Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how much, or when, those funds would be provided before the funding runs dry.
On this edition of the show, we get an update on the latest happenings at the University Police Department with Chief of Police Dr. Rich Flotron; Dr. Steven Hoffman stops by with information about SEMO's Historic Preservation Program and we meet Mardi Fievet and Claire Ward, two members of the Redhawks Equestrian Team.
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The Southeast Missouri soccer team had two athletes named to All-OVC teams for the 2025 season, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski about the possible loss of SNAP benefits due to the shutdown.
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Driving through barricades and burned banks in Douala: Cameroon's disputed election sparks a showdown with its young generation.
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Public health leaders and researchers are kicking off a meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to counter what they see as dangerous ideas coming from the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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A federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to consider whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits -- even though millions of people will be without aid starting tomorrow.
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President Trump has spent nearly two weeks outside of Washington, D.C., since the shutdown began on Oct. 1
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Snocaps, the new band of Katie and Allison Crutchfield, released a surprise album today. The sisters, who have been making music together for more than two decades, sound better than ever.
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NPR's Mia Venkat explains to All Things Considered host Scott Detrow who the internet has been obsessed with this week.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', choreographer Kelsi Seltenreich and assistant director Ruthie Elliot preview Working: The Musical. The production can be seen on October 30th at 7:30 pm in the Rust Flexible Theater at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. Additional shows are on Fri. Oct. 31st at 7:30 pm; Sat. Nov. 1st at 2 pm and 7:30 pm; and Sun. Nov. 2nd at 2 pm.
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