KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, man has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, Mo. Luis Gerardo Nieto-Acosta, 37, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge St  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news brief: The Department of Labor will host an information session in Overland Park, Kansas, on May 8, 2024, for current and former nuclear weapons workers and their families employed at covered facilities on the benefits available under the federal Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. "The Department of Labor encourages all current and former nuclear we  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Fort Rile  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 8 to January 16, 2024. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in the counties of in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Kansas following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of a severe winter storm that occurred Jan. 8 - 16, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essen  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A pair of Kansas brothers will serve time in prison for opening fire on law enforcement officers as the officers were investigating an earlier, related shooting. According to court documents, G'Ante Butler, 24, and Zarion Butler, 26, of Kansas City, Kansas, were both sentenced to 190 months' imprisonment. In December 2023, a federal jury found G'Ante Butler guilty of one  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, man has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, Mo. Luis Gerardo Nieto-Acosta, 37, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Jud  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 133,000 Kansas Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a mon  more