SCOTT AFB, Illinois, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: A C-40 from the 932nd Airlift Wing recently provided distinguished visitor airlift support May 14-17 in support of the First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, and the Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff. The 73rd Airlift Squadron and 54th Airlift Squadron total force crew for the mission were recognized for their phenomenal service and professionalism to the First Lady and Second G  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak and states impressed by positive response to new service * * * Preliminary figures from the first full month of state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago show a ridership of greater than 18,500. That is an average of about 300 passengers aboard each of the eastbound and westbound trains operated daily by Amtrak under contracts with Wisconsin, Minnesota   more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, July 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a methamphetamine dealer to 15 years and eight months in prison. Marcus M. Nelson, 42, of Cairo, Illinois, pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to two counts of distributing methamphetamine. He admitted selling meth on two occasions to a  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news brief: The U.S. Department of Labor will host an information session in Lisle, Illinois, on July 18 for current and former nuclear weapons workers employed at covered facilities on the benefits available under the federal Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The session is also open to these workers' survivors. "The U.S. Department of Labor encourages  more