WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cape Girardeau - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.66 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. As  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.28 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commiss  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Jefferson City - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.36 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assis  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Joplin - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.35 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissione  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.63 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistan  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Lawrence - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.25 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commiss  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.72 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.06 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant C  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph - May 2023": * * * Workers in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.53 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Louis - May 2023": * * * Workers in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.76 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Co  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Topeka - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.60 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissione  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wichita - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.46 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A 40-year-old associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar H. Hamdani. Mexican national Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez admitted to conspiring  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program * * * LENEXA, KANSAS (SEPT. 5, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska has been selected to receive $13,196,915 in Climate Pollution Redu  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Texas man with charges related to drug trafficking. According to court documents, Mario Guerrero, Jr, 33, of Houston is charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. The Drug Enforcement Administration is i  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A Denver, Colorado, man was sentenced in federal court today for transporting thousands of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus and for illegally possessing a firearm. Ahmad Rashad Rhodes, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Rhodes was se  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A man popularly known as Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced in federal court today on charges related to a string of 11 robberies, or attempted robberies, in which he stole $847,725 from financial institutions in seven states. "While parading as a social media celebrity, the defendant secretly engaged in a violent crime  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Three Mexican nationals were charged in federal court today after they were caught with more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 29. Pedro Alberto Quiroz Ayala, 20, Apolinar Gocovachi Pacheco, 24, and Pablo De Jesus Peralta Anguis, 25, all of whom are citizens of Mexico, were charged with possessing methamph  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more