CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Nebraska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Nebraska had 49,000 job openings in June 2024, unchanged from May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Nebraska was 4.4 percent in June, unchang  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Oscar Navarro-Zepeda, 42, from Spencer, Iowa, was convicted by a jury on August 22, 2024, after a 3 1/2 day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Navarro-Zepeda was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm by prohibited person; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a d  more