KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Area - July 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.6 percent in June and July, up 1.9 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent for   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.5 percent in July; up 2.7 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA announced it will support 43 preparedness exercises across 38 state, local, tribal, and territorial governments through the National Exercise Program. Exercises play a vital role in building capacity in emergency preparedness and this support is provided at no-cost to the communities. Exercise experts from FEMA will work closely with each selected ju  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson, in partnership with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), announced they are hosting a celebration event with Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library team on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 11 a.m. in Kansas City, Missouri. "We are thrilled to welcome Dolly to the Show-Me State and join her to celebrate  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday sentenced a man who sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant to 10 years in prison. Adrian L. Lewis, 43, of Charleston, Missouri, pleaded guilty in May to one count of distribution of methamphetamine. He admitted selling two ounces of meth to a confidential informant working   more