JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 4 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news on April 3, 2024: The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today voted W. Dustin Boatwright, Cape Girardeau, and Terry L. Ecker, Elmo, into the roles of commission chair and vice chair, respectively. Ecker previously served as commission chairman over the past year, with Boatwright as vice chair. Boatwright, an Independent, was appointed to the commission in September 2  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 32 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. * * * State Board of Pardons and Paroles Wayne Bennett served as the Sheriff of Glynn County from 1992 until his retirement in 2012. During his time in office, Bennett was confirmed by the U.S. Federal Court and Superior Cour  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 4 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on April 3, 2024: * * * 24-BTRE-658-COC Docket Type: COC - Certificate of Convenience Docket Description: Application for Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Assn. Inc. Date Filed: 04/03/2024 * * * 24-CONS-3274-CUNI Docket Type: CUNI - Unitization Docket Description: Application - Merit Energy Company, LLC Date Filed: 04/03/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/ks  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 3 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 24-DPAX-632-PEN) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Charter Communications Regarding Violations of the Kansas Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (KUUDPA) (K.S.A. 66-1801, et seq., and K.A.R. 82-14-1 through 82-14-5) and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties and/or Sanctions (K.S.A. 66-1,151). PENALTY ORDER The above-captioned matter comes before the  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 3 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 24-DPAX-638-PEN) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Consolidated Communications d/b/a Everfast Fiber Networks Regarding Violations of the Kansas Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (KUUDPA) (K.S.A. 66-1801, et seq., and K.A.R. 82-14-1 through 82-14-5) and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties and/or Sanctions (K.S.A. 66-1,151). PENALTY ORDER The abov  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 3 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 24-DPAX-631-PEN) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of FSG Electric, Regarding Violations of the Kansas Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (KUUDPA) (K.S.A. 66-1801, et seq., and K.A.R. 82-14-1 through 82-14-5), and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties and/or Sanctions (K.S.A. 66-1,151). PENALTY ORDER The above-captioned matter comes before the State C  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 3 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following penalty order (No. 24-DPAX-637-PEN) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Johnson County Wastewater Regarding Violations of the Kansas Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (KUUDPA) (K.S.A. 66-1801, et seq., and K.A.R. 82-14-1 through 82-14-5) and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties and/or Sanctions (K.S.A. 66-1,151). PENALTY ORDER The above-captioned matter comes before   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 4 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today announced that KMW, a precision manufacturer of agricultural front loaders, backhoes, and other attachments, will invest $105 million to construct a new North American headquarters and state-of-the-art production facility in Sterling. The venture will create 251 new jobs, resulting in a local workforce of 485. "There's no doubt - this investment will grow our ec  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs The 22nd Air Refueling Wing received its first sets of KC-46A Wing Air Refueling Pods (WARP), which will undergo extensive Initial Operational Testing and Evaluation (IOT&E), as well as increase the aircraft's air refueling capabilities for probe and drogue - equipped receivers. On March 5, 2  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2745 March 29, which exempts spouses of military servicemembers from all occupational licensing, registration, and certification fees, eliminating barriers to career opportunities for military spouses in Kansas. "As the daughter of a career Army officer, I know the importance of supporting our military personnel and the  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 4 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced that Col. R.J. Garcia will be promoted to brigadier general and become the next Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. Garcia graduated from West Point in 1996 and holds a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy, a Master of Science from Kansas State University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Garcia, ori  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Missouri man pleaded guilty today to two felony charges and was convicted of a third related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Nicholas L. Kennedy, 43, of Sikeston, Mi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after police officers found almost six kilograms of suspected heroin in a trash bag he discarded following a traffic accident. Luis Ponce-Lopez, 26, a citizen of Mexico, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday,   more