OMAHA, Nebraska, June 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District are seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of the proposed Platte-Winner Bridge replacement project located in Gregory and Charles Mix Counties on South Dakota Highway 44. The study is being held to address t  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing over $15 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the first and third application windows, benefiting approximately 35,000 students across the c  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, June 1 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Capt. Emily Seaton, 20th Air Force In April 2023, U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois "Huey" crews from the 37th and 40th Helicopter Squadrons flew from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, respectively, to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, to support U.S. Strategic Command exercise Global Thunder 2023. The three sorties executed during the exercise included transporting USSTRATCOM le  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: In April 2023, U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois "Huey" crews from the 37th and 40th Helicopter Squadrons flew from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, respectively, to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, to support U.S. Strategic Command exercise Global Thunder 2023. The three sorties executed during the exercise included transporting USSTRATCOM leaders and landing near the headq  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jason Smith, 48, of Victorville, California, was today by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a term of 132 months' imprisonment following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. After he completes his prison sentence, Smith will also serve fi  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Nicolas A. Decosta, 27, of California, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiring to distribute pharmaceutical controlled substances. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Decosta to imprisonment for 78 months. Upon release from prison, Decosta will be   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that William Eugen Packer, 47, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Packer to 151 month  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Karina Rae Dieter, 51, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for her participation in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Dieter to 120 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After he  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Zachary Wichmann, 27, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Wichmann to 57 months' imprisonment on the  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing Public Affairs Team Offutt members gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Installation Control Center and Air Combat Command's sole nuclear command and control watch floor May 23, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base. The plan to rebuild the facility began in 2014, however, it was accelerated after the 2019 flood which destroyed   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: A former bank branch manager in Kansas City, Mo., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for accepting Kansas City Chiefs playoffs tickets and a new Chevrolet Tahoe in exchange for facilitating a $12.4 million Covid fraud scheme by a Jefferson City, Mo., business owner, as well as a separate fraud scheme to receive unemployment benefits.   more