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Helen LaFrance: Enduring Artist and Memory Keeper

MURRAY – When an E-F4 tornado ravaged downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, in 2021, a painting by esteemed artist Helen LaFrance was pummeled at the local...

Miracle on South 8th Street inspires hope and celebration

MAYFIELD, Ky. – Days of arctic cold left layers of ice and frozen snow on roads and unshovelled sidewalks, but the sky was blue...

Murray State vet school clears CPE, moves to accreditation phase

Murray State University’s proposed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program received final approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education during the council’s business meeting...

Murray State selects Laura Foltz as vice president for finance, pending board approval

MURRAY – Dr. Laura Foltz has been named Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services at Murray State University, with the contract subject to...

Kentucky files nation’s first lawsuit against AI chatbot accused of endangering kids

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today Kentucky is the first state in the nation to launch a lawsuit against an artificial...

Beshear ties jobs, housing and health care to ‘reigniting the American dream’

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Tonight, Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his seventh State of the Commonwealth and final Budget Address to Kentucky families, reporting that the...

Beshear announces digital REAL ID option for Kentuckians

FRANKFORT, Ky. – In keeping with Team Kentucky’s commitment to prevent identity theft and deliver modern licensing services, Gov. Andy Beshear today announced that...

Retired MSU finance VP Jackie Dudley named interim CFO at EKU

RICHMOND, Ky. — Effective Feb. 1, former Murray State University Vice President of Finance and Administration Jackie Dudley will serve as interim chief financial...

Trump administration accepts Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Plan, securing over $200 million in funding

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 29, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Plan (RHTP) was accepted in full by the...

Murray State selects new provost

UPDATE: (Jan. 6, 2026): In an email sent Monday, Murray State University President Ron Patterson notified the campus community that the search for the...
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