KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court after more than 88 pounds of methamphetamine was found in the trunk of a car in which he was traveling on Interstate 70. Juan Emilio Gomez-Padilla, 32, who was residing in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Thursday, May 30, to 11 years and six months in federal  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57141) involving Quad Cities Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Quad Cities Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Eric Meyer HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 05/24/2024 Notification Time: 02:08 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 11:46 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/24/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 5  more