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Hear featured reports on events and issues affecting the Four Rivers Region. Produced by the WKMS News Team.
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MSU President Dr. Randy Dunn on Likelihood of a State Funding Increase to State Universities
Kentucky's Council on Post Secondary Education wants a 10% increase ...
Kentucky's Council on Post Secondary Education wants a 10% increase in state funding included in the next biannual budget. Today Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn fills us in on his thoughts on the Council's request, and why he thinks
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McCracken 5th Grader Celebrates Veterans Day Through Essay
Essay contests have been a way for school children to ...
Essay contests have been a way for school children to commemorate Veterans Day over the years. This year in Paducah a committee read through more than 800 essays from kindergarteners through twelfth graders. Hear an interview with 5th Grader Austin
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Retired U.S. Naval Officer Reflects on Being a Veteran
Poplar Bluff, MO native Wayne Hagan received his commission from ...
Poplar Bluff, MO native Wayne Hagan received his commission from the U.S. Navy in 1958. By 1969, he was serving as Executive Officer aboard the USS Hawkins, a destroyer deployed off the coast of Vietnam, where his ship provided fire support for U.S.
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Frankfort's Political Outlook
It's an ancient tradition. An election immediately sparks speculation on ...
It's an ancient tradition. An election immediately sparks speculation on the political future of losers and winners. Even as the final votes were counted, pundits wondered about the Governor's next step. Will he run for U-S Senate? And what
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Ecclesiaudio Comes to Murray
A creation of Nashvillian John Jones, an Ecclesiaudio program, called ...
A creation of Nashvillian John Jones, an Ecclesiaudio program, called Sounds for Sacred Spaces, involved west Kentucky musicians in Paducah this summer and tonight, in Murray at the First Presbyterian Church at 1601 Main.
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Dave Adkisson talks Kentucky Chamber agenda
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson laid out the ...
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson laid out the state Chamber's legislative agenda for the Murray Calloway County Chamber Breakfast on Election Day.
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Civil War Dispatch - Civility Between Sides
This week on the Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, as we ...
This week on the Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, as we know, Federals and Confederates were implacable foes during the conflict. But they did deal with each other off the battlefield from time to time, and did so with civility. They even occasionally
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Roots 2: A Conversation with Ted Belue
This Tuesday evening, the Murray State Department of History is ...
This Tuesday evening, the Murray State Department of History is putting on its second annual Roots Music' concert. The concert is organized in large part by Senior Lecturer Ted Belue. Gary Pitts sits down with him to find out what roots music
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Orpheus in the Underworld comes to MSU
The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice tells the story ...
The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice tells the story of Hades' plot to steal Eurydice away from her new husband Orpheus.
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Conversation with MSU Head Basketball Coach Steve Prohm
The Murray State University basketball team comes into this season ...
The Murray State University basketball team comes into this season as the two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference Champions.