RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Army National Guard Antiterrorism Program hosted an Antiterrorism Officer Basic Course Aug. 19- 23, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. More than 30 Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia National Guard, Maine National Guard and New Mexico National Guard, as well as active-duty Soldiers and  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 6 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'The Biden-Harris administration keeps trying to go around Congress, and they keep losing' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia granted a request by a seven-state coalition of attorneys general for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of  more

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced in FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants to fu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.18 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") reported by the state of Missouri. The case was identified through that state's seasonal flu surveillance system. The specimen was forwarded to CDC for confirmatory testing per usual protocols and confirmed yesterday. An investigation into the potential expos  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 Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following report and order (MB Docket No. 24-176; RM-11984) on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/1 issued in response  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $1.9 billion for 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in its fifth announcement under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An additional $269 million was also announced i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Tenth District remained stable. Consumer spending continued to expand at a moderate pace, but growth in other business and manufacturing activity was more subdued. Employment levels were mostly unchanged. Many contacts indicated they recently reduced hiring activity relative to their plans at the beginning of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District has remained unchanged since our previous report. However, contacts provided some indications of slowing demand. Employment has remained unchanged since our previous report. Contacts described wage growth as returning to normal. While prices to consumers increased only modestly, production costs   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, announced that the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session Sep. 17-19, 2024, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The meeting will be held at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sep. 17, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 19. The draft MRRIC meeting agenda can  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden-Harris Administration's new clandestine illegal student loan scheme. The court order comes a mere two days after his office filed suit to challenge the unpublished rule. "Today is a huge victory for every working American who won't have t  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

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Community bankers, academics, policymakers and bank supervisors will meet Oct. 2-3 for the 12th annual Community Banking Research Conference in-person at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The event also will be livestreamed. The conference is co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Federal Deposit Insurance C  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Mary Bradley Warnock, ORTT, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Researchers from eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Districts have been selected for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Dr. John McEnery, a Senior Hydraulic Engineer with the USACE St. Louis District, has been chosen as a participant for th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Projects range from research on carbon sequestration to advancing climate models * * * By Genoa Blankenship Twenty-eight principal investigators were recently awarded access to the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the Fiscal Year 2025 Large-Scale Research call for proposals. The awarded researchers, who hail from  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 26 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok at the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief, which was led by the States of West Virginia and Montana, supports the Second Amendment rights of Americans in the face of increasing oppression from a federal agency. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) published a fi  more