Jacob McCleland
Jacob spearheads KRCU’s local news effort. His reporting has been heard on NPR’ Morning Edition and All Things Considered, PRI’s The World, and Harvest Public Media. In addition to reporting, Jacob directs KRCU’s team of student reporters and producers.
Jacob graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2000 with degrees in Anthropology and Spanish. He spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama where he worked on sustainable agriculture projects and hosted a weekly agriculture radio program.
-
Clay Waller pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife, Jacque Waller, in Cape Girardeau Court on Thursday, bringing a bittersweet end to one of the most…
-
Jason Smith and Steve Hodges are sprinting to the finish line of a relatively short campaign for Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District. A special…
-
With only a week to go before next Tuesday's special election, candidates for the 8th District Congressional seat debated again last night in Cape…
-
The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a Missouri case that police cannot take a blood test from a drunk driving suspect without a warrant…
-
Southeast Missouri State University Provost Dr. Ron Rosati was one of at least five Cape Girardeau-area runners who raced in Monday’s Boston Marathon.…
-
The manhunt is over in southern Missouri for three prisoners who escaped from the Butler County Jail shortly before midnight Monday night. Authorities say…
-
Republicans in southeastern Missouri have selected their nominee to try and replace Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson. Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Jason…
-
Southeast Missouri Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday to Governor Jay Nixon and US House speaker John Boehner.The…
-
Twelve GOP candidates hope to replace southeast Missouri Congressman Jo Ann Emerson in the U.S. House of Representatives. The candidates took part in a…
-
The Army Corps of Engineers is working hard to deepen the Mississippi River's shipping channel. With water levels forecast to remain high enough only through January to float loaded barges, some say the only way to keep the river open next month will be to release water from the Missouri River.