LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * After filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 22 other state attorneys general in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting West Virginia's abortion prohibition, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Two years ago, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and returned the authority to regulate or prohibit abo  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 4 is announcing the 2024 Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Program. EPA Region 4 encourages Tribal, nonprofit and for-profit organizations that have adopted innovative P2 practices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Tribal lands within the boundaries of Region 4 to apply. "EPA's  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: FBI Louisville Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury is proud to announce the selection of YMCA of Greater Louisville Black Achievers as the Louisville Field Office's recipient of the 2023 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA). Senior Director for Youth Development and YMCA Black Achievers Director, DeVonne Sorel, will join DCLA award recipients from across the country in Washington, D.C., on   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00031) on April 17, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation For Annual Review Of Its MRSM Charge For Calendar Year 2023 COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORPORATION Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an electronic version of the fol  more

PADUCAH, Kentucky, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A Murray, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 5 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erek G. Davodowich of the DEA Louisville Field Division, Commissioner Phillip Burnett,   more

PADUCAH, Kentucky, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: Two western Kentucky men were sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking yesterday. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erek G. Davodowich of the DEA Louisville Field Division, Sheriff Ryan Norman of the McCracken County Sheriff's Office, and Sheriff Matt Hillbrecht of the Marshal  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: NASA announced the winners on Wednesday of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students about the power of radioisotopes for space exploration. The competition asked students to learn about NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), "nuclear batteries" the agency uses to explore some of the most extreme destinations in the solar system and beyond. In 25  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce the expansion of the NSF Convergence Accelerator to 10 regions to enhance national and regional competitiveness in research, innovation and workforce development. These 10 regional Convergence Accelerators will promote convergence research and innovation by connecting researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from various domains and   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. View the St. Louis Fed's most recent Beige Book  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 17, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) modify existing regulations in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These regulations consider "disparate impacts" to forward race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. "Federal agencies continue to pursue rules that treat  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned a superseding indictment today charging two men from Kentucky and Indiana with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, among other charges, related to their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Dan Edwin Wilson, 48, of Louisville, Kentucky, and David Scott Kuntz, 53, of Elizabeth, Indiana, are charged   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $752,000 grant to Community at the Core, Inc. in Debord, Kentucky, to support growth of the agriculture production sector. This grant will support the procurement of production equipment at a new apple sorting facility. This EDA investment will be matche  more