OMAHA, Nebraska, May 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment to evaluate the impacts of the Bowman-Haley Dam and Reservoir Project Water Control Manual and Water Control Plan Update for Bowman County, North Dakota. The draft Environmental Assessment evaluates two alternatives, the No Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative which consists of updating the Water Con  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 26, 2023, entitled "Nebraska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2023": * * * Nebraska had 56,000 job openings in March 2023, compared to 64,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Nebraska was 5.1 per  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1090) on May 25, 2023, entitled "Productivity by State - 2022": * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector declined in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in 43 states and the District. Hours worked increased in 48 states and the District, and declined in Minnesota and Nebra  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Christopher Lee Perez, 36, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a term of 13 years' imprisonment following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance cont  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Amy Henner, 45, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 23, 2023, by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a term of 66 months' imprisonment following her conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. After she completes her prison sentence, Henner will also ser  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, May 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: On May 17th, Maj Gen Park Hu Soung, the director of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) directorate, and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Sofge, Combined Forces Command Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Planning and Policy, met with U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). The generals continued their   more