WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Cabinet Heaters Hazard: The crimp holding a wire in place in the cabinet heater is not properly finished and can result in the wire detaching, posing an electrocution hazard. Remedy: Replace/Repair Recall Date: September 19, 2024 Units: About 2,140 (In addition, 200 units were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: Caframo Limited at 800-567-3556 from 8 a.m  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Sept. 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Approximately $4 million in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP), an initiative supporting workforce training and education programs throughout the Mississippi River Delta   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) - Department of the Air Force leaders and industry partners provided updates on the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber, during a panel at the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 18. The B-21 will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force's flexible global strike capab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, September 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $498,801 in research funding to five college teams to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges. Winning projects address high priority issues such as developing PFAS-free alternatives and ensuring cleaner water by reducing lead, micropla  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: KIRKSVILLE, Mo--To make it easier for deer hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has deployed deer head drop-off sites in 13 counties in the Northeast region. Each site has a freezer that will preserve the samples, which will be picked up later by MDC staff for CWD testing. To submit a deer head for testing, hunters will be requi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks information in the case of seven illegally harvested geese found in central Columbia. Local Conservation Agents Brandon Cotter and Adam Doerhoff are looking for any relevant information on who poached the geese and left them along Rock Quarry Road in Columbia. These Canada geese were shot and dumped on the road, and no port  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks has opened the Bus Grant Program for the 2024-2025 school year. This is a noncompetitive grant that is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2025. The Bus Grant Program is available to public school districts, private schools, charter schools and  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: A citizen of Nigeria, who was extradited from the United Kingdom, was sentenced in federal court yesterday for his involvement in a conspiracy to sell stolen financial information on the darknet from tens of thousands of victims from around the world. Simon Kaura was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to five years in federal priso  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Two operators of St. Louis area apartment complex construction and development companies, along with their companies' chief accountant, have been indicted and accused of conspiring to defraud the City of St. Louis Minority Business Enterprise and Women Owned Business Enterprise program to gain millions of dollars' worth of City tax incentives  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: A Butte woman convicted by a federal jury of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl as part of a large drug ring that had a base Whitehall was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Janet Dean White, 57, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-R24) on Sept. 13, 2024, entitled "Kansas-Missouri District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * During the week of May 13, 2024, we performed audits at the Kansas City Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC in the Kansas City, MO, area. The delivery units included the Hickman Mills Station, Kansas City, MO; the Rob  more