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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President Trump and the GOP are hoping that sending troops to US cities will be a winning strategy for the midterm elections.
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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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