WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 5, 2024) - Plaze Inc. of Pacific, Missouri, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $205,791 to resolve violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The company operates 16 locations nationwide that formulate, blend, fill, and package over 2,500 aerosol and liquid products. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Plaze violated multiple f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) held a summit on Nov. 19 and 20, 2024 to launch their second cohort of the Pre-Disaster Housing Initiative, which helps states develop plans to boost their post-disaster housing capabilities. During an eight-month period, both agencies will provide technical assistance and guidance to Kentucky, M  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: A man from Cape Girardeau on Thursday and admitted recording his sexual abuse of a child. Steven Lee Brown, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of production of child pornography. According to court documents, last May, the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office received a report that Brown had sexually abused a 10-year-old   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm. Keith T. Mims, also known as "C-Murder," 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. Mims was sentenced as a career offender due to his prior felony convic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District of Columbia from October 2023 to October 2024. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+274,600), California (+212,100), and New York (+133,600). The largest percentage increase occurred in Idaho (+3.1 percent), followed by Missouri and So  more