Episodes

  • Congressional candidates connect with voters at Cape Girardeau community meet-and-greet

    Congressional candidates connect with voters at Cape Girardeau community meet-and-greet
    May 6 2026
    At a Cape Girardeau meet-and-greet, Missouri 8th District and statehouse candidates met voters to discuss healthcare, education, affordability and choices on the ballot.
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    1 min
  • From SEMO Spotlight: Taylor Slavens shares Arrow memories and advice for incoming SEMO students

    From SEMO Spotlight: Taylor Slavens shares Arrow memories and advice for incoming SEMO students
    May 6 2026
    An episode of SEMO Spotlight by the KRCU radio station talks with multimedia journalism grad and Arrow leader Taylor Slavens about newsroom memories, website revamps, awards and her advice to students: “Do it and do it scared.”
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    7 mins
  • Brian Donavant shares what first 90-Credit Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at SEMO means for students

    Brian Donavant shares what first 90-Credit Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at SEMO means for students
    May 4 2026
    In this Episode of SEMO Spotlight from KRCU Public Radio, we speak with Brian Donavant, chair and professor for the college of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Sociology. We discuss the current degree option for criminal justice, and what the first 90 credit Bachelor in Science degree means for the students at SEMO.
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    7 mins
  • Arrow on the Air: Talbert Terrace, why 2016 is trending again, and Dan Presson's departure from City Council

    Arrow on the Air: Talbert Terrace, why 2016 is trending again, and Dan Presson's departure from City Council
    May 3 2026
    SEMO to develop new Talbert Terrace
    Southeast Missouri State will transform the Kent Library plaza into donor-funded Talbert Terrace, a new campus gathering space with improved ADA access, set for 2026 construction.

    Why 2016 is trending again
    From Tumblr edits to Starbucks Pink Drinks, Gen Z is reviving 2016's casual, communal internet era and reshaping today's online culture.

    Dan Presson's departure from City Council
    After eight years on Cape Girardeau’s City Council, SEMO staffer Dan Presson terms out, raising uncertainty over how successor Dwayne Schaaf will sustain ties between city hall and SEMO students.
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    6 mins
  • Fidel Atuo, Ph.D. clues in how birds reveal the health of Southeast Missouri’s changing wetlands

    Fidel Atuo, Ph.D. clues in how birds reveal the health of Southeast Missouri’s changing wetlands
    Apr 27 2026
    How bird declines in Southeast Missouri—from Mississippi kites to birds in recovering wetlands—are revealing ecosystem health in new conservation research from SEMO’s Fidel Auto.
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    4 mins
  • Arrow on the Air: Congressional candidates, new 90-hour criminal justice degree and Artemis II

    Arrow on the Air: Congressional candidates, new 90-hour criminal justice degree and Artemis II
    Apr 26 2026
    District 8 Congressional Candidates
    Several candidates are running for Missouri’s 8th congressional district. Incumbent Jason Smith faces a Republican challenger and multiple Democratic candidates, with the primary on August 4 and the general election on November 3.

    New 90-credit hour degree in Criminal Justice
    SEMO will launch a new 90-credit-hour criminal justice degree in fall 2026, allowing students to graduate about a year earlier and save on tuition. Officials say the program will still provide strong career preparation while making the degree faster and more affordable.

    Artemis II splashdown
    NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully splashed down on April 10 after sending four astronauts around the moon on a 695,000-mile journey aboard the Orion spacecraft. The mission tested key systems needed for future deep-space travel and is a major step toward returning humans to the moon and eventually reaching Mars.
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    5 mins
  • Cape Girardeau youth complex brings jobs, tourism and fewer rainouts

    Cape Girardeau youth complex brings jobs, tourism and fewer rainouts
    Apr 23 2026
    Cape Girardeau’s new $5M turf youth sports complex promises fewer rainouts, more student jobs and a boost to regional sports tourism.
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    1 min
  • District 8 congressional candidates offer alternative to incumbent Jason Smith

    District 8 congressional candidates offer alternative to incumbent Jason Smith
    Apr 21 2026
    As Rep. Jason Smith campaigns for reelection in Missouri’s extremely conservative 8th District, GOP, Democratic and Libertarian rivals press alternatives on debt, education and local funding.
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    2 mins