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Iran conflict fuels gas price spike, forcing SEMO students to work more, carpool and use shuttles as rising fuel and transport costs squeeze student budgets.

ATXI will construct, operate and maintain the new transmission line, which is expected to improve energy reliability in local communities.

MSHSAA’s Girls Volleyball State Championships are taking place this weekend from Nov. 4 through Nov. 6 at Cape Girardeau’s Show-Me-Center. While the event has been held at the Show-Me-Center for the last few years, this is the first time it's been here since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Through Election Day November 2, Cape Girardeau community members will vote to decide whether to keep services funded by paying the same amount of tax…

Codefi is hosting their annual 1ST50K Startup Competition this August, and recently announced their list of finalists, which includes innovations in…

Collaborative entrepreneurial workspace in Downtown Cape, Codefi, has selected its finalists for their 1ST50K Startup Competition. Finalists were selected…

At the July 6th city council meeting, council board members examined and concluded that the City of Cape Girardeau’s TIF redevelopment project was making…

With the damage done to the economy, small businesses face their own unique pressure, given the concern for safety and in-person shopping. KRCU’s Clayton…

For more than 100 years, women have been fighting to end the pay gap between men and women in the workplace. Women still have a long way to, according to…

Half the people in Illinois are eager to move to another state, according to a new Gallup poll. The Land of Lincoln has the highest rate of discontentment…