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by David Bauder/ Associated Press A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds …

MURRAY – When Danny Dale was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, among other things, in 2019, it drew little attention. Years later, his return to Calloway Circuit Court for …

Jump to March 17, 2025 Update MURRAY – What started as a cry for help ended in disaster one late-August evening last summer when law enforcement officers responded to a welfare check at a Johnson …

Local woman charged with embezzling over $250k

UPDATE (Feb. 6, 2026): Leslie Lockhart entered a plea agreement resolving the criminal charges in this case. Read our latest reporting here: Lockhart pleads guilty in theft case, agrees to pay …

Gray re-charged in Marshall County

BENTON, Ky. – The Murray man whose case in Calloway District Court was dismissed earlier this week for improper venue now faces sodomy and sexual abuse charges in Marshall County. On Wednesday …

MURRAY – The case against a Murray man who was arraigned in Calloway District Court last week on sexual abuse charges was dismissed yesterday after continued investigation revealed that the alleged …

Local man arraigned on sexual abuse charges

MURRAY – A Murray man facing sodomy and sexual abuse charges was arraigned in Calloway District Court Tuesday. The Murray Police Department (MPD) arrested Phillip Doughty, 45, last week and charged …

Murray man arrested twice for animal cruelty

MURRAY – At 12:56 p.m. today, Brandon Story posted a video on Facebook with the caption, “Enjoying a nice lunch at Hih-Burger and then…” By 9:15 p.m., the 27-second video showing Murray …

UPDATE (March 15, 2026): According to an obituary notice, Gary White died at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Ky., on March 13, 2026. MURRAY – A 76-year-old Murray man was arraigned in Calloway …

Murray man sentenced in sex abuse case

Editor’s note: This article contains information about sexual abuse. Discretion is advised. MURRAY – A Murray man will serve seven years in jail after pleading guilty, pursuant to North Carolina …

Mother's competency hearing set in murder/child abuse case

MURRAY – Nearly a year after the grand jury indicted her on charges of murder and first-degree criminal child abuse in connection with the death of her 17-month-old daughter, Chyanne Niemeyer has …

Murray woman sentenced to probation in corpse abuse case

MURRAY – “Thank you, Jesus.” That is what the former caregiver who pleaded guilty to corpse abuse last month said in Calloway Circuit Court today as she walked away from the defendant's podium …

Supreme Court reinstates Jameson's law license

FRANKFORT - After being suspended from practicing law in the commonwealth since January 2023 for nonpayment of bar association dues, the Kentucky Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of former …

FRANKFORT – The Kentucky Supreme Court released its opinion Thursday in an appeal brought by former circuit judge James (Jamie) Jameson against the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission (JCC) after …

Murray woman pleads guilty to abusing corpse

Editor’s note: This story contains details that some may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. MURRAY – A woman arrested in April after law enforcement officers found a decomposing body in her …

Epperson pleads guilty in federal court

PADUCAH – The Murray man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail toward a crowd of Murray State University students assembled outside Sorority Row in September 2022 pleaded guilty last month to …

Arnett child abuse cases advance to circuit court

MURRAY – After waiving presentation of their cases to the grand jury last month, allowing them to advance to circuit court without indictments, the Murray couple facing first-degree criminal child …

MURRAY – A Murray couple was arrested last week after two juveniles in their care were admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for severe weight loss with …

MSU agrees to $132,500 settlement in open records dispute

MURRAY – The battle of wills between Paducah television station WPSD-TV and Murray State University (MSU) – which began in November 2022 when WPSD appealed to the Kentucky Attorney General’s …

WPSD, MSU agree to postpone hearing on sanctions

MURRAY – Attorneys for WPSD-TV filed a notice of remand in Calloway Circuit Court this morning, advising that an agreement had been reached with counsel for Murray State University to postpone, …

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