WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0700) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and the District of Columbia and increased in 3 states on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 5 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 5 states an  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. John A. Caylor, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole.   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-114) on April 17, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated d/b/a AT&T Indiana (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessibl  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 18 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on April 17, 2024: * * * 24-ATMG-677-CCS Docket Type: CCS - Certificate Cease Service Docket Description: Atmos Energy Corp Application Date Filed: 04/17/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-678-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of MW Freight Line LLC Date Filed: 04/17/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/p  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order approving compliance agreement (No. 24-CONS-3291-CMSC) on April 16, 2024: * * * In the matter of a Compliance Agreement between S & B Operating LLC (Operator) and Commission Staff regarding bringing 15 wells into compliance with K.A.R. 82-3-111. ORDER APPROVING COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT Commission Staff and Operator have executed the attached Compliance Agreement,/1 which the Commission finds provides a fair  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3248-CEXC) on April 16, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Berexco LLC for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its Stamper A Lease #2-28 well located in the NW/4 NW/4 SE/4 SE/4 of Sec. 28, T8S, R17W, Rooks County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-623 provides th  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3071-CEXC) on April 16, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Citation Oil & Gas Corp. for an exception to the 10yr time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its McClellan #17 well located in the SW/4 SE/4 SE/4 of Section 2, Township 10 South, Range 21 West, Graham County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3217-CEXC) on April 16, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Merit Energy Company, LLC, for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its Garden City T #5 well in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 23 South, Range 34 West, Finney County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as fol  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3133-CEXC) on April 16, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Pantera Energy Company for an exception to the 10year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its HJV Muncy A #1 well located in the NW/4 of Section 3, Township 31 South, Range 39 West, Stevens County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 18 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly hosted a roundtable with law enforcement and local community leaders at the Shawnee County Adult Correctional Facility to discuss Medicaid expansion and its impacts to counties and local taxpayers. This event marks Governor Kelly's second stop on her relaunched "Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy" tour, ahead of the Kansas Legislature's vote on a motion to debat  more

NEWTON, Kansas, April 18 (TNSres) -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly toured the Adult Outpatient Program, Crisis Services Department, and Behavioral Urgent Care Center at Prairie View, Inc. in Newton. During this stop on her "Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy" tour, Governor Kelly spoke with Prairie View Inc.'s leadership team about the impact Medicaid expansion would have on behavioral and mental health services. "Exp  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Larry Dietz to serve as interim president of St. Cloud State University (SCSU). The appointment will be effective beginning July 1, 2024. "I am pleased that Dr. Dietz has agreed to come out of retirement and lead St. Cloud State University as interim president for the next two years," sai  more

WICHITA, Kansas, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman with making threats against current and former nationally elected officials. According to court documents, Lori Davis, 40, of Park City is charged with one count of threats against a former president of the United States and one count of threats against the president of the United States. Davi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. John A. Caylor, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 2  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice over the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Grant Program ("Proposed Rule"). The letter from the State of Utah follows letters from the States of Alabama and Kansas in opposition to the federal government's proposed regulations. In his letter, General Reyes shares Alabama and Kansas' concerns regarding the l  more