BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A southern Illinois district judge sentenced an Arkansas man to 30 years in prison for trafficking about 40 pounds of methamphetamine through the Metro East St. Louis region. Christopher Palmer, 40, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on June 29, 2023, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with inten  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: A southern Illinois district judge sentenced an Arkansas man to 30 years in prison for trafficking about 40 pounds of methamphetamine through the Metro East St. Louis region. Christopher Palmer, 40, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on June 29, 2023, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute meth, one count   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $1,008,166.60 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to protect 58.58 acres, including four battlefields in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. "We are proud to help state and local organizations preserve the irreplaceable historic and cultural resources in t  more

LOVELAND, Colorado, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract for the construction of water treatment and connection facilities for the Arkansas Valley Conduit Project to Thalle Construction for $28,710,676. This contract, partially funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funds construction of a backflow preventor connecting the main trunkline to Pueblo Water's sys  more