WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on April 2, 2024: * * * Their research will contribute data to the Molecular Observation Network * * * The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) has selected projects from seven scientists to participate in the spring sampling season for the Molecular Observation Network (MONet). The projects represent a total of 45 soil core samples that wil  more

HENDERSON, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will be providing medical, dental, optical and veterinary care to residents in Western Kentucky this summer through an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission. "DRA is proud of our ongoing partnership with the Department of Defense, as we work together to connect those living within our Delta comm  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Blake Hankins, vice president and chief procurement officer for Hankins Inc. in Ripley, Miss., has been named to the Agribusiness Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils in 2006, each designed to provide important feedback about economic conditions in key Eighth District industry sectors. The memb  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, spoke during the 2024 Logistics Officers Association Symposium as a keynote speaker Thursday morning. During his speech, Minihan delivered the state of air mobility and the importance of interoperability with the larger logistics enterprise. "We're here to put a joint and coalition team in a position of advantage so they can be lethal," said   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: In an effort to protect Missouri consumers, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and a coalition of seven other attorneys general filed a motion to ban John Caldwell Spiller II from engaging in all telephone-related services after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. "As Attorney General, I will enforce the laws as written, which includes holding accountable  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: The House wants Missouri to stop taking money from the children in its care without their knowledge, money that they could use for things like continuing education, buying a home, or otherwise bettering their lives. House Bill 2227 would end a practice legislators were "shocked" to learn the state has been engaged in, and one some called "egregious." Missouri has, for decades, taken benefits that are supposed   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of New Haven to evaluate the city's wastewater system. The grant offers funding to qualified communities to help cover engineering costs of evaluating water and wastewater system improvements. New Haven will use the grant to identify wastewater system improvements   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Alberto G. Musalem began his role as the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on Tuesday, April 2. In this role, he will represent the Eighth Federal Reserve District in national monetary policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and will lead the 1,500 employees of the St. Louis Fed. "I look forward to working with my colleagues of the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Rear. Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, hosted the annual awards ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29, recognizing the Instructors of the Year and finalists for the command's Sailor of the Year Program at NMFSC headquarters. The following Sailors were recognized: Command Career C  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The chair of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB or "the Board"), George A. Scott, announced today that Dr. Terry Patton has been reappointed to serve on the Board and Ms. Diane Dudley has been appointed to serve on the Board. Dr. Patton's second and final five-year term begins on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on June 30, 2029. Ms. Dudley's five-year te  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Tuesday sentenced a man who supplied the fentanyl that killed a 19-year-old in Jefferson County, Missouri to 22 years in prison. Judge Perry also ordered William Edward Martin, 23, to pay restitution to the victim's family for her funeral expenses. On June 23, 2022, Martin met the 19-year-old victim i  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who was caught after a police chase with a fully automatic Glock handgun and cocaine base to 10 years in prison. Anthony Wooten, 41, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty on Jan. 2, 2024, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and admitted being caught with the  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized 144 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside automobile wheels in his shed. Jorge A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 42, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 30, 2023, Rod  more