CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: QUEENSLAND, Australia A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st BW, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, has began at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024. United States strategic bombers can operate in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad   more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold fentanyl to someone who later suffered a fatal overdose to 10 years in prison. Dylan C. McMikle, 22, of Jackson, Missouri, provided several lines of powdered fentanyl that the 25-year-old victim snorted early on the morning of Dec. 16, 2022. The victim lef  more

FRESNO, California, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: An investigation into the death of a correctional officer led to the arrests of three defendants today who are charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to distribute controlled substances and introducing narcotic drugs to an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, California. According to court documents, between July 15, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 20, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25.5 million in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities while reducing impacts of climate change. This is the first time EPA is awarding funding under the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant prog  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, August 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $25.5 million in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities while reducing impacts of climate change. This is the first time EPA is awarding funding under the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, with the 16  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 20, 2024) - Today on a barge docked near Alton, Illinois, EPA regional leaders held a first-ever, four-region event to promote water quality along the Mississippi River. EPA leadership from Regions 4, 5, and 6 joined EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister during National Water Quality Month to host a floating classroom and share their commitments to the river. Together, these fo  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: During each trade mission and meeting with business leaders, Governor Parson advanced Missouri's standing by highlighting its central location, low taxes, thriving economy, a well-trained and dedicated workforce, and the state's strong and improving infrastructure. Governor Parson always made it a point to include Missouri business leaders, bipartisan elected officials, and cabinet leaders a  more

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news release: By Airman 1st Class Bryce Moore, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs High school students and graduates as well as college and Air Force ROTC students furthered their studies in STEM by interning with the 509th Maintenance Group's research and engineering shop over the summer. The interns worked in specialized teams to help assist the 509th MXG RE in not only creating   more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold fentanyl to a federal informant to 12 years in prison. Rodney G. Harris, 45, of Jackson, Missouri, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and admitted that he sold fentanyl to an individual in Cape Girardeau County twice in 2022. Unbeknownst to Harris at the tim  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who fatally shot someone in Butler County, Missouri to protect a heroin conspiracy to 20 years in prison. James Odell Johnson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and one count of conspiracy to possess and di  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold fentanyl to someone who later suffered a fatal overdose to 10 years in prison. Dylan C. McMikle provided several lines of powdered fentanyl that the 25-year-old victim snorted early on the morning of Dec. 16, 2022. The victim left McMikle's home at approximately 6 a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $175,158 grant to the St. Charles Mesa Water District in Pueblo, Colorado, to install a waterline that will protect drinking water system infrastructure from wildfires and drought. The funding is part of $25.5 million in nationwide grants through a new EPA program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small and di  more