a plant in Murray for more than 30 years, announced on Thursday plans to consolidate production of its small vertical-shaft engines to its Poplar Bluff, Missouri facility.

Murray public radio manager Chad Lampe selected for NPR project

by WKMS
July 31, 2019

The station manager for WKMS will participate in an immersive design thinking process in-person at NPR’s Washington, D.C. headquarters for at least four of the 16-week rotation, while contributing remotely for the remainder.

Jesse Stuart’s ‘Rebirth’ memoir is still relevant for Kentucky readers

by Constance Alexander
July 30, 2019

Stuart's memoir begins in Murray, in 1954, goes on to his recovery in the local hospital, and then chronicles readjustment to a sedentary life at home where he heals from a serious heart attack.

Hoptown Chronicle, WKMS to share stories

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 18, 2019

The collaboration with WKMS will give Hoptown Chronicle readers another resource to keep abreast of regional and state news.