OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Johana Madrid, 29, of Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for her involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Madrid to 150 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from prison, she w  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Daisy Flores, 22, of Fresno, California was sentenced on January 3, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Flores to 121 months imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her re  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA identifies 2 willful, 11 serious violations; proposes $274K in penalties * * * A federal investigation into how an employee suffered a serious hand injury at an Omaha beef processing plant in June 2023 identified more than a dozen willful and serious violations related to the company's failures to protect its workers from numerous safety and health  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on an order (Docket No. EC16-77-003) involving BlackRock Inc.: * * * I concur with this rejection of the December 6, 2023 motion filed by the Attorneys General for the states of Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, T  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Whether it's a no-notice gate closure, weather delay or an on base emergency, AtHoc is the quickest way to be notified. AtHoc is an interactive warning system that allows base leadership to inform base personnel of urgent information at a moment's notice. "The next time you're logged onto a government computer, I strongly encourage you to click the AtHoc icon and access the self  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OMAHA, Neb. - Steven T. Bell was named Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division and began his time as the fourth director of the five-state territory, overseeing 11 offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and eight counties along the western border of Wisconsin and Il  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Steven T. Bell was named Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division and began his time as the fourth director of the five-state territory, overseeing 11 offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and eight counties along the western border of Wisconsin and Illinois on January 1. Bell w  more