WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-monopolizing-markets-across-live-concert) filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketm  more

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

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Council Bluffs woman was sentenced on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, to 122 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. According to public court documents, Demi Lynn Jahn, 33, conspired with other individuals to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in the Council Bluffs metro area between March and June 2023. Jahn conspired w  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble, 8th Air Force/J-GSOC Public Affairs The 595th Command and Control Group and the National Airborne Operations Center held a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 16, 2024. Col. Patrick Hook assumed command from Col. David Leaumont in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Str  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble, 8th Air Force/J-GSOC Public Affairs OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- The 595th Command and Control Group and the National Airborne Operations Center held a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 16, 2024. Col. Patrick Hook assumed command from Col. David Leaumont in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, is reminding Midwestern communities to continue education efforts that raise awareness to the life-threatening consequences of fentanyl experimentation and use while recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from May 20 to June 3, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprof  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Nebraska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding from May 20-June 3, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations  more