WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL has awarded Elder Justice Innovation Grants (EJIGs) to the highest courts in five states and territories to enhance protections for the rights of older adults and adults with disabilities who are under, or at risk of, guardianship or conservatorship. The grants, which total over $1.8 million for the first of three project years, seek to address the fairness  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: A dozen Kansas City metropolitan area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in at least one death, and to illegally possessing firearms. Justin D. Rivera, also known as "JD," 20, Yael Figueroa, also known as "Grit," 23, Jose R. Lugo, Jr., also known as "El Wey," 20, Aa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news brief on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Date of Action: Sept. 12, 2024 Type of Action: Default judgment Company/Owners: Todd Dierkes Dierkes Heating & Air SIMPLE IRA Plan Dierkes Heating and Air, L.L.C. d/b/a Dierkes Heating and Air Inc. Resolution: The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a default judgment in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota on Sept. 12, 2024, finding Todd Dierkes and Dierkes Heating and Air LLC. -   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 13, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the application  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 16, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the application  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor found Los Cocos locations violated overtime, minimum wage, tip rules * * * KANSAS CITY, KS - A federal jury in Kansas has awarded $957,324 in back wages for 168 workers at three Wichita-area restaurants jointly operated by three owners who willfully violated federal laws by using tips earned by servers to pay hosts and bussers and denying workers minimum and overtime wages. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 13, 2024, entitled "Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH." SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The University of Toledo has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: A dozen Kansas City metropolitan area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in at least one death, and to illegally possessing firearms. Justin D. Rivera, also known as "JD," 20, Yael Figueroa, also known as "Grit," 23, Jose R. Lugo, Jr., also known as "El Wey,  more