OMAHA, Nebraska, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- A proposed removal of the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) Bridge 2001-518, located on the Big Sioux River within Sioux City, Iowa and North Sioux City, South Dakota, is currently available for public review and comment. The purpose of the project is to remove BNSF Bridge 2001-518.9 due to a significant storm event that caused the structure, managed by the USACE Omaha Di  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden Administration's new rule interpreting Title IX. "We are grateful for this ruling. It is a win for girls and women in preserving Title IX's tradition of protecting their pri  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KANSAS (JULY 24, 2024) - Today at a brownfield site in Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to Schuyler Community Development as an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant selectee. EPA selected the organization to receive the grant through EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MA  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Ricciardi took command of the 88th Readiness Division from Maj. Gen. Matthew V. Baker during a change-of-command ceremony July 20 at Veterans Memorial Plaza at Fort McCoy's historic Commemorative Area. Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, served as the presiding officer for  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds today issued the following statement after a federal judge has blocked changes to Title IX rules issued by the Biden-Harris administration to change the definition of "sex" to "gender identity" which would allow access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identification. Iowa joined the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota i  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has announced an interim appointment for director of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Cindy Drake will oversee the agency starting on July 25. She has served as a librarian with the Historical Society for 45 years. "Cindy is the right person to fill this role as someone who has vast expertise and objectivity in preserving Nebraska's history," said Gov. Pillen. "She is a publi  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will increase releases from Jamestown Dam and Pipestem Dam beginning July 25 in response to an active rainfall pattern over recent months. Jamestown and Pipestem have seen greater than 150% of normal precipitation over the past 120 days. The continued rainfall has led to higher than usual inflows to the projects and has pushed operation  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs In a ceremonious display of military tradition, Maxwell Air Force Base hosted a change of command ceremony today, marking the transition of leadership within the 42nd Air Base Wing. Col. Shamekia N. Toliver assumed command from Col. Ryan E. Richardson in a ceremony attended by military personnel, civilian employees a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that German Aguilar Beltran, age 46, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced on July 24, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska after having pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Brian C. Buescher sentenced Aguilar Beltran to 216 months' imprisonment. After completing his   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, July 26 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) recently hosted a Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) Symposium for health professionals across the Department of Defense (DoD) and government, highlighting the ever-changing medical environment and the importance of keeping up with advancements in technology and medical care. PRP is a DoD program personnel assigned to critical positions across the depa  more