WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: A calming presence is sometimes all you need to feel better when you're going through a hard time. The military community knows this well and they know some of the best comfort-givers come in the form of four-legged, furry friends. One USO Missouri-based therapy dog a 150-pound Great Dane named Maverick has become a bit of a celebrity. In 2023, he was named the American Humane Hero Dog Awards' Therapy Dog of the Y  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 22 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced new evidence came to light proving his office's assertion that the DNA on the knife in the Marcellus Williams case was a match for a member of law enforcement who had handled the knife during trial. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office wrongfully asserted the DNA evidence would prove Marcellus Williams did not comm  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 22 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: With early and absentee voting for the 2024 presidential election set to begin in a matter of weeks, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is fighting to protect election integrity with a pair of recent filings. On Aug. 13, Drummond joined with fellow attorneys general to challenge the Biden-Harris administration's unlawful voter registration scheme. Then on Aug. 15, D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: MADISON, S.D. The Bureau of Reclamation today celebrated the connection of Madison, South Dakota, as the 19th member of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System during a ribbon-cutting at the Madison Reservoir.With substantial completion on the one-million-gallon ground-storage reservoir near Madison, water from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System started flowing to the city   more

FRESNO, California, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California 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, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Atlanta (August 21, 2024) - 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 inaugu  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a man who used his brother's identity to fraudulently obtain money from the Missouri Medicaid Program to six months of incarceration and six months of house arrest. Judge Clark also ordered Christopher J. Spencer, 46, to repay $56,173 to Missouri's Medicaid Program. Spencer made false  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: A new national survey of people and organizations in low- to moderate-income communities indicates that poor economic conditions are hampering improvement, led by housing and personal finance difficulties. Respondents to The Community Perspectives Survey: Insights from the Field (https://fedcommunities.org/data/community-perspectives-survey-insights-field-economic-conditons  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A Missouri woman was arrested this morning on federal charges in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family of millions of dollars and steal the family's ownership interest in Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, located in Memphis, Tennessee. Lisa Jeanine Findley, also known as Lisa Holden, Lisa Howell, Gregory Naussany, Kurt   more