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Steve McNair's Autopsy Report Explains in Graphic Details How the Football Player Was Killed
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was born on Valentine's Day, and was brutally murdered on the Fourth of July in 2009. This information feels both significant and insignificant in a way that is difficult to articulate. It's as if his life was bookmarked by different causes for celebration, even as the end was clearly devastating.Steve was killed by his mistress, a young woman by the name of Sahel Jenni Kazemi. The 20-year-old had been dating the recently retired 36-year-old football player when she began to suspect she wasn't the only person he was stepping out with. The two spent their...
WKMS student reporter nets station’s first National Edward R. Murrow Award
A student reporter at WKMS-FM, Murray State University’s NPR station, has won a National Edward R. Murrow Award. Mason Galemore, who graduated from Murray State this May with a degree in journalism from the school’s Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, was named the winner of the award for Excellence in Audio Hard News in the Student Division for a story that he produced while working at WKMS: “The average age of farmers is going up. Kentucky’s young agricultural producers say it’s out of their control.”
Racers Baseball Adds Three New Hires To Coaching Staff
The Murray State baseball program welcomed three new coaching adds—Hayden Cross, Hunter Wolfe, and Anthony Ortega—to head coach Dan Skirka's staff for the 2025 season after being officially hired in August 2024. "I am extremely excited about our coaching staff," head coach Dan Skirka said. "They are exactly...
Racer Report Podcast – MMGC Bunker Project Completed at Home of Racer Golf
Murray State golf student-athletes and golf enthusiasts in the region will enjoy the amazing new bunkers at Miller Memorial Golf Course. Since 1983, Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course just outside the city limits in Murray, Kentucky has been a gem of a course for the Murray State men's and women's golf teams University and especially the Murray State men's women's golf teams.
Bracket for 15th Diamond Head Classic Revealed; Murray State to Face Nebraska
Racers and Cornhuskers will meet on the hardwood for the first time since 2000. Murray State men's basketball has learned its first opponent of the 15th edition of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic after ESPN Events announced the full bracket for the event on Thursday afternoon. The Racers are...
Department of Art & Design kicks off the school year with two exhibitions
MURRAY, Ky. – The Murray State University Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce two exhibit openings, each with an accompanying artist talk, beginning in August in the Clara M. Eagle Galleries and Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery on the sixth floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building on Murray State’s campus.
Former Memphis Police Officer charged in Tyre Nichols' death, Emmitt Martin, pleads guilty to two counts in federal case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This story will be updated. A second officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges against him relating to the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Emmitt Martin III pleaded guilty to counts one and three of the federal indictment. Count one charged Martin with using excessive force and failing to intervene in the unlawful assault. Count three charged Martin with conspiring to cover up his use of unlawful force by omitting material information and by providing false and misleading information to his supervisor and to others.
$11.5 million project underway for maintenance of 10 Mid-South river harbors
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has contracted with the Inland Dredging Company, LLC, and allocated $11.5 million for the maintenance and dredging of 10 Mississippi River harbors this year. According to one of the project managers, the Memphis District is responsible for maintaining and...
Man arrested after driving stolen car with drugs inside, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -The Memphis Police Department has arrested and charged a man accused of driving a stolen car with drugs inside. On August 20, an officer observed a vehicle with temporary tags driving near Tilman Street. After running the tags, the officer discovered that the vehicle was, in fact,...
WATCH: MSCS school board votes to limit superintendent's power
MSCS school board votes to limit superintendent's powers. Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) has a new power structure in place. And this structure may limit the decision process of the superintendent.
UC Softball Breaks Into Victory Column With Comeback Win
Averi Riley scored three runs and Austyn Dilday sparkled with six innings of two-hit relief to help Union City beat Hillcrest 7-5 for its first middle school softball victory of the season on Tuesday. The Lady Tornadoes rallied from a 4-0 first-inning deficit, scoring three times in the bottom of...
Memphis City Council approves residency question for candidates on November ballot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In November, Memphis voters will decide whether to create new residency requirements for mayoral and city council candidates. The Memphis City Council approved the third and final reading to put the residency question on the Nov. 5 ballot. Voters will decide whether to change the City...
Hummingbird Banding Event Set This Saturday
Dover, Tenn.–The Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge is planning another Hummingbird Banding event, this time at the Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge in Dover. Banding is this Saturday, August 24 from 8 – 11:30 am with a program starting at noon. They will be banding hummingbirds, grilling hotdogs, plus offering a nature book store and a chance to adopt a hummingbird. They hope to see you at Cross Creeks refuge this weekend!
Atlanta firm acquires Franklin insurance company
Atlanta-based insurance brokerage, financial services and human resources consulting firm OneDigital has acquired Elite Insurance Solutions of Franklin. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed in a release. With the deal, Elite Insurance Solutions will operate as OneDigital. Founded in 2008 by Mike Stansbury and Randy Hulett, Elite is...
Industrial Board Denies PILOT Application
Cookeville’s Industrial Development Board denied a healthcare company’s request for a tax incentive during its quarterly meeting Wednesday. Chairperson Bob Bell said the board denied the application because the company did not meet the eligibility requirements for the incentive. “I imagine that one is, would not reapply because...
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