River Murt is a multimedia reporter from Paducah, Kentucky, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Murray State University.
River transferred to Murray State after earning an associate degree from West Kentucky Community and Technical College in 2024. He then began contributing to The Murray State News, the university’s independent student newspaper.
Within six months, River had produced investigative stories, contributed to award-winning breaking news coverage of negligence at Murray State and extensively covered student government elections that sparked controversy, a lawsuit, allegations of interference and a special election. He became the publication’s news editor in 2025, leading a dedicated team of reporters whose coverage helped double The News’ readership. Their reporting spanned topics ranging from university AI chatbots to veterans’ benefits threatened during a government shutdown.
River joined The Murray Sentinel to broaden his reporting beyond campus and cover the community he has come to know well.
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