ICE vehicles, pictured here in front of the U.S. Capitol. Kentucky Representatives have presented a bill that would require law enforcement to work with ICE in a task force model program. Kentucky House Bill 47 was introduced in January with…
270 Stories is a digital news site dedicated to covering issues affecting far western Kentucky. Students enrolled in the JMC 597 Collaborative Journalism Capstone class produce digital, audio, video and multimedia content for the news site. Students have covered the…
Cars, they’re how so many of us get around today. What about everyone else? How do students who aren’t local get around without a car of their own in a town that doesn’t really have public transportation? Well in this…
When an EF-4 tornado struck Mayfield last December, local and national media alike raced to document the damage. The minds behind Graves County Television — the student-led video production outfit at Graves County High School more commonly known as GCTV…
Emery Wainscottewainscott@murraystate.edu Cardinal red, golden yellow and hot pink flashed across the football field as the Mayfield High School Marching Band played its 2022 show. Panels showing different phases of the sky—whether that’s night or day, cloudy or clear, deep…
270 Stories webmaster Gage Simpson didn’t realize the night of Dec. 10, 2021 that his capstone journalism project would focus on the recovery from the EF-4 tornado that ripped through far western Kentucky. He did what any journalist would do.…
If Shirley Stamper rebuilds her home, she’ll be sure to include a storm shelter. Dec 10, 2021 — Mayfield is in the bullseye, the station says. Stamper, 83, heads towards her closet upon hearing she is in the direct path…
On Dec. 10, 2021 an EF4 tornado roared through northwest Tennessee and far western Kentucky. The fall 2022 JMC 597 Collaborative Journalism Capstone is working as 270 Stories to shed light on the recovery efforts in Mayfield, Kentucky. Emery Wainscott,…
