This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Nutt named new SEMO men's coach

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team played this season under an interim head coach after the firing of Scott Edgar in the fall. But next year that shouldn't be the case, as the university has now hired a new head coach.The school made it official that Dickey Nutt is the new head coach, confirming what we reported yesterday on seMissourian.com. We'll have more details on the hiring soon.

Defense requests change of judge in Wilfong trial

A hearing scheduled today in the murder case against a Bollinger County teenager was postponed as the defense asked for a change of judge for the upcoming trial.Click here to learn more about the latest development in the case against 17-year-old John Wilfong.

House drops scholarship cut proposal

The Missouri budget process winds on, and Wednesday House budget writers backed off a plan to cut scholarships for academic merit and financial need.Click here to read the latest about the state budget process from the Associated Press.

Later today and Friday on seMissourian.com

Check back later for more on the Nutt hiring and the Wilfong case as well as a story on a nationwide crackdown against drunk driving that begins tonight.Come to seMissourian.com Friday morning for more on those stories plus a look at how the economy is affecting financial aid applications.

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