JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Bolli Road residences will be connected to Midway Crossing facility * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $535,986 in financial assistance to the Boone County Commission to connect Bolli Road residences to the Midway Crossing wastewater treatment facility. The funding is expected to cover the entire cost of the project, which should be completed  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: Missouri's eight 2024 Gold Star Schools have also been recognized as U.S. Department of Education (USED) National Blue Ribbon Schools. The National Blue Ribbon Schools program recognizes individual schools for either their outstanding academic achievement (top 15 percent in the state based on English and mathematics assessment scores and graduation rates) or the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BALTIMORE - Today, Sept. 25, in a ceremony at the FMI - The Food Industry Association's Energy and Store Development Conference, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Program recognized nine supermarket and commercial refrigeration leaders - eight food retail companies and one advanced refrigeration system manufacturer - for exceptional achievements to reduce the impacts of commercial   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Francisco Javier Arroyo (31, Crescent City) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Arroyo faces a minimum mandatory of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court documents, between February and July 2021,  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in urban areas. * * * The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that 17 projects will receive funding through the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program. The competitive grant program will provide up to $50,000 per project to address food insecurity in urban areas. Grant funds may be used  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador, joined by 28 other states, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States. The broad coalition requests a writ of certiorari, asking SCOTUS to take up the case of Snope v. Brown, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's unconstitutional ban on hundreds of styles of firearms, including the AR-15, the most   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- The Iowa State Auditor issued the following 63-page audit report on Sept. 25, 2024, entitled "Report on Special Investigation of the Nuisance Property and Abandoned Building Forgivable Loan, Community Catalyst Building Remediation Grant, Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, and Residential and Commercial Buyout Grants Awarded to the City of Hamburg": Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents ...Page Auditor of State's Report ...3-4 Investigativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: James B. Nutter & Company, a former mortgage lender located in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 by knowingly underwriting Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Federal Housing Admini  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: A former professional basketball player on Wednesday admitted committing $272,774 worth of fraud involving pandemic aid programs. Lorenzo Gordon, 41, of Chesterfield, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of theft of government money. As part of his plea agreement, Gordon admitted fraudulently applying for t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized 22 firearms and a large quantity of a variety of illegal drugs from his residence and his two campers in Bagnell, Mo. Jonathan P. Henik, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 19 years and two months in federal prison wi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: A Texas businessman has been indicted in St. Louis and accused of fraudulently seeking more than $4.5 million from Medicare for COVID test kits and obtaining more than $1.9 million. Rashid Naqvi, 51, of the Houston area, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on September 4 on four counts of wire fraud conspiracy and one count each  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In its fourth year, the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) Program partners NOAA scientists with academic and private non-profit researchers to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. This year's class of 33 IN FISH students hail from 20 states, U.S. territories, and countries. They're enrolled in 29 different colleges and universities in 20 states and U.S. territories. Project top  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 25 fellow Republican governors demanded that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pass legislation to protect and show support for Jewish-American communities. You can read the letter here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/IHRA_Joint-Letter-to-Sen-Schumer_9-23-24.pdf). ""We are less than one month away from the first anniversary of October 7, when Hamas terrori  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: Pattonsburg, Mo. -- Staff Sgt. Rachel Tozier, a 32-year-old U.S. Army Soldier and 2024 Paris Olympian, has returned to her home state of Missouri for an inspiring hometown tour, aimed at sharing her Olympic and Army experiences with Future Soldiers, students, and the local community. The tour, which began on September 21, 2024, includes stops at schools, colleges, and military installations across the s  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The University of Missouri Board of Curators issued the following news release: The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named 17 faculty members from across the UM System as Curators' Distinguished Professors and Professor Emeritus. "Honoring our faculty with this distinction is the highest honor the board awards," said Robin Wenneker, chair of the UM Board of Curators. "These designations recognize these professors for their contributions to their  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 attorneys general on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Leachco v. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The filing, which was led by the State of West Virginia, requests that the nation's high court overrule a New Deal-era case that has long given federal agencies great power with little accountability. At issue is   more