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State nears ban on texting while driving

    Legislation to ban text messaging while driving as well as all cell phone use by minors while driving approaches a realization for Kentucky drivers.     House Bill 43 passed through the House Transportation Committee Tuesday with a vote of 18-7, and now moves to the full house.     Sgt. Tracy Guge of the Murray Police Dept. said although the law has not fully passed, she has already heard about it. Full story

The Jungle Book

Actors go wild in new show

    The Murray State theater department brings out its wild side as it perform Vera Morris’ “The Jungle Book” next week at Lovett Auditorium.     The story tells the tale of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves and reliant on his friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther to teach him the ways of the jungle.     Mowgli must stop Shere Khan, a tiger who vows to destroy him, from taking over the jungle. Full story

Racer men continue to soar

    The men’s basketball team continued their winning streak Thursday with a 76-54 win against Tennessee State.     The Racers let TSU know who they were dealing with early in the game with a 7-0 lead just over two minutes into the half.             From there the Racers maintained control, keeping the Tigers scoreless for the first three minutes of the half. The Tigers did not threaten the Racers lead until only 11 minutes remained in the half. Full story

January 22nd Video Preview

Elizabeth and Laura give us the preview this week, including drug related incidents, rapping athletes, and even Haiti-Hoaxes.  Full story