The Census Bureau recently released the raw numbers for the 2020 count. Among other things, the data is used to determine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and determine how billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed. Accordi

Going Public: SEMO Athletics Wins First-Ever OVC Commissioner's Cup

Jun 4th, 2021 20m 35s

On this episode of Going Public, we spoke with Athletic Director Brady Brady about SEMO Athletics winning its first-ever OVC Commissioner's Cup. He also discusses future plans for the Redhawks and how the university's student-athletes have been

Going Public: Local Non-Profit Working to Revitalize Cape's Broadway Theatre

May 28th, 2021 16m 47s

Woods : This is Going Public . I'm Dan woods. We're talking today with Suzanne Hightower. She's president of the Cape Broadway Theatre. It's a nonprofit, here in Cape Girardeau. Suzanne, welcome to the program. Hightower : Thank you. I'm glad t

Going Public: Exhibit Highlights Ste. Genevieve Militia's Ties to 1780 Battle at St. Louis Fort

May 26th, 2021 10m 44s

Woods : We're talking today with Robbie Pratte. He is Director of Museum Operations at the Center for French Colonial Life in Ste. Genevieve. He's here to tell us about their new exhibit titled "Saving St. Louis: The Ste. Genevieve Militia and

Going Public: SoutheastHEALTH CEO Discusses $125 million Dollar Expansion

May 21st, 2021 10m 3s

SoutheastHEALTH recently announced plans for a major expansion at its west campus located on South Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. Dan Woods spoke with SoutheastHEALTH CEO Ken Bateman to learn more about the expansion. Woods : Tell us abou

Going Public: Southeast Students New Limited Green Hawk Sauce

May 17th, 2021 9m 36s

Southeast Missouri State University’s hospitality management program has produced a new green Hawk Sauce that is now available. It’s a follow-up to their red Hawk Sauce that was created in the Spring 2019 semester. I spoke with Dr. Quantella No

Going Public: An Update on Happenings in Downtown Cape

May 14th, 2021 11m 33s

From construction, events and new business openings, there is a lot going on in Downtown Cape Girardeau. We spoke with Old Town Cape Executive Director Liz Haynes for an update. Some highlights include: - The outdoor concert series "Tunes at Tw

Going Public: What You Can Find In the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center

May 7th, 2021 20m 28s

If you’ve ever been doing research and needed to find some old documents (old tax records or school records, for example), chances are you make a visit to the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center in Jackson. The center houses documents from eve

Going Public: Southeast Awarded Military Friendly Top 10 School

May 5th, 2021 6m 9s

Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded as a 2021-2022 Military Friendly Top 10 School and received a gold designation. It recognizes the university’s commitment to increase and improve policies and procedures that benefit vete

Going Public (Midweek): Alyssa Phares With Visit Cape Discusses May 1st Events

Apr 28th, 2021 4m 58s

Alyssa Phares, with Visit Cape , spoke with KRCU Public Radio about two events which will be held in Downtown Cape , on Sat. May 1st. The first, and inaugural event is the Muddy River Marathon, which begins with the first group of runners at 7

Going Public: Brandon Hahs Discusses Inaugural "Muddy River Marathon" In Cape Girardeau

Apr 26th, 2021 10m 29s

This week on Going Public , we spoke with Brandon Hahs, who is the co-director of the Muddy River Marathon , along with Bryan Kelpe. 2021 is the inaugural year for the Muddy River Marathon , which will take place Sat. May 1. At the time of the

Going Public: Dr. Melissa Stickel, Exec. Dir. Of Community Partnership Of SE Missouri

Apr 26th, 2021 12m 40s

This past weekend on Going Public, we spoke with Dr. Melissa Stickel, Executive Director of the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri. Among many topics, we discussed the projects in the works at the organization, including the renovation

Cape Girardeau Announces New Incoming City Manager: Dr. Kenneth Haskin

Apr 23rd, 2021 1m 39s

Just after noon on Thurs. Apr. 22, in the City Council Chambers, the City of Cape Girardeau officially announced the new incoming Cape Girardeau city manager, after a nationwide search. Cape Girardeau's mayor, Bob Fox, introduced Dr. Kenneth Ha

Going Public: SEMO Professor and Her Students Continue Their Work to Identify Human Remains

Apr 17th, 2021 19m 10s

And now an update on a story we brought to you late last year. Dr. Jen Bengtson joined us to give us details on a cold case that she and her students in the Department of History and Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University were work

Going Public: World Premiere of Stephen Schwartz Musical Comes to River Campus

Apr 10th, 2021 11m 43s

Southeast’s Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance was recently the site for the world premiere of “Unlimited: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz.” To learn more, we spoke with Kitt Lavoie, assistant professor of theatre

Going Public: SEMO Student Composes Music Based on Stock Market Data

Apr 10th, 2021 9m 30s

Can stock market data be considered music? Investors, stockbrokers and others in the financial industry might think so. Most others would probably say no. Landon Schnurbusch, a senior planning to graduate in May 2021 from Southeast Missouri Sta

Going Public: SEMO's Small Business Development Center Supports Area Businesses

Apr 5th, 2021 7m 21s

Southeast Missouri State University's Small Business Development Center develops and implements programs to support entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Southeast Missouri region. To learn more about the center and their services we spoke

Going Public: Missouri's Workforce Incentive Grant

Apr 2nd, 2021 7m 35s

The FastTrack Workforce Incentive Grant is designed for adults who are entering college for the first time or who have some college credit. There are requirements to to receive the grant. It can be used to pursue a certificate, degree, or indus

Going Public: Power of Women Digital Summit

Apr 2nd, 2021 13m 27s

Southeast Missouri State University will once again hold it’s Power of Women event – but this year it will be a digital submit because of the pandemic. The half-day professional development and networking conference will be held on Wednesday, A

Going Public: Southeast's Center for Speech and Hearing Serves the Region

Mar 23rd, 2021 8m 24s

Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Speech and Hearing provides comprehensive diagnostic and intervention services for communication disorders for all ages and their services are available to general public. To learn more about the

Going Public: "English with Val and Kate"

Mar 22nd, 2021 12m 26s

We spoke with Dr. Kate Stepaniuc, Assistant Professor of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University. She stopped by to tell us about her book "English with Val and Kate" and how it is helping people learn English as a second language. Le

Going Public: A Conversation with Southeast Provost Mike Godard

Mar 15th, 2021 20m 28s

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, we sat down with Southeast Provost Mike Godard. Dr. Godard updated us on happenings in Academic Affairs -- including the new Professional Pilot program, recent cyber defense success, the plan for pre-pandemic guidel

Going Public: Telling the Stories of "Humans of Cape"

Mar 5th, 2021 21m 30s

We recently spoke with Darren Burgfeld. He is “Chief Human” with Humans of Cape . The project shares first-person stories along with photography showcasing people throughout the Cape Girardeau area and in Southeast Missouri. Darren tells us how

Going Public: Public Comment Period Open for Regional Transportation Plan

Mar 1st, 2021 20m 24s

The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) has released the 2021 – 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for public comment. The MTP is a long-range multimodal transportation plan which will serve to guide regional investmen

Going Public: Sgt. Joey Hann discusses 2020's impact on local law enforcement

Feb 17th, 2021 10m 7s

Last year has been described as a time of racial reckoning for police departments across the country and the communities they serve. KRCU’s Clayton Hester spoke to Sgt. Joey Hann of the Cape Girardeau police department about the relationship be