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Republicans maintained their stronghold across much of Southeast Missouri in Tuesday’s 2026 Midterm General Election. Meanwhile, Democrats are projected to take control of both the U.S. House and Senate after flipping key Republican-held seats in the 2026 midterms.

SEMO’s new “Fearlessly Forward” plan emphasizes three-year degrees, hands-on learning, workforce relevance, and student well-being, President Brad Hodson says.

With 13 active data center projects across Missouri, residents are questioning energy and water use as developers also eye Southeast Missouri land.

A juvenile was killed, and three adults were injured in an early Sunday shooting in downtown Cape Girardeau; two injured adults were SEMO international students, officials said.

On the morning of Aug. 26, rural villages in Nepal were destroyed by a devastating flood that stormed down from the Himalayan Mountains. Remote villages were destroyed, and thousands of people were killed or are still missing in both China and Nepal. As of Sept. 11, 1,369 people were confirmed dead, while 5,132 were reported missing, according to NepalDisaster.com.

From Missouri's first suffrage group to today's activists and candidates, Southeast Missouri women across parties are shaping politics while confronting underrepresentation and challenges.

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.

Online threat forces SEMO's Kent Library evacuation; all clear issued as similar bomb threats target university libraries nationwide.

SEMO’s STEM college is celebrating Space Week Nov. 3-7 with lectures, trivia, and stargazing events, offering students opportunities to explore astronomy and learn about the universe.

Canvas and other major platforms are back online after a 16-hour AWS outage that disrupted universities, businesses, and airlines worldwide.