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07/12/2025

Cape Girardeau voters will head to the polls on August 5th, 2025, to decide on a key issue—whether to allow higher water rate increases to help fund improvements to the city’s water system. Right now, the City Charter caps water, sewer, and solid waste fee hikes at 5 percent per year. That’s under Section 6.13, known as the Fee Limitation. But city officials say that limit just isn’t cutting it. They argue it’s not enough to cover the costs of maintaining and upgrading the water system, especially when it comes to keeping up with demand and ensuring quality. Find out more about the ballot item and what it means here: https://www.krcu.org/news/2025-07-10/august-5th-ballot-could-shape-future-of-city-of-cape-girardeaus-water-infrastructure

07/11/2025

Residents in Cape Girardeau County are gathering signatures to place a senior tax credit measure on an upcoming ballot. The effort follows the Missouri Legislature’s passage of the “Homestead Property Tax Credit,” which allows counties to freeze property tax rates for residents age 62 and older. To get the measure on the ballot, local residents must first submit a petition with enough valid signatures. Learn more at https://www.krcu.org/news/2025-07-10/residents-seek-upcoming-ballot-spot-for-senior-property-tax-freeze-in-cape-county

07/11/2025

Southeast Missouri Head Men's Basketball Coach Brad Korn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season. Korn's new contract, which was finalized in April, will run through April 30, 2030. Local support for the “Two-Minute Drill”,is provided by Saint Francis Healthcare System.

Southeast Missouri Head Men's Basketball Coach Brad Korn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season.

07/10/2025

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Dr. Frank Nawrot and his student, Adam Birk. Dr. Nawrot discussed the Music Creation Technology Program at SEMO. Student Adam Birk is in the program and releases a recording of a piano composition he created in collaboration with students from the SEMO Theatre and Dance Department on July 11th. Learn more about the story at krcu.org and subscribe to 'KRCU's Exposition: An Arts + Culture Podcast' wherever you find your podcasts.

In this Episode, we speak with Dr. Frank Nawrot and his student, Adam Birk. Dr. Nawrot discussed the Music Creation Technology Program at Southeast Missouri State University, utilizing the program, and student Adam Birk will release a recording of a piano composition he created in collaboration with...

07/10/2025

Heavy rains fell in late spring and early summer of 1814 in the eastern part of Missouri Territory. Although no records of rainfall amounts survive for outlying areas, 18 inches fell at St. Louis during May-June, flooding the lower Missouri and the Mississippi. The village of St. Michael, in present-day Madison County, lay in a grant between Saline Creek and Village, or Castor, Creek north of present-day Fredericktown. From the beginning of the village, spring floods swelled Saline and Village creeks and inundated lower portions of the town.

Heavy rains fell in late spring and early summer of 1814 in the eastern part of Missouri Territory.

07/10/2025

Shoppers love the bargains they can snag during Amazon Prime Day (July 8-11, 2025), and other major retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Kohl’s are offering mid-summer savings around the same time. During major sales, it’s a good idea to brush up on avoiding common scams. Local support for "Consumer Handbook" is provided by John Spear - Realtor.

Shoppers love the bargains they can snag during big summer sales, but it's a good idea to brush up on common scams.

07/10/2025

As the temperatures rise and the sun’s rays intensify, it’s important to be aware that certain medications can make you more vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat and UV light. Local support for "To Your Health" is provided by EBO MD.

As the temperatures rise and the sun’s rays intensify, it’s important to be aware that certain medications can make you more vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat and UV light.

07/09/2025

Drumroll, please! We surpassed our spring fundraising goal of $57,000 with a grand total of $58,743. A big THANK YOU to everyone who donated. We celebrate you today and your support for KRCU and public radio in Southeast Missouri. Thank you.

07/09/2025

This week, Betty reviews Liz Moore’s novel "The God of the Woods." As the book jacket says, this “multithreaded story is a story of inheritance and second chances, the tensions between a family and a community, and a history that will not let any of them go.”
If you’re looking for a well-written mystery with fleshed out characters -- this may be your next must read. Local support for "Martin's Must Reads" is provided by Sikeston Public Library.

“Louise. August 1975. The bed is empty. Louise, the counselor— twenty-three, short-limbed, rasp-voiced, jolly—stands barefoot on the warm rough planks of the cabin."

07/08/2025

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

07/07/2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a *Flash Flood Warning* for Southern Madison County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 2:49 PM, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Marquand, Buckhorn and S**o.

1:22 pm- Scattered thunderstorms are developing across parts of SEMO, southern Illinois and southwest Indiana. Locally heavy rain can be expected with these storms. The strongest may briefly become severe capable of wind gusts to 60 mph.

07/07/2025

Discover Nature this week with Missouri’s wildlife survival skills. Life among nature’s creatures is not all sweetness and delight. There are conflicts in the wild over food, nest sites and mates. And these conflicts can result in life or death.

Discover Nature this week with Missouri’s wildlife survival skills. Life among nature’s creatures is not all sweetness and delight. There are conflicts in the wild over food, nest sites and mates.…