We recently spoke with Dr. Courtney Kisat, organizer of the First Annual Folk Fest of Cape Girardeau, about the upcoming event. Folk Fest kicks off Friday, June 6, at Ebb and Flow Fermentations and continues Saturday, June 7, at Port Cape. This free public event is brought to you by Southeast Missouri State University, the Center for Regional History, and MOCHE (Missouri Council for History Education). Folk Fest features historic talks and live acoustic musical performances by Jason Heeter, Steve Schaffner, the Jumper Cables, Snowbird Street Band, and Swamp Boys. All events are free and open to all ages.

We recently spoke with Dr. Courtney Kisat, organizer of the First Annual Folk Fest of Cape Girardeau, about the upcoming event. Folk Fest kicks off Friday, June 6, at Ebb and Flow Fermentations and continues Saturday, June 7, at Port Cape. This free public event is brought to you by Southeast Missouri State University, the Center for Regional History, and MOCHE (Missouri Council for History Education). Folk Fest features historic talks and live acoustic musical performances by Jason Heeter, Steve Schaffner, the Jumper Cables, Snowbird Street Band, and Swamp Boys. All events are free and open to all ages.

Contractors have officially broken ground on a new affordable tiny-home community in Branson, where more than one in five residents live below the poverty line.

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Preliminary damage assessments will stretch into next week, giving Gov. Mike Kehoe key data for a major disaster declaration request.

Talk in Washington, D.C., about scrapping the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles isn’t going over well with current EV owners – and it could make future EV buyers think twice, in Missouri and across the country.

During a public ceremony in Jefferson City, the former U.S. senator and governor was honored for his accomplishments and for not seeing political parties as a barrier for progress.

Arrow reporter Ariangelis Ortiz discusses the leading story on SEMO public transportation. Southeast Missouri State University’s shuttle system will shift to Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority on July 1, promising expanded routes, improved safety, and a new real-time tracking app for students.

With a third of Missourians living in rural areas, state leaders are joining a national push against federal proposals seen as harmful to rural communities. Over 50 groups recently gathered in Iowa for the Rural Policy Action Summit.

Evidenced by a new Economic Impact Study presented to the SEMO Board of Governors by international labor market analytics firm Lightcast, Southeast Missouri State University makes a profound and far-reaching contribution to Missouri’s economy. The report reveals that SEMO contributed a staggering $1.4 billion to the state’s economy in fiscal year 2023-24, equivalent to supporting 14,725 jobs across Missouri and providing a substantial return for the students and taxpayers who invest in the University.